The performance oriented Club model adds styling and handling upgrades for $28,600 and the high-tech (for a Miata) Grand Touring tops the range at $30,065. The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata starts at $24,915 for the base Sport model. Speaking of numbers, let's have a look at the price tag. Mazda has built a true driver's car that's delivers the joy of driving, not just bigger numbers. Yes, the roadster is a quick little ride, but I think it's more important that the playful 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is just so much fun. Instead of just giving us more power, more trunk space and a better 0-60, the automaker has instead built the best driving experience - and perhaps the most faithful homage to the first two generations of Miata - that it could muster. Mazda has taken the spec sheet, the performance chart, and the Internet forum bench racing and tossed them all aside for the fourth-generation Mazda Miata. Yes, the 2016 MX-5 is quick, but it's also playful, pure and approachable.
For a fan of nimble sport compacts, spending hour after hour exploring the mountains in the fourth-generation Miata is pretty close to Nirvana. The route never straightens, so the Miata's moderate power never becomes a handicap and the constant bending of the road up and down the mountainside highlights the responsiveness of the steering, the excellent and neutral grip, and the forgiving and stiff chassis. Over the windy canyon roads that snake through the Angeles National Forest in Southern California, the 2016 Miata is in its element. However, there's a small gap in the Miata's lineup for those purists who want the performance upgrades of the Club, but don't want a color screen in the dashboard.
#2016 MIATA JDM DRIVERS#
In Mazda's defense, Miata drivers tend to be casual cruisers looking for a relaxed roadster or enthusiasts who want the performance without the gizmos. It is, therefore, impossible to get everything in one car - there's no such thing as a fully loaded 2016 Miata.
#2016 MIATA JDM DRIVER#
The Club model gets all of the performance upgrades, while the Grand Touring gets all of the driver aid features. Mazda's trim level organization is a forked one. None of these systems are strictly necessary on the Miata, but some drivers will find them nice additions. The Grand Touring trim level adds navigation to its Mazda Connect feature set and a basic loadout of driver aid technologies including steerable adaptive front lighting, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, and lane departure warning. Look to the Mazda3 or CX-3 review for a more detailed dive into Mazda Connect infotainment, the system here is identical.
#2016 MIATA JDM UPGRADE#
The base Miata Sport features a basic audio system with a single-line display Club and Grand Touring examples upgrade to the aforementioned Mazda Connect infotainment system.
I noticed that on the 3-4 shift, my forearm would often depress the large knob causing an unintentional input.Ĭover your ears, Miata purists, we have to talk about tech for a bit. The large knob and bank of shortcut keys are positioned on the center stack, just aft of the shifter, which is a good thing in the automatic Miata, because they're easy to reach from the driver's seat, but not so good when driving the six-speed manual. The position of the physical controls for the Mazda Connect is both good and bad. Even the tech was designed with the driver in mind, featuring headrest mounted speakers with the optional Bose audio system and an unobtrusive Mazda Connect infotainment suite. The roadster's A-pillars have been positioned to offer the most unobstructed view of the road and the low-slung hood lets the driver look right down at the road ahead of the car, enhancing the sensation of speed as the road seems to rush right up to the windshield. (I'm not a taller driver, so I'll take Dave's word for it.) This means that special attention has been placed on making sure that the pedal placement is perfectly centered with the seat and steering wheel, and that the steering wheel and shifter feel good in the driver's hand. Antuan Goodwin/CNETĭave Coleman, vehicle development engineer at Mazda R&D, tells me that the MX-5 was built from the driver's seat up to ensure that this is the best MX-5 ever as far as seating position, ergonomics and space are concerned particularly for taller drivers. The Miata was built around the driver with improved seats, better ergonomics and an optimized driving position that's a better fit for taller drivers.
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