10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE MX-5 MIATA 

i've sorta grown to welcome the hairdresser comments, but lets be honest, real hairdressers dont slip into 20+ year old cars, they slip into 20 something year old people

Miatas are that kind of car you are excited to drive even to work!

Without fail, every single person who has given me grief about my NB Miata being a girl's car couldn't actually drive it. I'm convinced that manual transmissions are the single most effective anti-theft deterrent out there today.

Miata Is Always The Answer

many people dont know that the NB actually had a coupe version, only sold in japan

What I love most about the Mx5 are the pop-up headlights of the first generation. And of course, when you can, you've got to drive it with the roof down. Sadly can't have a driving licence though. I'm visually impaired. But I'm trying to come up with some Mx5 lookalike pedal car, to have something.

I knew a few of these being an mx5 enthusiast, but there were some good ones on here mate! 👌🏻

Mazda went to a lot of trouble to reduce the curb weight. The original wheels were reduced from 8 spokes to 7, which saved 300g. The hoods are aluminum, and in the first 2 generations the battery is in the trunk for better weight distribution.

I belive there's one part that all 4 generations share: door rubber bushing

Nice editing! It really makes the video very entertaining! 👍

Most hairdressers and women actually dislike going for a drive in an mx5, with the top down and now wind block. Messes up there hair

I actually believe that the best generation of MX-5 is the NC. Stiff chassis, nice interior, strong engine and gearbox and last but not least can fit wider wheels and tires for more grip

Mazda experimented with a hydrogen rotary engine which just so happened to be in a 1st gen.

Great job on this video man it was a fun watch!

Another unknown fact, the 95' M model was the only US car to have separate adjustable headrests even now with the ND models.. pretty cool and I own one !

As a NB Base model owner The single biggest shortcoming I resolved by adding an Audiovox/Rostra cruise control. Makes for a far more comfortable long distance driving experience. Mine now has a 13 speaker sound system with the original head unit. You can't really see them either which was a feat in itself. Mine is now nearly perfect.

Another fact: NB models in the EU have a 1.6 version, the same B6 engine as in the NA. Unfortunately about 80% of the NBs in Europe are 1.6, so an 1.8 has slightly more value. For example, in Germany (80 million people) there are only 50 cars on sale with a BP4W or BP4Z engine, that includes NA and NBs.

In early NA models, you could take off the steering wheel cover to reveal a Momo wheel.

Love the video! Keep up the good work!

There's in fact one part common between all generations of MX5's; door bushings

Really cool video 👍

NC Miata was based off a modified version of the RX8 platform. NC Miata shares the shift lever and door handles with the Mazda2 sub compact. ND was released with basic 155hp because of deadlines. Mazda and their engineers wanted to develop a better engine (2019 model), but they did not have the resources to do that for the 2016 release date.

I like the 3rd gen car

Great video mate, keep it up. Well edited and great content. God I'd love to drive that big Turbo Aussie version...

The differential is not interchangable because the earlier models had 1.6 liter engines, when they started using 1.8’s they beefed up the dif

That’s why this car is so awesome! Mazda knows what the fans want. Toyota is putting a BMW engine in there supra and expecting fans to like it. Mitsubishi is turning the lancer into a suv Mazda turned there Miata into a better version of itself while still keeping all the same things that car guys enjoy. If emission laws weren’t so strict the rotary engine would still be with us.

Great stuff mate. I got a 1.8 Clubman 1993. Just love it. Still doing Tuning Days in Perth. 228k on the clock

Cool video, keep it up! I would love an SP, stock turbo would be welcome on any mx5 in my opinion

The 1.6 NA engine is derived from the 4wd 323 rally car, meaning it was developed as a forced induction application. I had the pleasure of owning an NA Turbo 1.6, with a fully braced chasis, stand alone ECU and the rebuilt JDM 1.6 box it was a little beast. On the winding A and B roads in rural Somerset my list of scalps included GT4 Celica, good few RX8’s, an S200 owner who then built a clone of mine, the only person I couldn’t keep up with on the twisties was a space framed mk2 Escort with a 1UZ Conversion. At 6’2” I just fit under the roll bar, plus loved the irony of being a big bloke driving a girls car......

MX-5 + turbo = love Great video by the way 😊

Have an 06 miata and love it!

i konw a hair dresser that drive a Miata

However it does look like the ND may share the same side marker light as the Series 2 RX8

Fun fact! In 1993 California became strict with its emission regulations. In result Mazda upgraded their fuel injection system to sequential injectors which stayed on the car in the later models. The typical NA engine code/ecu B6AP. California 93 B6AW

Good video Beaver ! Only 100 made of the SP damn, factory 200hp seems like a hoot.

The NC MX5's chassis uses a modified Rx8 chassis. The Rx8 has one of the best, if not the best chassis in any sports car with how balanced, rigid and stiff it is imo. An oddity with power figures, the NB2 Mx5 had 152 hp in Australia and Japan, the UK and US got only 146 hp. However Mazda mistakenly put the wrong figures on early cars for the US and UK, stating it was 152 when it was actually 146, so they offered to buy back the cars to anyone upset about it, later updating everything to match the actual 146 hp rating iirc. Aussie Mx5s ran with OBD1 until 2006, instead of ODB2 also. One of the more ""rare"" Mx5s is the Titanium SE with this more powerful 152hp engine, only 150 ever were made for Australia. Which I am a proud owner of one. The NA and NB Mx5s are also front mid engine, since the engine is mounted behind the front axle, and not in front or on top of it. This is also something shared with the Rx7 and Rx8 and partly why all of those cars have excellent weight balance.

On the nc if you make the change from 1st to 2nd snappy you dont have any problem keeping up with traffic. Once in 2nd/3rd my 2L nc pulls fair dinkum enough and you dont have any sense of there not being enough power or speed!!

The side indicator is the same, but the wiring was changed 3x for the NA alone.

You are so smart beavis!

im glad the ND was delayed. it is better to be late but good than on time and bad. the ND is my second favourite after the NA. its just a damned good car

Hey Beavis, you’re gonna have to review the Abarth equivalent Fiata! It’s probably the best starter.

Interesting fact: With Modern technology Almost all cars have a aftermarket Android navigation system available to install that looks original quality. Not the Mazda MX5, yes the Mazda 3 5 6 CX all have options. Not the mx5

One of the cutest too

as a person who hasnt rode in a car with more than 195 hp i think the mx5 is pretty fast not like 0-60 in 3 sec fast but in its own way

Having an issue with my 2002's O2 sensors heaters. First the rear one came up so I reset it with the Code reader. Then the rear came up. Wondering how those heaters are powered. Is there a fuse?

you are so smart beavis!

#5 I've never seen an NA with triangle markers.

On Na miatas 8 spoke daisy wheels are the rarest factory offered wheels. Automatic transmission ones weigh more compared to manual transmission ones.

Thanks mate appreciate this. I now own a piece of Aston Martin. 😁

So many nice photos O_O!

"...in tha wrrrrrld!"

Extra thing about the MX-5: It's actually mid engine and not front engine because they put the engine a little bit behind the front axle making it mid engine!

91' MX-5 (A/C car) owner. Car is beautiful for it's age. Well cared for. Best thing I like about the car is: You can drive it hard and enjoy all of the motor w/o getting traffic tickets. And it handles so tight and precise. No you can't buy it. LOL

Great Cinematography, great editing and cut away shots. Great product knowledge. Great script writing.. funny you used Trump lol and are you a Star Wars fan? I am but Haven't seen The Rise of Skywalker yet. I'm not excited to see it, I don't know why. All the best Shaun of NYC

oh it's light weight? ***mind blown***

you can thank Ford for those door handles in the aston. the astons from that era also had the ford universal keyfob. so an aston would have same keyfob as an f150

I am thinking of buying an old NB and build it up properly, because I want to get into car modifications. And everyone says its a good car, easy to maintain, and lots of tuning options (widebody for me). Still on the fence though

The Miata tail light has been on display at the Museum of Modern Art since the mid 1990’s. Fun fact.

If you put the NC miata in reverse it will have a slightly quieter cold start

I know this is an old video but just noticed one thing, This shopping centre shown at 4:00 is in Bonaero Park is a southeastern suburb of Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, in Gauteng province, South Africa. Side note, The "Bobbies haircuts " never existed the sign is actually the sign for "Cash Converters" the shop in that space today is called" Pawn Star" another pawnshop proof of this is found on this link pulaprop.com/?to_rent=well-located-shop-in-busy-kempton-park-shopping-centre

At the USA market there wasn't the side indicator turn light on NC Miata.

im looking into getting one of these babies as my first car!

Was the turbo SP model in Australia different in any way to the Mazdaspeed version in America?

#4 They changed the ND sun visors in 2018 on. No longer just thin plastic.

if you swap the rear diff from the NB to the NA you need to swap along the axles as well and drive shaft

Great vid - 1 more, didn't a Jaguar XK use the same electric aeriel mast?

The doorbushings are the same throughout all the generations!

@BEAVIS Motorsport, All Mx5s share the same alignment block on the door jams.

I thought I knew all there was to know about the Miata. Now I do.

The NA series 1 MX5 the stock steering wheel has a cover that you can pull off to have a racing steering wheel

4:17 the lights (high beam and low beam) on the front look like the lights on the late 90s-mid 00s Miata.

1:33 nice

Anyone who calls the MX5 a girl's car or a hairdresser's car A) doesn't know shit about cars, and B) has never driven one, therefore their opinion is 100% invalid.

Miata side mirrors were used on the Panoz Esperante.

U missed that if u spam the popups on the miata it winks

Another tidbit... back in the day I remember hearing that the MX5 could have been an RX5, but Mazda didn't think there was a big enough market for rotary's.

Do you think a NA body kit would fit on an NB Miata?

the mazda speed miata made more than you think about 1500 made it to the us and allot of them to europe

well... as far as #8 goes... ive got a 99 miata, & im not a "hairdresser" ...but i am a "master barber" of 30 years experience... & its more fun to drive than my 98 formula or my 71 monte carlo!

Yup, the ever limited “Coupe” Miata. It does exist.

11 it costs 50k us$ in Denmark

One thing you missed is that all gens from NA to ND all use the same door bushings :) #MiataGang

Dream car😍

How about a mention of the Miata's inspiration? The Lotus Elan. Better known as Mrs Peel's car from the sixties Spy-Fi show "The Avengers"

Another fun fact is that there is actually a coupe version of the nb miata. I believe it was for the Japanese market only though, so a true JDM car. I think they built somewhere between 500 and 1000 of them.

@ 2:51 la-te-da. Rear wheel drive can kill. I hit a thin patch of rain runoff in my '06 and spun 360 degrees. Happened in a second. If you love this car and your life keep both hands on the wheel.

I don’t have the side on mine. It’s an NB BRG SE I have a special addition badge.

In point 3 you forgot to mention that Japan got a turbo model too from factory it wasn't just australia

No one does the Miata better than “Flying Miata”out of Colorado. USA

0:36 Those rims on the white car! I'm getting serious NA-envy... ;)

i actually never recieved hate about my miata excpet from my dad "shouldnt have bought this rusty bin" and my hairdresser said its an awesome looking car

GO BEAT CRAZY

I really hope I have the chance to put a nice V8 in an MX5 one day. It's what every Miata needs/deserves.

Did you know that the amazing, crazy off-road, kickass, lsx powered rally fighter uses na miata door handles?

The AC radiator from the NA does not fit in an NB. I found that out the hard way.

You should have included that the mazda bf Mazda 323 kc ford laser and the sa ford Capri and some other models. use the same Mazda b6 1.6l block that was used in the early 1.6l mx5s even the sohc Mazda b6 uses the same block. you could get some very interesting engine combos because the bf Mazda 323 kc ford laser and the sa ford Capri all come out with Dohc 1.6l turbo engines witch also have the same block.

How much does aston martin charge for the door handle?

mazda miata door bushings are the same on all the model years

I'm thinking the NC series would be best for me at 6'4" and 220#

JFYI: NB and NA steering rack is not interchangeable. Sure you can put it in there, but you will never reach proper alignment since the lenght of the rack differs