The Ultimate Mazda MX-5 Generations Review & Shoot-Out

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Комментарии • 2,1 тыс.

  • @MonkeyOfTheSpud
    @MonkeyOfTheSpud 8 лет назад +1911

    The impersonations of the cars faces was spot on.

    • @AJtheSwede
      @AJtheSwede 8 лет назад

      👍👍

    • @nikb6528
      @nikb6528 8 лет назад +2

      he's awesome haha

    • @bamboozledbob3298
      @bamboozledbob3298 8 лет назад +24

      +MonkeyOfTheSpud As if Mazda modelled their cars on Alex's face

    • @SnakeyUk08
      @SnakeyUk08 8 лет назад +5

      +MonkeyOfTheSpud Was eating pizza and nearly spat the thing out I was laughing so much lol quality :)

    • @dtofq
      @dtofq 8 лет назад +4

      +MonkeyOfTheSpud Agreed. I do the same thing with my friends...try making any modern lexus! That's difficult.

  • @AimlessMoto
    @AimlessMoto 8 лет назад +1977

    If you leave all 4 cars parked too close for too long, when no one's watching, they all form a giant robot.

    • @oldryan3124
      @oldryan3124 7 лет назад +1

      AimlessMoto tru

    • @MrSupercar55
      @MrSupercar55 7 лет назад +31

      They also use their hairdresser's equipment as weapons to form a robot with knife-like fingers like Freddy Krueger.

    • @kooshie_
      @kooshie_ 7 лет назад

      MrSupercar55 lol

    • @mrcowlick7537
      @mrcowlick7537 7 лет назад +5

      AimlessMoto And that, children, is called Power Rangers S.P.D.

    • @niamhodowd74
      @niamhodowd74 6 лет назад

      AimlessMoto p

  • @TheFrogChannel
    @TheFrogChannel 8 лет назад +1219

    Am I the only one here who likes the NB?

    • @armymatt83
      @armymatt83 8 лет назад +27

      +dayway05 no I like the nb too especially the mazdaspeed. but I want to get a regular nb and swap a aj35 v8 into it.

    • @JabroniMusic
      @JabroniMusic 8 лет назад +248

      +armymatt83 he used the worst possible NB. Unfair comparisons

    • @slapster2275
      @slapster2275 8 лет назад +8

      +armymatt83 the crappiest v8 ever

    • @slapster2275
      @slapster2275 8 лет назад +3

      +armymatt83 then why would you even swap it 4???

    • @Rockit181
      @Rockit181 7 лет назад +91

      pretty dumb how they used a 1.6 NB. The 1.8 NB has a lot of the compact light nature of the early NA but has substantially more power. That's what I have, a 1.8 NB

  • @BonsaiRacing
    @BonsaiRacing 8 лет назад +660

    Give the NB a chance... at least use the 1.8L! :P

    • @davdenm
      @davdenm 8 лет назад +3

      +narudx Ditto!

    • @CarnivoreJesus
      @CarnivoreJesus 8 лет назад +39

      Yeah, wasn't really fair to have a 1.6 NB. The NB Mazdaspeed solves the girly look and the lack of power with a factory turbo. Best looking out of all of them too, except maybe the front end of the ND (don't much like the rear end of the ND).

    • @user-nr8po2wy2k
      @user-nr8po2wy2k 8 лет назад +33

      I just bought a NB 2 days ago and this sucked to watch! haha

    • @countvond233
      @countvond233 7 лет назад +37

      I've had my 2k NB for 2 years now and it is still a blast to drive. Blows the NA away in looks any day.

    • @chrisnelson1935
      @chrisnelson1935 7 лет назад +27

      Yeah a 1.8 nb would have more hp that the 1.8 na so faster, better brakes, limited slip standard, better in everyway

  • @zaynmaraj8474
    @zaynmaraj8474 8 лет назад +544

    i only just realised the 2nd gen looks like a small viper lol

    • @tokirak
      @tokirak 6 лет назад +22

      baby viper

    • @JeffHorschel
      @JeffHorschel 6 лет назад +20

      You're not making it up or seeing things.
      www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a21286902/theres-a-good-reason-why-the-nb-miata-and-dodge-viper-look-similar/

    • @PncK64
      @PncK64 5 лет назад +3

      Look at them with stripes, it makes it even more so

    • @sssfusa
      @sssfusa 5 лет назад +1

      Just as Ugly!lol

    • @eskamobob8662
      @eskamobob8662 5 лет назад

      The mazdaspeed even moreso as well

  • @coreyhans
    @coreyhans 8 лет назад +236

    NB more feminine than the NA? Maybe in sunflower yellow.. and surely car throttle could've at least got an NB with the 1.8 VVT?

    • @pjpeerson5229
      @pjpeerson5229 5 лет назад

      id use the 99 NB with the 1.8 bp4w ported head and solid lifters from the factory and still non interference. in my opinion best engine offered in the miata excluding the japan only mazdaspeed turbo.

    • @radbug
      @radbug 4 года назад +17

      The guy is a NA owner himself, of COURSE he is crappin on the NB

    • @CalJennings
      @CalJennings 3 года назад +3

      The NB looks more aggressive than a NA and it's more aerodynamic.

    • @dlam2864
      @dlam2864 3 года назад

      @@pjpeerson5229 I am secure enough in masculinity to drive the NA

    • @pjpeerson5229
      @pjpeerson5229 3 года назад +4

      @@dlam2864 I'm secure in my masculinity enough to have an NA and NB miata. I don't know what I might have said to suggest otherwise. I'm a huge miata enthusiast and fanboy.

  • @amagedoncorelone
    @amagedoncorelone 8 лет назад +460

    Why would you compare a 1.8 , a 1.6 , a 2.0 and a 1.5 ? You should have gone with either the smallest or the biggest engines of each generation and not mix them together like this. -.-

    • @adampaal9894
      @adampaal9894 5 лет назад +51

      Not fair for the NB :)

    • @PncK64
      @PncK64 5 лет назад +24

      Agreed, my NB has the 1.8 and its much more fun than Alex made their NB seem :(

    • @ymaa007
      @ymaa007 5 лет назад +4

      Agreed ! Stupid "drag race" !

    • @marke1464
      @marke1464 5 лет назад +3

      @@PncK64 Right. I've got the 1.6 and it's still faster and more powerful than many of my friends cars

    • @eskamobob8662
      @eskamobob8662 5 лет назад +6

      @@marke1464 what do they drive? Chevets?

  • @TheOnlyToblin
    @TheOnlyToblin 8 лет назад +108

    Wish they'd had a NB Sport instead. Those are a blast to drive. 146 HP and remarkable handling with all the extra handling mods on from the factory.

    • @thetiagomatos
      @thetiagomatos Год назад +1

      There is a sport version of it, look it up (yes i know this was 7 years ago lel)

    • @TheOnlyToblin
      @TheOnlyToblin Год назад +2

      @@thetiagomatos no I meant in the video :) I own the sport version myself

  • @TheFlyingPlectrum
    @TheFlyingPlectrum 8 лет назад +435

    Wrong NB. Should have used the 1.8 146hp. Facelift. Best looking and best non turbo version.

    • @mattburkett9419
      @mattburkett9419 8 лет назад +49

      I was like, "how did he fuck that up, he mixed up the NA and NB models", then I realized that Europe and some other countries had a 1.6 options for the NB. That must have truly been gutless.

    • @quentonmillstid850
      @quentonmillstid850 7 лет назад +3

      Buck Turgidson why would you not want a turbo

    • @Dagr8soldjer
      @Dagr8soldjer 7 лет назад +3

      Buck Turgidson the BP-Z3 VVT engine? Thought that made 152bhp? But I've also heard that it only makes 6 more than the BP-4W which I'm certain is only 140bhp so you could be right

    • @mementomori4355
      @mementomori4355 5 лет назад +1

      Quenton Millstid Not sure of his reasons for not having a turbo but for me, I didn’t turbo my mk2.5 because, well, the 1.8 was taken out and the Jaguar V6 rocketeer conversion done on it. No replacement for displacement haha. Creamy power delivery and fuck me the sound

    • @radbug
      @radbug 4 года назад +7

      yeah all the reviews on youtube of the miata generations they all drive the WORST examples of NBs. but then i realized thats probably because people who own the good NBs are obsessed with them so they dont sell them lol. love how this dude trashin the NB is himself an NA owner. makes PERFECT sense now LOL

  • @highfructosefun7503
    @highfructosefun7503 8 лет назад +386

    "natural weight reduction" aka RUUUSSSTTTTT

    • @Unkown214
      @Unkown214 8 лет назад +41

      Then you realize rust adds weight unless it has fallen off.

    • @releM15
      @releM15 5 лет назад +2

      What a dumb thing to say

    • @CalJennings
      @CalJennings 3 года назад

      Bahaha!

  • @akmccas
    @akmccas 8 лет назад +143

    "more body roll than an obese pole dancer" Wtf 😂

  • @vicesat
    @vicesat 8 лет назад +237

    WHY NB 1.6?

    • @jW-kr5xn
      @jW-kr5xn 7 лет назад +26

      WHY ND 1.5?

    • @itiswhatitis1623
      @itiswhatitis1623 6 лет назад +8

      they made nd with 1.5 but ive never heard of nb with 1.6

    • @chocolatehunterconsolegami1445
      @chocolatehunterconsolegami1445 6 лет назад +1

      vicesat it's lighter and cheaper

    • @DirtyMikeSlays
      @DirtyMikeSlays 3 года назад +5

      They shoulda got one with a 1.8 VVT engine. With it I noticed the difference tremendously between the na/nb.

    • @gru_no4194
      @gru_no4194 3 года назад

      Se nota que te encantan los miatas

  • @faisalrahman7
    @faisalrahman7 8 лет назад +132

    I feel like my own MX5 was misrepresented, the Mark II should have been a 1.8 version and not the colour of a lemon. It was set up to fail :(

    • @olympus__
      @olympus__ 5 лет назад +4

      Yeah the mk2 mx5 I have is the 1.8 gran torino sport, which would destroy any stock mk1s

  • @TristanDeshaies
    @TristanDeshaies 8 лет назад +294

    You used the wrong cars, slow nb and slow nd

    • @quentonmillstid850
      @quentonmillstid850 7 лет назад +6

      Caos Rush the cars are slow

    • @Flakhead
      @Flakhead 7 лет назад +15

      Quenton Millstid the NB has 140 if it has the 1.8L

    • @reverseshotgun721
      @reverseshotgun721 6 лет назад

      if I remember rightly the 1.8L came with the base model. At least that's the case with my 2000 NB

    • @PncK64
      @PncK64 5 лет назад

      Cyphrix101 yeah my 2000 nb has the 1.8L as well

  • @jacktra22
    @jacktra22 8 лет назад +118

    what the he'll why would you use the 1.6 for the nb?

  • @outdoorswithjess
    @outdoorswithjess 8 лет назад +42

    Why didn't you get a NB RS?!?!?! 1.8l and 6 speed it would have beaten the NA easy!! geeze CT get yo shit together should've have got the highest spec NA, NB, NC, and ND together instead of mix and matching the faster models against the slower version models!

  • @jxwt
    @jxwt 8 лет назад +78

    Well this is a very unfair comparison for the NB. Here in the US, a stock NB2 LS/SE would destroy any stock NA, even the 1.8 M edition. You got more brace bar down in the bottom, a strut bar, lower ride height with firmer suspension, vvt for longer peak torque, factory tubular header, bigger brakes, more power. Don't get me wrong NA is cool, I had a 1.6 and it's fun to drive, and definitely an icon. But the performance isn't even close compared to my current 02 NB LS w/ 6 speed.

    • @MCBeee
      @MCBeee 8 лет назад +11

      +jingxian tan Forgot the Torsen limited slip on that. I didn't even know they made a 1.6 NB. I believe the NB is one of the better ones and the NC to be the ugly fat duckling .

  • @NineS5
    @NineS5 8 лет назад +217

    "The sky is your limit" untill you go into a tunnel...

    • @javiermorantes
      @javiermorantes 7 лет назад +1

      Nine's And AK's Gaming Channel that's for all cars

    • @chocolatehunterconsolegami1445
      @chocolatehunterconsolegami1445 6 лет назад

      Nine's And AK's Gaming Channel I thought that

    • @owenfoss
      @owenfoss 6 лет назад

      Or space

    • @ollie42
      @ollie42 5 лет назад

      😂 Ever seen 8ft11?... RUclips it

    • @tonyzed6831
      @tonyzed6831 4 года назад

      Dude... driving through a tunnel in a convertible is awesome!!!!!

  • @joshbriggsDayZBeast
    @joshbriggsDayZBeast 8 лет назад +62

    we brits were not designed to say "miata"

  • @MrRandomcommentguy
    @MrRandomcommentguy 8 лет назад +212

    NB is best looking IMO Kind of looks like a miniature Dodge Viper...

    • @russelljb8716
      @russelljb8716 8 лет назад +31

      Totally agree, NBs are beautiful cars and best MX5 IMO. They also resemble the RX7 FD. Unfair contest though, hmmm NB 1.8 RS has 160HP, they're not exactly slow. Not to mention the mazdaspeed turbo.

    • @Electricalwav
      @Electricalwav 8 лет назад +1

      Russell J B agreed the NB is to day the only gen that has gotten a Mazdaspeed option.

    • @manc7808
      @manc7808 7 лет назад

      Russell J B Hate to tell you mate but the RS NB didnt come with 160 bhp, More like 145 bhp.
      NB would still be my choice though as loads of them about for roughly the same price as the NA but abit newer.

    • @Abril84
      @Abril84 7 лет назад +2

      I thought that, and also thought I wouldn't say it loud... It is like a 2 months Viper Fetus

    • @MrDeeb8
      @MrDeeb8 7 лет назад

      DUDE! THAT'S WHAT I SAID. WTH IT REALLY DOES

  • @HAudiii
    @HAudiii 8 лет назад +125

    MIATA GANG REPORT IN

  • @04dram04
    @04dram04 8 лет назад +90

    I cant believe he thinks the nb is the most feminine. I think its has the most handsome and timeless lines, on the interior and exterior.

  • @cartermorrish8180
    @cartermorrish8180 8 лет назад +101

    the third generation looks a lot like an rx-8

    • @griffinmackenzie
      @griffinmackenzie 8 лет назад +8

      Lots of Mazda look like the Rx-8

    • @cartermorrish8180
      @cartermorrish8180 8 лет назад +3

      +Griffin Mackenzie any examples? the rx8 is one of my favorite cars

    • @slapanarchy
      @slapanarchy 7 лет назад +31

      The RX-8 and the NC are on the same platform.

    • @stefan_4508
      @stefan_4508 7 лет назад +9

      And the second generation looks like an rx-7

    • @keldondrave6180
      @keldondrave6180 5 лет назад +2

      Haha I thought the same thing, I recently sold my rx8 and got an nc mx5. NC is my favorite. ND has a great looking rear end tho. Dunno what they were thinking with the misplaced fender flare on the front fenders, other than that it was near perfect.

  • @vHiddenAce
    @vHiddenAce 5 лет назад +10

    I just got an '04 NB/Mk2 for my first car and I'm very happy with it, I think it looks great, glad to see it has a fair amount of fans in the comments!

  • @irritatedmushroom2
    @irritatedmushroom2 2 года назад +12

    Clearly unfair towards the NB, I suspect probably because Alex has an NA and didn’t want to go on camera and admit that the NB is better, which is why they used a 1.6 to help prove their “point”. NB is the one to have over the NA any day of the week.

  • @ilyasibrahimi7148
    @ilyasibrahimi7148 8 лет назад +460

    Do a review on all the STIs or Evos!!!

    • @omerkaya4759
      @omerkaya4759 8 лет назад +2

      Yeesss

    • @thatcaraddict6731
      @thatcaraddict6731 8 лет назад +10

      That would be 10 evos you know?

    • @dusanj
      @dusanj 8 лет назад +3

      +ThatCarAddict Actually more then 10 evos.

    • @thatcaraddict6731
      @thatcaraddict6731 8 лет назад +1

      +Dusan J How so, there are ten generations of the Evo.

    • @dusanj
      @dusanj 8 лет назад +4

      +Dusan J 1,2,3,4,5,6,6.5,7,7.5,8,9,9 wagon and 10.

  • @losir7331
    @losir7331 8 лет назад +39

    seriously? With all the option available for the NB, you pick the 1.6...you known they had the turbocharged Mazdaspeed MX-5?

    • @TekuJames
      @TekuJames 8 лет назад

      They probably couldn't find one

    • @Racing_Fox
      @Racing_Fox 5 лет назад +4

      Didn’t get that in the UK and it’s quite rare, the 1.8 SVT would have been their best option but I guess it would have just blown the NA away and he is of course biased

  • @EZCarnivore
    @EZCarnivore 8 лет назад +68

    I'm an NC owner, most fun car I've ever owned, and I can't see myself ever selling it. I want to keep it forever~

    • @EZCarnivore
      @EZCarnivore 2 года назад +6

      @GF W Yup! Kinda wish I didn't get an NC1, since I blew the motor in it, 09 and newer have much better engines with forged internals. On the plus side of blowing the motor, I did a 2.5L swap which is a lot more fun than the stock 2.0L!

    • @aribuwu
      @aribuwu Год назад

      @@EZCarnivorehey ! Looking to buy it as my first car, the NC2. How much does the annual maintenance costs, and is there anything I should know? Thanks!

    • @EZCarnivore
      @EZCarnivore Год назад +2

      @@aribuwu Same as any other car, been super reliable for me outside of the engine issues I had!

    • @seabass3884
      @seabass3884 Год назад +1

      how many miles? i recently got myself an 06 with 97k@@EZCarnivore

    • @EZCarnivore
      @EZCarnivore Год назад

      @@seabass3884 Currently just shy of 125k, I got it around 67k I think.

  • @fireblade3655
    @fireblade3655 8 лет назад +44

    Looks wise the NB is my favourite if you exclude the ND.

    • @voivod6871
      @voivod6871 6 лет назад +2

      yep my fav to if you exclude all the other 3

    • @radu2015
      @radu2015 5 лет назад +5

      Voi Vod the NC looks the worst in my opinion.

  • @NoGrip
    @NoGrip 8 лет назад +27

    Interesting that if you had chosen the 1.8 NB you can get them standard with 140hp and 1025kg due to lack of ABS etc. Also depends on which final drive/ diff you had in each model, you could have had a really lazy 3.63, or the 4.10 even the 4.3 on the earlier ones. The difference between an overweight NB with the wrong gearing is huge compared to the lightest weight model with a better final drive, let alone modifications. I know it was a bit of fun, but there are too many variables on the models to do a fair comparison :)
    More NBs left for me I guess.

  • @theshonen8899
    @theshonen8899 8 лет назад +237

    The NB is the best looking. I have no idea what you're on about.

    • @yunglean7783
      @yunglean7783 8 лет назад +33

      theshonen8899 agreed. the lines are cleaner and just looks better

    • @Dagr8soldjer
      @Dagr8soldjer 7 лет назад +4

      It's marmite...loads of people love them and loads hate them...personally I think the NB looks disgusting standard but looks awesome when modified. But the NA looks good as a standard roadster and even more awesome when tastefully modified

    • @GloomGaiGar
      @GloomGaiGar 6 лет назад

      then you must be into stoners :)

    • @redmr2na
      @redmr2na 6 лет назад +1

      I'm partial to the NA I think they're the best looking of all the miata/MX-5s. That being said, I only had 2 problems with the NB. The first was a minor thing. The door handles on the NB were hideous looking. It's like Mazda gave up on styling and just decided to rummage through their parts bins and found some extra Millenia/626 handles and said ok, on they go. This choice completely messed up the side profile of car. I don't know why they just didn't slighty redesign the nice chrome pulls of the NA. In short the door handles on the NB were way to big in my opinion for such a small car. The other thing I think was wrong eith the NB and also the NC and ND is they feel cheap. The NB felt like a less well built product then the NA. I have a NA personally and have driven a NB. The NB felt cheap to me. I felt like this was more a FORD product as opposed to a mazda product. What I love about my NA is that didn't feel cheaply built. It was the one thing Parent company Ford wasn't intruding on. They had a hand in just about everything else built by Mazda EXCEPT the Miata/MX-5. Then with NB and NC they decided to throw there hands all over them. Other then these 2 things the NB was a decent car.

    • @vanderspaced
      @vanderspaced 6 лет назад +1

      Spot the NFSU2 fanboys ;)

  • @charliebarrows327
    @charliebarrows327 8 лет назад +51

    Should've used a 1.8 nb....

    • @jacktra22
      @jacktra22 8 лет назад +1

      that's what I'm sayin

  • @sporkeh90
    @sporkeh90 8 лет назад +28

    Owning an NC I can say if your steering gets heavy when pushing there is something wrong with the car. Also the electric roof is an option. The default is a manual roof with only 1 latch (centre), so its actually faster then the previous models.

  • @JustKyzuuh
    @JustKyzuuh 8 лет назад +33

    Not even halfway through the video and I'm already saddened by your take on the NB. It's my favorite of course, but I feel like you should've used one of the later NB models with a 1.8 and torsen LSD. Or maybe even the factory turbo Mazdaspeed, which I still think is the best of them all in stock form.

    • @JustKyzuuh
      @JustKyzuuh 8 лет назад +6

      +JustKyzuuh I also think this comparison is extremely unfair because they aren't on the same tires, and you used the nicest version of the NC vs the normal NA, and less power NB. Totally not fair IMO

    • @quentonmillstid850
      @quentonmillstid850 7 лет назад

      JustKyzuuh who the fuck keeps a mx5 stock

    • @JustKyzuuh
      @JustKyzuuh 7 лет назад +1

      umad bro? don't come raging on my post.

    • @eks_0
      @eks_0 3 года назад

      @@quentonmillstid850 I do. I like to actually enjoy my car for how it is and keep it reliable

  • @Xilhou
    @Xilhou 8 лет назад +24

    6:50 "more bodyroll here than an obese pole dancer"
    my sides.

  • @disstracktid
    @disstracktid 8 лет назад +264

    hair dressers UNITE!!

  • @synthbent715
    @synthbent715 8 лет назад +36

    Aw man why not use the 1.8 NB, haters!

  • @Lloydy2lloydy
    @Lloydy2lloydy 8 лет назад +11

    Very bias against the NB why not use the 1.8? If you had the scores would of been different. The first drag the NA would be last and the last drag (minus the jump start) would of been 3 points to the NB. So the final scores would show:
    1st = MK4 - 15points
    Joint 2nd = MK2 - 9points / MK3 - 9points
    4th = MK1 - 7points
    But obviously this is CarThrottle so the NA can't lose.

  • @C.I...
    @C.I... 3 года назад +8

    "You can get one of these for just £1000."
    Pain.

  • @ImagesOfPurgatory
    @ImagesOfPurgatory 8 лет назад +23

    The NB with the 1.8 is a phenomenal car, very zingy around corners and the engine makes a great sound when you rev it out.

    • @davidtomlinson6138
      @davidtomlinson6138 Год назад

      It's always bn about the pop up head- lights for me 👍😉

  • @19roadster99
    @19roadster99 8 лет назад +13

    Damn the NB is my favorite one, it probably doesn't help that you that you happened to get a 1.6 spec, we don't even have a 1.6 nb in the states haha

  • @Matthew-oj2mq
    @Matthew-oj2mq 8 лет назад +15

    I think the nc is the girliest

    • @abbasiautomotive
      @abbasiautomotive 3 года назад +2

      I did a test at my school, and most girls like the smaller NA, and NB, compared to the NC, and ND.

  • @EcirpWehttam
    @EcirpWehttam 7 лет назад +17

    I'm an NC driver, and though I still get all the hair dresser comments about my car I don't care. It's a rear wheel drive, two seater convertible, and it handles beautifully. End of.

    • @radu2015
      @radu2015 5 лет назад +4

      EcirpWehttam Let them talk, they probably drive a boring VW golf or something.

    • @tpm2056
      @tpm2056 4 года назад +1

      I've now owned my NC for 3 months and never got any comments, in fact, everybody I took for a drive loved it

  • @OwnageProductions03
    @OwnageProductions03 8 лет назад +117

    The NB is beautiful. A bit of low and wheels and they look phenomenal. NC's are ugly, heavy and gross. Easily the worst MX-5.

    • @MillerCorner
      @MillerCorner 8 лет назад +24

      Couldn't agree more - the NB gets undeserved hate, where the heavy, ugly and complex NC gets underserved praise

    • @slapanarchy
      @slapanarchy 7 лет назад +13

      The 2005 NB and 2006 NC, when similarly equipped, are within 10Kg of each other in weight. The NC has more power, more rigid chassis, better brakes, and is far safer in a crash.

    • @elizabethsingleton6737
      @elizabethsingleton6737 7 лет назад +1

      i have owned 2 NAs, an NB, and NC-1. The NB was my least favorite. i prefer the 1997 NA. Now owning a 2006, I do appreciate the added space, but ti does feel so much bigger. For driving across country, the added space makes it a bit easier without losing the driving fun. My first choice remains the 1997 with the supercharger. I looked at the ND, but there was too much going o in it. The NB just never grabbed me - the ex got it in the divorce but i wasn't heartbroken over it.

    • @danielisbell
      @danielisbell 7 лет назад +1

      Elizabeth, did you actually drive the ND or just look at it? A short drive in the ND was all it took to convince me that my NC needed to go. It is without question the best Miata I've ever driven. Sure, I lost some storage & very useful cupholders, but the difference on the road was well worth it. Now I just need it to quit raining at every autocross so that I can finally drive it how it was meant to be driven.

    • @elizabethsingleton6737
      @elizabethsingleton6737 7 лет назад

      Daniel, No, I didn't drive it. I sat in it and was getting the feel of what was there, so about a half hour sitting behind the wheel, engine on and off, but not driving. it was at the end of a busy day in Tucson and they have shitty drivers with rush hour making it worse. I intended to go back, but haven't been able to yet. Nearest dealer is 2 hour drive from me and I don't much care for it. I prefer the Phoenix dealers. I did get offers from Tucson to Phoenix from dealers wanting to buy my NC, including the dealer I bought it from. Have you driven the NA? It will be hard to convince me that something is better than my 1997s. It's why I ended up buying a 2nd one when my first one was used up. (I put over 200k on it.)
      I am not into all the electronics and screens telling me info. Mine doesn't even tell me my gas mileage. In AZ, it's a lot of down and dusty driving for me so I cringe at what that would do to the tablet and such. Since I know I can turn off some of the advanced functions, 5 years from now I might buy a used one. I don't want a car that drives me, but when I am older maybe I will change my mind.

  • @mikewilson6128
    @mikewilson6128 4 года назад +7

    All MX5s are really fun to drive, and every owner says that their choice is the best - let us all just enjoy them without trying to out do each other.

  • @austin3330
    @austin3330 8 лет назад +14

    shit i am early i didn't even notice!

    • @CarThrottle
      @CarThrottle  8 лет назад +15

      Welcome

    • @maaz7228
      @maaz7228 8 лет назад

      +Car Throttle will u reply?

    • @Ollieyoung672
      @Ollieyoung672 8 лет назад +1

      +AustinGamer12 well you clearly did notice...

  • @HazewinDog
    @HazewinDog 8 лет назад +50

    owns modified car, can't fix rear light
    :D

  • @sully7898
    @sully7898 8 лет назад +191

    Will car throttle reply?

    • @CarThrottle
      @CarThrottle  8 лет назад +457

      Yes

    • @sully7898
      @sully7898 8 лет назад +57

      +Car Throttle That's all I needed to know :)

    • @Kravch96
      @Kravch96 8 лет назад +11

      +Car Throttle i hate you for no reason

    • @oii8356
      @oii8356 8 лет назад +22

      +Car Throttle your left rear brake light is not operating correctly

    • @coolbeanz147
      @coolbeanz147 8 лет назад +1

      +Car Throttle Hi Car Throtlle.

  • @MeetDannyWilson
    @MeetDannyWilson 8 лет назад +15

    9:40 Best MX-5 impression ever.

  • @GTFour
    @GTFour 8 лет назад +13

    1.8 NB is pretty lively vs the 1.6

  • @joshkauf916
    @joshkauf916 8 лет назад +16

    Well looks like I can't go to bed for another 18 minutes and 21 seconds....

    • @RamyWarda
      @RamyWarda 8 лет назад

      same... its midnight now

    • @Helas101
      @Helas101 8 лет назад

      +Ramy Warda its fucking 5 am

    • @jeiku5041
      @jeiku5041 8 лет назад

      +Josh Kauf Sorry.

    • @blvk_sky
      @blvk_sky 8 лет назад

      +Josh Kauf lol same here.

  • @sacrifice7310
    @sacrifice7310 8 лет назад +14

    I always think the first has the biggest soul.

  • @tommywest684
    @tommywest684 8 лет назад +8

    Styling is of course subjective but I couldn't have disagreed more. The current Miata has been universally praised for its styling while the NC was panned. To my eyes the NB is much better looking then the NA and it had a host of improvements over the NA, including, in America anyway, a more powerful engine and a 0-60 in the mid sevens. The stock NA could never match that. I even showed this video to about a dozen guys who all said the NB looked better then the NA. But then we find out that the NA is your personal car, perhaps a little bias was coming through, LOL. That's ok, I might be a little biased toward the NB as I am currently on the hunt for one.

  • @nikoprather
    @nikoprather 4 года назад +1

    that blue NA was on top gear, Richard touched it

    • @C.I...
      @C.I... 3 года назад

      Which episode?

  • @ItNeverHurtToThink
    @ItNeverHurtToThink 8 лет назад

    Look, I don't even care about the results or opinions. This is the best formatted review I've ever seen.

  • @RandyButterNubs00
    @RandyButterNubs00 8 лет назад +19

    DANGER TO MANIFOLD! DANGER TO MANIFOLD!

    • @americanpanzer4163
      @americanpanzer4163 7 лет назад +1

      RandyButterNubs00
      Wrong car dude you need to find one on the Mitsubishi eclipse

  • @bradenwuesthoff5639
    @bradenwuesthoff5639 8 лет назад +41

    Do a Datsun 240z/260z/280z/300zx/350z/370z please!!!

  • @markr7083
    @markr7083 8 лет назад +31

    I want a Miata so badly

  • @EjinRenos
    @EjinRenos 4 года назад +2

    NC had power steering problems? You got a car needing work there then. I had the most sensitive and responsive steering I ever had on a car in my NC1. My ND2 has less road feedback than my NC did by a lot, but the steering is more sensitive.
    So yeah. That NC needs its steering checked. There should be no lag in response.
    On a side note, what owner thought to choose that orange color to wrap their grey MX5 in? It's like they knew 30th anniversary would be that exact color.

  • @WatchGeek
    @WatchGeek 5 лет назад +6

    NC is my personal favorite, the best looking inside and out

  • @shockwave1xD
    @shockwave1xD 8 лет назад +15

    You should have got more equal cars. More powerful NB, NA with ABS (Mine has ABS) etc.

  • @2fr783
    @2fr783 8 лет назад +6

    the Nb has 1.8? and the 01+ ones have a butterfly brace and vvt. the yellow banana with a 1.6 was not good representation tbh

  • @drewblankenship7705
    @drewblankenship7705 8 лет назад +5

    why would you use a 1.6 nb for the test ? instead of the 1.8 which came in almost all of the cars I love your videos but this kinda made me mad because I have a sport s nb with lsd from factor and it is much better than the na come on man this wasn't a fair test

  • @iannorth5958
    @iannorth5958 3 года назад +3

    The 2.0 sport NC with the soft top is the sweet spot and at over 6’3” the one I fit in

  • @kostasnls4566
    @kostasnls4566 8 лет назад +5

    i agree with the last fact..your car always be the most awsome even tho is not fast or great but it puts a huge smile on your face every time you step the gas pedal a little more

  • @lucasrustt
    @lucasrustt 8 лет назад +32

    the first model looks way more beautiful than the others (my opinion)

    • @doma7389
      @doma7389 7 лет назад

      oh yes

    • @OKMX5
      @OKMX5 7 лет назад +1

      And because the small lights under them.

  • @CapnFlappyJaw42
    @CapnFlappyJaw42 8 лет назад +7

    I love my NC, but I think my favorite is the NA. So cheap and easy to repair, yet loads of fun to hoon around in

  • @Badger_S197
    @Badger_S197 8 лет назад +16

    Boooo, NB1 is best! *sits pouting in corner*

  • @redmr2na
    @redmr2na 5 лет назад +1

    Wow, this Miata MX-5 comparison was all over the place. So many things could've been done better. For example, use a 1.8 NB not a 1.6. Use a ABS equipped NA, and no top cheating with the ND. Make it a level MX-5 playing field as much as you can. Also the NB guy cheated on the top test race. Not only did he jump the start but did so with his roof only 2/3 down. Roof down means roof all the way in the down position NEIL!

  • @dgw6448
    @dgw6448 4 года назад +2

    How can you claim that the Gen 3 has ‘beautiful quick steering” just after you awarded it last place in the slalom due to “a power steering pump which couldn’t keep up with your inputs” ? Bollocks.

  • @lui._.saucyy
    @lui._.saucyy 8 лет назад +10

    first gen Maura was like 90horsepower

  • @bob88898
    @bob88898 8 лет назад +4

    NOTIFICATION SQUAD FUCK ME UP!!

  • @kamata93
    @kamata93 8 лет назад +4

    Its funny how nowadays everyone views 100-130 bhp is pathetic... For me 115 bhp for my car are perfectly fine. My dad's old Audi 90 quattro 2.3 was 136 bhp and it was still faster than 170 bhp BMWs. Anyways...Good video as always!

    • @invinciblejets4690
      @invinciblejets4690 8 лет назад +2

      The Internet has ruined it. Try being in America with under 500 hp..

    • @kamata93
      @kamata93 8 лет назад +2

      Yep...or having some small 5.0 engine..

  • @SuperLabonte43
    @SuperLabonte43 8 лет назад +5

    Did anyone else hear the lifter knock on one of the cars? I can't tell which one though

  • @zinny999
    @zinny999 7 лет назад +4

    nb SE in Japa, US and Australia probably beat all of the car in the video
    remember it was factory NB Mazda mx5 with a TURBO

  • @live4high
    @live4high 8 лет назад +7

    I say Alex for the new top gear crew!

  • @Birlius
    @Birlius 8 лет назад +5

    Please do a review on Honda S2000 1st gen. It'd be so interesting to watch.

  • @cartrucks
    @cartrucks 8 лет назад +4

    The intro music reminded me of the GT4 Prologue intro ;)

  • @suderp8583
    @suderp8583 8 лет назад

    car throttle you are so close to getting 1 million subs

  • @CalJennings
    @CalJennings 3 года назад +2

    More hate on the NB. Tsk, tsk. Don't you NA owners have something better to do? 😂

  • @19roadster99
    @19roadster99 8 лет назад +4

    You should have done it so that it was every generation had either the biggest or smallest engine available, but oh well, wasn't a bad video

  • @3SOULENT
    @3SOULENT 8 лет назад +4

    i prefer the ND overall
    but the way my bank account is set up.......

  • @nicholasfisher4952
    @nicholasfisher4952 8 лет назад +4

    I've got the Mk2.5, with the 1.8L SVT motor, the 6-speed and the LSD. The facelift (I think) fixed the weak styling of the original Mk2 with the lower bumper, the 1.8L pulls better and the 6 speed gives you more ratios to choose. The LSD and extra bracing from the factory make it handle really well. I think that, stock, it would stack up quite well - but I've also got a front sway bar on it, and some Potenza RE003s and it's amazing (could do with more power if I had the money, though). It's my favourite model, and I bought it over the cheaper NA and older NCs which were within my price range.
    Love that ND though. I'd buy it if I had new-car money.

    • @jayr2314
      @jayr2314 8 лет назад

      +Nicholas Fisher It also has bigger brakes :)

    • @nicholasfisher4952
      @nicholasfisher4952 8 лет назад +1

      +Jay R Oh yes, I forgot that too. The front ones are vented discs as well.
      I mean, if they're going to compare a special 2.0L 25th anniversary edition of the _heavy_ Mk3, and even a 1.8L version of the super light Mk1, the least they could do is not compare it with the _shittiest_ 1.6L version of the Mk 2.5. I mean, they don't have to bring in the SE Turbo version, but it's kind of lame when they pick the shittiest version of the one they hate, just so they can hate on it for things that are mostly fixed in other versions.

  • @SpudEater
    @SpudEater 4 года назад +1

    A black NB, that’s my little dream car and a black ND RF is a close second.

  • @BubbleGumSG
    @BubbleGumSG Год назад +2

    Ah yes back when the NA was only 1000€
    Now you cant find a good one under 6000€

  • @TheCoBBus
    @TheCoBBus 8 лет назад +5

    As a car I love MX-5! the formula is awesome and it works. But I just HATE convertible cars! they look so stupid, car needs a roof in my opinion =/

    • @bishorb.
      @bishorb. 8 лет назад +4

      Hardtop 😉

  • @Flyingdutchy33
    @Flyingdutchy33 8 лет назад +13

    Too bad you didn't use the top range engine for each model for a more accurate comparison..

    • @wiltse0
      @wiltse0 8 лет назад

      +Flyingdutchy33 The NB would have dominated them all.

    • @Flyingdutchy33
      @Flyingdutchy33 8 лет назад

      You think? What about the 2L engine in the newest one... I doubt the other ones would be able to keep up. Dont get me wrong, I'd have the NB.

    • @wiltse0
      @wiltse0 8 лет назад +1

      Mazdaspeed NB.

    • @Flyingdutchy33
      @Flyingdutchy33 8 лет назад

      That does not count though. If it did, all the Honda boys would be saying something something Spoon/Mugen instead of which factory car is fastest.

    • @wiltse0
      @wiltse0 8 лет назад +1

      +Flyingdutchy33 But the Mazdaspeed Miata is a factory car....

  • @Techspecs98
    @Techspecs98 8 лет назад +4

    Far out, you absolutely NAILED the impressions when it comes to the aesthtics off the car!

  • @tonycoughlin9256
    @tonycoughlin9256 5 лет назад +1

    are you a time travler? How'd you wind up with the orange ND! I thought that was only on the 30th anv.

  • @MrSupercar55
    @MrSupercar55 Год назад +2

    The NC is where it's at. They're impeccably reliable. Mine reached 97,000 miles yesterday, but it still runs like it were brand new. I checked out an ND out of curiosity and the ND is really quite disappointing. You don't get a glove box or any cup holders. You get a display unit and Bluetooth connectivity, but there's no shortage of aftermarket options to put stuff like that in an NC or earlier model still. Besides, I carry around a giant monitor anyway because my phone is a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. Some variations of the NC, including mine, have an iPod connector. All in all, the NC is the perfect MX-5. They don't make 'em like they used to.

    • @BrateTebra123
      @BrateTebra123 Год назад

      ND is literally miles ahead of the NC. A really big step up in evey direction from engine character 7500 redline, to chassis stiffness, aluminium usage and weight

  • @puffnpluky76
    @puffnpluky76 8 лет назад +79

    Mazda MX-5 2.0L: 158bhp
    Honda S2000 2.0L: 240bhp

    • @gitaarmovies2003
      @gitaarmovies2003 8 лет назад +20

      But the s2k hasn't got soul. the gearbox, throttle response and pedal weights on the mx5 is wayy better

    • @puffnpluky76
      @puffnpluky76 8 лет назад +43

      PizzaPunt the gearbox on the s2000 is regarded to be the best 6 speed ever. the throttle response is amazing with the mechanical throttle body. the pedals are short and precise and very heavy. everything in the car is so perfectly built around precision and sharpness.

    • @TheOklep
      @TheOklep 7 лет назад +84

      Mazda MX-5 2.0L: 158bhp 0-60mph = 5,8s
      Honda S2000 2.0L: 240bhp 0-60mph = 6,3s

    • @angus_white
      @angus_white 7 лет назад +27

      according to zero to 60 times:
      2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata 0-60 mph 6.6
      2006 Honda S2000 0-60 mph 5.4
      but mx-5 is a lot cheaper. you get what you pay for.

    • @TheOklep
      @TheOklep 7 лет назад +5

      angus white
      Yes, NC miata is the worst of the bunch, its not light, its not gokartish, its not raw nor powerfull. But my comment was about ND miata, and this one is faster from 0-100km/h than S2000.

  • @Real_MisterSir
    @Real_MisterSir 8 лет назад +3

    Like others have said, do the same with the STI line! I really wanna see how the earliest generations (like the Impreza Turbo) compares to the newer models. I reccon that especially the difference in weight has a lot to say in how they behave. I wanna know if the STI is actually still a proper STI at its core! :)

  • @Cargamesss
    @Cargamesss 8 лет назад +3

    Lol you can see the number plate which says what year the car is made (Maybe some of them are personal plates)

  • @nd1262
    @nd1262 5 лет назад +3

    Wait a minute, they just released the 2019 AE30 Racing Orange version but this video had been out since 2016!

  • @swift9417
    @swift9417 6 лет назад

    That yellow NB woud look awesome if you put black wheels on it and lower it a bit

  • @tommy4862
    @tommy4862 8 лет назад +4

    So are you absolutely sure that those drag races and braking tests weren't affected by water?

    • @TheRealEmile
      @TheRealEmile 8 лет назад

      They may have been but considering all the cars are in the same conditions I doubt it matters.

    • @tommy4862
      @tommy4862 8 лет назад

      +The Real Emile well they werent thats my point because the water was not even between all lanes

    • @pinsinus
      @pinsinus 8 лет назад

      +tommy4862 Yea I thought so too...the NA goes through a really long puddle right before the cone to start braking

    • @tommy4862
      @tommy4862 8 лет назад

      Dylan Thomas Haha I wanted to write puddle but I forgot how it's called in english :D So thanks I will remember now.

  • @pacrat90
    @pacrat90 7 лет назад +8

    Hahaha the face impressions on the models by Alex were so brilliant :')

  • @bennyl9043
    @bennyl9043 7 лет назад +7

    LOL NB is actually the best looking MX 5 yet.

  • @brolly2479
    @brolly2479 4 года назад +1

    I always thought the nb looked like a mini rx7 fd which is badass

  • @sako-xb2bq
    @sako-xb2bq 8 лет назад

    this type of comparison video is awesome. i would love to see a subaru wrx year comparisons. even from the 97 - 98 models and so on...