Dave’s heart is so “in the right place” for a car like this. When I’m out on the road, I love knowing Dave’s the guy callin’ the shots in designing my car. He so “gets” it.❤
Dave explaining the new asymmetrical differential & KPC that was engineered into this old platform is like icing on the cake. Thanks Brian it makes it very clear why I went from my 2016 ND1 Club soft top to the new 2024 ND3 Club soft top. The updates & improvements really can't be seen but more felt in driving the car. Great interview really enjoyed it !
Having owned over 30 Mazda rotary coupes, I felt the company's extra-ordinary passion for their product in the 70s. Both my NA and NB have proven that spirit is alive and well. Looking at ND soon. Super great interview and thanks for this.
This is a great interview, but you need to watch the savage geese documentary series on the MX-5. They did an excellent documentary on each generation.
Being the proud owner of a EU-spec 1.5 ND1 Dave got the point 100%. Enjoying it in isolation gives loads of fun, but be prepared to be embarassed by crappy cars on a drag-race. What a great team is behind this little car, I love Dave's mantra being "affordable, affordable", so distant from this world of Porsche GT cars that everyone talks and very few drives.
I’ve been watching a lot of videos eyeing up the MX-5 for a fun weekend, road trip car. This video has fully sold me on one after hearing Dave talk about their primary focus on developing this car was based on the fun of daily driving. Also REALLY MISS driving a manual and desperately want to get one again before they all but disappear. GREAT VIDEO!
This is the only interview I have watched from start to finish. Great interview Brian. Like many have said, Dave is such a great guy. No wonder my MX5 is such a great car. I have no urge to modify mine. Thank you Dave for my mobile therapy machine ❤️❤️
Great interview. My first car was a 1977 RX3 SP. I just got my 2024 MX5 RF. It feels similar and so much fun. Going full circle. Thanks for the awesome work.
I really appreciate the fact that the Miata's suspension is tuned to the softer side from factory. I'm not a track rat, preferring the empty back road experience, and the out of box suspension is perfect for that type of driving. I'm not saying I'd never track it or mod it, but if I did, it would be a complete upgrade, including tires, coilovewrs, anti sway bars, cross bracing, etc. just as Dave suggested in this interview. You can't half-azz it.
Thank you for doing this. You clearly have a knack for the art form that is a good interview. It helps, of course, that Dave Coleman is one fine fellow!
Great interview. I wish I heard this interview before I lowered my NC Miata. I hated the 4" wheel gaps hence why I lowered it, but it's rough going over bumps now. I need a set of good coilovers vs just lowering springs to improve the ride quality.
What you’re looking for is a set of matched springs and dampers. That may or may not be a set of coil overs. I’d call Flyin’ Miata and discuss what you’re looking for. Wish we could have gotten this info to you sooner, but we published this on Sunday!
Great interview. I actually learned a bit. Would love to see both of you at Miata's at the Gap the first week of August every year in North Carolina. Thanks Brian. I have always enjoyed your videos and your stlye
Was Dave the one who build that 1g car at Sport Compact car magazine. It was a rattle can black 240sx using the disco potato. I can't remember now. Watching this again the question just came back to mind. Does anyone Remember Sport Compact Car Magazine??
@@BrianMakseno offense, but if this is news to you then you're not at all plugged into the ND Miata realm. I would pay money to hear Dave talk about this. The manual transmission in these is a travesty from a QC and manufacturing perspective.
So good! Thank you for putting this together, Brian. As interesting as it is useful. Enjoyed it so much, the video is now linked in my email signature 😎 Every MX-5 / Miata fan needs to see this!
Great interview with Dave. Amazing insight on the Miata. Makes me want another. Had a 90, 92 autocross, and my favorite. A 93Le. That one was special. Had Jackson racing sways, fcm bump stops, original bilstiens. Intake, headers, hiflow cat, rb exhaust. Really fun to drive. Miss that one. I am thinking about getting another one. Either a Nb, or the big money 24 club with the brembo package. Currently diving a 19 mustang Bullitt with magnaride suspension, with Ford racing up grade. Springs, sways, flash module for computer. H pipe and factory active exhaust. Loud, corners, great fun. Just a bit heavy😂
This is awesome, can't beat Dave Coleman's insights from Mazda's point of view. This did leave me wondering why Mazda offers the factory lowering springs though if this isn't good for the handling. It's also one of the most well regarded changes within the community too 🤔
It's not that the springs aren't good for handling. There are always compromises with any major changes in components. I'd hope those springs are engineered to match the damper rates and, given that we're talking Mazda, I suspect they are.
@@BrianMakseFYI they have stopped offering the lowering spring kit in the UK for latest 2024 models. Not on the options list anymore, and Mazda dealer will not provide it.
Good stuff especially as my 1.5 ST should be arriving in Spain soon.Hearing about the handling improvements in the new version confirmed my decision to wait for it.His comments on his NZ trip also pleased me as the small capacity plenty for the canyons and country roads with 90 km limit.My dog will be riding shotgun so don't want to thrown her around but take in the scenery.
Do you know what now that I think about it? I’ve actually been a lot of my life the first Mazda that stole my heart would’ve been the MX six with the Ford probe because somebody on my street. Had one tuned up and it sounded good. I was too young to really be familiar with the first rotaries, however early 20s I sold cars and I remember somebody selling a car to a dealership. It was a 1985 RX seven. It only had about 10,000 miles on it.
@@TRPGpilot I've been called MUCH worse! It was a pleasure speaking with Dave and I'm privileged to be able to share the conversation with fellow gearheads.
interesting that Dave has a turbo'd NA and a na supercharger project. I'd love to here Dave Colemen's thoughts on forced induction on the ND2 and if it's even possible with the ND3 changes specifically the eu anti tampering changes. subscribed
Hmm- I mean I drive a NC and the roll doesn’t bother me but when I test drove ND2 the body roll was so noticeable and made the car feel a lot bigger than my NC - not what I want in a miata
Everyone’s drooling over exotics and hellcats, not realizing this is really the car to get before their legislated out of existence. These cars are so ridiculously lightweight and yes, you can’t go on a forum and brag that it’s quicker than another car that somebody doesn’t even own. It’s fast enough to embarrass quite a few cars that your uncle used to talk about. That’s not the point of this car. It really is just the pure driving experience that’s fun.
Nice insight into what mazda is thinking about the future. Im happy that they are waiting on electrifying the miata until they think they can do it right
@@BrianMaksehmm... or maybe keep the use of lightweight materials to the less vulnerable areas of the car, I've seen Mazda filed patents for a carbon fiber shock tower brace and the chassis in said patent looks extremely similar to the ND Miata's chassis.
Carbon fiber would be too expensive for the price point. Part of the appeal of mx5 is its accessible cost. Why do all that when light weight can be achieved already
They're amazing cars but when mini vans do 0 to 60 in less than 6 seconds it's hard to cope in the changing times. I wanted a bbs/brembo package and foe 38k is just insane for the amount of material is actually in the vehicle. I went with a 22 wrx only for the reason I wanted as much handling for the money. There is just too much r and r in the new vb chasis and amount of rubber that I feel will justify buying a subaru. I love mazda but that chasis is now obsolete in today's times. I would buy one still.. if it had a 2.4 boxer in it ;) Ps i had a grandfather that gave me his 1987 rx7. I wrecked it 2 times and sokd it when i was 16
But do I fit, at 6'4" and 250 lbs? What if I skip the Recaro(s) and go with my favorite bucket seats and a lowering solution? This is the definitive driver's car.
@@BrianMakse It was the NC and let's say it wasn't that comfortable. I would love to go a bit lower. I'll make the effort when the ND3 1.5 arrives at my local dealer, here in Europe. An incentive for some lifestyle/diet change.
14:01 no the numbers very much DO matter. Remember 270bhp magic number of Japan's Gentleman's agreement? Remember Porsche Cayman 986 267bhp? Your car is expensive in today's post pandemic world, it should match 268bhp of Porsche entry level car from 20 years ago if I'm spending my life savings on it.
@@TRPGpilot "Mass market mazda". In USA yes, agreed. But you have to understand in some EU countries cars are 100% to 200% more expensive than in the USA due to local special taxes on motor vehicles.
@@idokwatcher2062 Fair enough. The heart wants what the heart wants and if it's an MX-5 so be it. They are great cars but be carefull of overextending yourself to get one. That advice applies to me as well. Have a nice day now!
Body roll was intended. Yeah because they want the average market in north america to have fun on bad roads. I can understand that’s why you need to change the sway bars if your driving style is not average.
Sorry but Porsche manages to ride great over bad roads without crazy body roll. The Miata is soft because most buyers are hair dressers and the people who aren't buy it as a platform for modding. Mustang is similar. Way too soft from factory, but is affordable enough to mod that it can become whatever level of performance the owner desires.
Riding great and fun are different. My type r rides great but my mx5 is much more fun. Mx5 rides great too. You need to understand the nuances of handling and then you won’t think so simplistic.
Dave’s heart is so “in the right place” for a car like this. When I’m out on the road, I love knowing Dave’s the guy callin’ the shots in designing my car. He so “gets” it.❤
Indeed.
Truly the best advertisement for the MX-5 (and Mazda itself) I've ever seen.
That's one way to look at it!
Positively fantastic interview, Brian! Dave Coleman is such a wealth of auto engineering knowledge. Enjoyed this thoroughly!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Now, that's an interview. Great insight into the engineering behind the Miata. Thanks for doing this, Brian! Thumbs up!
Our pleasure!
Dave explaining the new asymmetrical differential & KPC that was engineered into this old platform is like icing on the cake. Thanks Brian it makes it very clear why I went from my 2016 ND1 Club soft top to the new 2024 ND3 Club soft top. The updates & improvements really can't be seen but more felt in driving the car. Great interview really enjoyed it !
Cheers! My pleasure! Enjoy your ND3!
Having owned over 30 Mazda rotary coupes, I felt the company's extra-ordinary passion for their product in the 70s. Both my NA and NB have proven that spirit is alive and well. Looking at ND soon. Super great interview and thanks for this.
Cheers. Glad you enjoyed.
This was an awesome interview the dynamic between the host and the interviewee was awesome. Thanks for doing this!
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.
Watching this from my 07 NC Miata.. so enamoring to see what an enthusiast is behind this ingenuity.
Don’t watch RUclips and drive at the same time!
@@BrianMakse don't report me! Pretty please?
❤ this video; I will say it again.
By far, this is the best interview on the MX-5. Great channel Brian!!
Wow, thanks!
This is a great interview, but you need to watch the savage geese documentary series on the MX-5. They did an excellent documentary on each generation.
@thankyou_3 check out the savagegeese series on the MX5
I've never seen Mazda interview with so much laughs and smiles due to "impromptu explanation" from the Mazda engineer itself.
Glad you enjoyed!
Great stuff, Brian.
Thanks for bringing in this Mazda man.
Learned a lot of useful stuff and fun facts.
Glad you dug it!
Great to hear it referred to as the MX-5 all the way through.
That's Dave for ya!
I wish I could become even half the engineer this man is. Great interview!
Being the proud owner of a EU-spec 1.5 ND1 Dave got the point 100%. Enjoying it in isolation gives loads of fun, but be prepared to be embarassed by crappy cars on a drag-race. What a great team is behind this little car, I love Dave's mantra being "affordable, affordable", so distant from this world of Porsche GT cars that everyone talks and very few drives.
I'd like to try a 1.5 one of these days...
I’ve been watching a lot of videos eyeing up the MX-5 for a fun weekend, road trip car. This video has fully sold me on one after hearing Dave talk about their primary focus on developing this car was based on the fun of daily driving. Also REALLY MISS driving a manual and desperately want to get one again before they all but disappear. GREAT VIDEO!
Glad you enjoyed this. Did you catch the ND3 review?
What a great interview, thanks Brian and Dave.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is the only interview I have watched from start to finish. Great interview Brian. Like many have said, Dave is such a great guy. No wonder my MX5 is such a great car. I have no urge to modify mine. Thank you Dave for my mobile therapy machine ❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a treat. I enjoyed this a ton!!!!! The modification of MX5 and the interplay was insightful, but there were too many gems to pick a fave
Glad you enjoyed!
Great interview. My first car was a 1977 RX3 SP. I just got my 2024 MX5 RF. It feels similar and so much fun. Going full circle. Thanks for the awesome work.
Right on! Thanks!
I really appreciate the fact that the Miata's suspension is tuned to the softer side from factory. I'm not a track rat, preferring the empty back road experience, and the out of box suspension is perfect for that type of driving. I'm not saying I'd never track it or mod it, but if I did, it would be a complete upgrade, including tires, coilovewrs, anti sway bars, cross bracing, etc. just as Dave suggested in this interview. You can't half-azz it.
Funny thing is that a stock MX5 works perfectly fine as a track car, too.
What a cool dude. Great job, thanks for the interview!
Any time!
Fantastic interview. Thanks so much for making it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great interview. Dave Coleman is fantastic at explaining car engineering.
Cheers!
Thank you for doing this. You clearly have a knack for the art form that is a good interview. It helps, of course, that Dave Coleman is one fine fellow!
Glad you enjoyed it!
"I've been teaching race driving for over 25 years" I heard that and immediately subscribed!
Cool! My on-track resume is even better lol. Have you checked out some of the how-to vids on the channel yet?
Thanks!
Wow! Thank you!
We are so lucky to have such brilliant men to give us these fantastic cars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Couldn’t agree more.
Great interview ! Love our ND.
Glad you enjoyed!
best no bullshit car interview ive ever seen, specially from someone who's working for the manufarcture. Purely amazing
Dave’s the best!
Thank you Brian. Was fun to get to know both Miata and Dave better
Our pleasure!
Thank you I really enjoyed the entire 38 minutes even though I didn’t fully understand the engineering part
Glad to hear that!
Back to back dave interviews n beautiful canyon driving n understanding cars n the miata, insta subbed with notifications on. This channel is epic.
Awesome thank you!
Great interview. I wish I heard this interview before I lowered my NC Miata. I hated the 4" wheel gaps hence why I lowered it, but it's rough going over bumps now. I need a set of good coilovers vs just lowering springs to improve the ride quality.
What you’re looking for is a set of matched springs and dampers. That may or may not be a set of coil overs. I’d call Flyin’ Miata and discuss what you’re looking for.
Wish we could have gotten this info to you sooner, but we published this on Sunday!
Great interview! May every drive be a blast!
Cheers!
great interview...makes me want one
I agree completely. Ready to go my local Mazda dealer tomorrow!
Are there going to be lineups at Mazda dealers in the morning?
Great interview. I actually learned a bit. Would love to see both of you at Miata's at the Gap the first week of August every year in North Carolina.
Thanks Brian. I have always enjoyed your videos and your stlye
Cheers. Glad you enjoyed.
No words, just 👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Was Dave the one who build that 1g car at Sport Compact car magazine. It was a rattle can black 240sx using the disco potato. I can't remember now. Watching this again the question just came back to mind. Does anyone Remember Sport Compact Car Magazine??
Fantastic interview!!! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
GREAT interview, thank you. He's really interesting to listen to and is obviously very knowledgeable.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great interview, thank you. I wish you have also asked about manual transmission issues plaguing ND miata as well.
I don't know anything about that.
@@BrianMakseno offense, but if this is news to you then you're not at all plugged into the ND Miata realm. I would pay money to hear Dave talk about this. The manual transmission in these is a travesty from a QC and manufacturing perspective.
@@axledog7297 even if I owned one, I wouldn’t be part of the “realm”
So good! Thank you for putting this together, Brian. As interesting as it is useful. Enjoyed it so much, the video is now linked in my email signature 😎 Every MX-5 / Miata fan needs to see this!
Thanks! I guess all the prep and getting up at 5am that day to make it happen was worth it!
Outstanding! It'll be hard for you to top this.
That’s for sure!
@@BrianMaksebut try!
@@roninsc working on it!
Great interview with Dave. Amazing insight on the Miata. Makes me want another. Had a 90, 92 autocross, and my favorite. A 93Le. That one was special. Had Jackson racing sways, fcm bump stops, original bilstiens. Intake, headers, hiflow cat, rb exhaust. Really fun to drive. Miss that one.
I am thinking about getting another one. Either a Nb, or the big money 24 club with the brembo package.
Currently diving a 19 mustang Bullitt with magnaride suspension, with Ford racing up grade. Springs, sways, flash module for computer. H pipe and factory active exhaust. Loud, corners, great fun. Just a bit heavy😂
The Bullitt ain't so bad at all...but an ND3 would be a nice complement to that in your garage.
Great great video On the MX5
Thanks! 👍
This is awesome, can't beat Dave Coleman's insights from Mazda's point of view.
This did leave me wondering why Mazda offers the factory lowering springs though if this isn't good for the handling. It's also one of the most well regarded changes within the community too 🤔
It's not that the springs aren't good for handling. There are always compromises with any major changes in components. I'd hope those springs are engineered to match the damper rates and, given that we're talking Mazda, I suspect they are.
@@BrianMakseFYI they have stopped offering the lowering spring kit in the UK for latest 2024 models. Not on the options list anymore, and Mazda dealer will not provide it.
That was fun
Glad you enjoyed!
Excellent interview
Glad you enjoyed
Good stuff especially as my 1.5 ST should be arriving in Spain soon.Hearing about the handling improvements in the new version confirmed my decision to wait for it.His comments on his NZ trip also pleased me as the small capacity plenty for the canyons and country roads with 90 km limit.My dog will be riding shotgun so don't want to thrown her around but take in the scenery.
That's a brilliant car for Spain. Enjoy!
Mattole Road in California...a crappy 1-1/2 lane wide road on the Lost Coast...and a fantastic Miata road!
I'll have to try that next time I'm up that way.
ruclips.net/video/ITCeB4fPdq4/видео.htmlsi=Px_EZk3CBoZkDDRs
Good stuff.
Thanks!
Do you know what now that I think about it? I’ve actually been a lot of my life the first Mazda that stole my heart would’ve been the MX six with the Ford probe because somebody on my street. Had one tuned up and it sounded good. I was too young to really be familiar with the first rotaries, however early 20s I sold cars and I remember somebody selling a car to a dealership. It was a 1985 RX seven. It only had about 10,000 miles on it.
24:46 In Bitain they would call this man a 'knob head' . . .
That’s one I’ve never heard!
@@BrianMakse Good, you are doing well in life if you have never been called that 🙂 . That was a top class interview btw. Thanks much.
@@TRPGpilot I've been called MUCH worse! It was a pleasure speaking with Dave and I'm privileged to be able to share the conversation with fellow gearheads.
This is great, thanks
You're welcome!
So, can I just buy the new diff and put it in an ND1? Or is that an electronic/programming thing?
Stability, traction, ABS, steering, etc, are all calibrated to work with the new diff
What a great interview!
Thanks!
interesting that Dave has a turbo'd NA and a na supercharger project. I'd love to here Dave Colemen's thoughts on forced induction on the ND2 and if it's even possible with the ND3 changes specifically the eu anti tampering changes. subscribed
Great questions for next time!
Does the sport have DSC-track?
Love the rando in the background
That’s a gentleman named Matt St Pierre and this is the second time he’s done that in one of our episodes. Feel free to look him up!
I hope by the time I’m done watching this I find out what the thinking behind the soft sway bar is
Hmm- I mean I drive a NC and the roll doesn’t bother me but when I test drove ND2 the body roll was so noticeable and made the car feel a lot bigger than my NC - not what I want in a miata
Engineers are really the goats of the automotive world
Everyone’s drooling over exotics and hellcats, not realizing this is really the car to get before their legislated out of existence. These cars are so ridiculously lightweight and yes, you can’t go on a forum and brag that it’s quicker than another car that somebody doesn’t even own. It’s fast enough to embarrass quite a few cars that your uncle used to talk about. That’s not the point of this car. It really is just the pure driving experience that’s fun.
Nice insight into what mazda is thinking about the future. Im happy that they are waiting on electrifying the miata until they think they can do it right
You and me both!
If carbon fiber chassis is too much for the Miata, then how about an aluminium chassis?
In the end, it makes crash repair much more costly, which is contrary to the ethos of the MX-5.
@@BrianMaksehmm... or maybe keep the use of lightweight materials to the less vulnerable areas of the car, I've seen Mazda filed patents for a carbon fiber shock tower brace and the chassis in said patent looks extremely similar to the ND Miata's chassis.
Carbon fiber would be too expensive for the price point. Part of the appeal of mx5 is its accessible cost. Why do all that when light weight can be achieved already
They're amazing cars but when mini vans do 0 to 60 in less than 6 seconds it's hard to cope in the changing times. I wanted a bbs/brembo package and foe 38k is just insane for the amount of material is actually in the vehicle.
I went with a 22 wrx only for the reason I wanted as much handling for the money.
There is just too much r and r in the new vb chasis and amount of rubber that I feel will justify buying a subaru.
I love mazda but that chasis is now obsolete in today's times.
I would buy one still.. if it had a 2.4 boxer in it ;)
Ps i had a grandfather that gave me his 1987 rx7. I wrecked it 2 times and sokd it when i was 16
Thanks for sharing. I hear ya. Still love the MX-5!
But do I fit, at 6'4" and 250 lbs? What if I skip the Recaro(s) and go with my favorite bucket seats and a lowering solution? This is the definitive driver's car.
Have you tried?
@@BrianMakse It was the NC and let's say it wasn't that comfortable. I would love to go a bit lower. I'll make the effort when the ND3 1.5 arrives at my local dealer, here in Europe. An incentive for some lifestyle/diet change.
I wish the US market got the 1.5L engine. fuel economy and not having to worry about the transmission would be nice
Or better yet... A truly improved transmission.
The 2.0 MPG is excellent, no need to change that.
"bench racing is for cars you can't afford"
YES
The original concept of 人馬一體 is asking the rider to adept to the horse 😊
Is it really? Where can I learn more?
14:01 no the numbers very much DO matter. Remember 270bhp magic number of Japan's Gentleman's agreement? Remember Porsche Cayman 986 267bhp? Your car is expensive in today's post pandemic world, it should match 268bhp of Porsche entry level car from 20 years ago if I'm spending my life savings on it.
If you are spending your life savings on a mass market Mazda then it's too expensive for you and you should seek out other alternatives . . .
@@TRPGpilot "Mass market mazda". In USA yes, agreed. But you have to understand in some EU countries cars are 100% to 200% more expensive than in the USA due to local special taxes on motor vehicles.
@@idokwatcher2062 Fair enough. The heart wants what the heart wants and if it's an MX-5 so be it. They are great cars but be carefull of overextending yourself to get one. That advice applies to me as well. Have a nice day now!
Body roll was intended. Yeah because they want the average market in north america to have fun on bad roads. I can understand that’s why you need to change the sway bars if your driving style is not average.
The aftermarket is so deep that you can go crazy with suspension mods. I'd do a complete package from Flyin' Miata and be done with it.
It's terrifying how he spoke about evs. I fear an electric miata is in our future. Its will be "light" at 3200lbs.
All they had to do was put a 3-400hp rotary or V6 as an option
Sorry but Porsche manages to ride great over bad roads without crazy body roll. The Miata is soft because most buyers are hair dressers and the people who aren't buy it as a platform for modding. Mustang is similar. Way too soft from factory, but is affordable enough to mod that it can become whatever level of performance the owner desires.
“Sorry but I’m comparing apples to a Savile Row suit…”
Ok, bro, whatever you say…
And how much is a Porsche?
Riding great and fun are different. My type r rides great but my mx5 is much more fun. Mx5 rides great too. You need to understand the nuances of handling and then you won’t think so simplistic.
My f1 car has zero body roll 🙄
@@911_dan2 cool story bro 🙄
Found the link to this on 4chan/o/mg, their Miata thread
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