2020 Mazda MX-5 RF Review - Spoiler Alert // IT'S FANTASTIC! 

We're looking at getting an RF-GT this year, especially with the new dark blue out. We test drove in the fall and LOVED it. So, watching as many reviews as I can on it just to help confirm it's what we want to do (confirmation bias I supposed...), and yours is certainly one of the best produced and informative. No filler nonsense or hyperbole. Thank you!

The Design, the power for a bit over 1000 kg, the handling and over all the fun factor is incredible for the money. You can buy a used RF between 18 and 24.000 € in Germany, depends of the Engine Power. Thanks a lot for the really good video and that you made this MX5 Review with your heart! Greetings from Germany, Jens

The only people who don’t like these are people who’ve never driven one.

I have test driven an RF 2019 Recaro/Brembo package and what a joy it is for an enthusiast. I’d get the soft top for better visibility tho

Beautiful car in Beautiful BC ! Enjoyed the review and very focused . Well done . I drove a secondhand RF 155hp and this indeed put a smile on my face though would probably go for the 181hp manual . PS : 'high smileage' , a nice touch that !

I have just sold my NA and order en new RF polymetal gray!😊

Great review as always brother!

Made a mistake...I drove one, now I own it! Too much fun.

Love my 2020 Miata MX5 GT manual RF! Wonderful driving experience

Great video, thinking about buying a Mazda MX-5 RF soon.

I saw this very same car (matching plates) in Fleetwood. Love the spec, nice to see it being driven around !!

Great review.. it's on my wish list

I tried the MX-5 a few years ago at one of their Driving events and they also had the previous generation to try. I thought the current generation is better than previous.

put 30k miles on it in the first year. second year 26k. super fun car with good looks.

Because of you I am buying this car. Thank you very much.

I have had one the last 6 months if you love driving and love cars this is the car .

"0-im not gonna say " 😄 love it !

Great video! Thanks

With the top up, it looks a bit like the ol' Buick Opel (made in Germany) from the 70's; it also resembles a Saab sports car model from the mid-70s. In other words, I LIKE it!

I love my 2017 RF, and its totally about the driving experience.

Amazing automobile, there’s nothing out there that can give you that much of fun and driving reward for so little money. It should be car of the year every year.

These cars are one of top driving cars in the world

By the way the 2008 NC is a PRHT GT it is basically loaded with leather and the Bose audio. Great car and cost me $10k with 78k miles it was in excellent condition too. This is the only reason to not get a new one! Used models in good condition are amazing values!!!

What a super little car - I want one!

I love that high smilage

getting mine tomorrow!😎

i had an automatic 2018 RF.. never buy an automatic miata! it took all the fun away from driving a miata. ive owned 4 miatas and this was the only auto one ive owned and ill never get an auto miata ever again

14:00 For next gen, MX-5 needs to stretch by 3-6 inches for extra cabin and trunk/boot space. Maybe another 200 lbs and +50HP added, which would be perfect for taller/wider folks. 15:00 Dated infotainment; loud(er) at highway speeds

I absolutely love it and I'd probably get the car just like in the video honestly and the only downside to the car to me is the infotainment center and a tiny bit the cup holders lol but that's it

It’s a great alternative to a very expensive Porsche Boxster which stars one $60k.(with no options! ). This car delivers all the fun of a Boxster or Z4 and maybe more... for 1/2 the cost. There are no other cars close to this car for fun and value!

“High smileage”. Interesting! Thanks for another great review!

Last year I was ticketed for speeding in my 08 NC Miata! I was going about 55 in a 35mph zone. So it’s so much fun I wasn’t paying attention it felt ok. So I use cruise control now! So you can still get in trouble with a Miata😊👍🏻👮🏽

Wish they had this spec available in the states. We only get the Brembo/BBS/Recaro package with the Club and it's expensive.

I'm up in the north so I think I'll take the RF thank you :)

Got my wife a 2019 RF in the blue that we call Baby Blue. It's a fun car but I couldn't imagine as a sole means of transportation. But it's a hoot to drive.

The MX-5 and a manual transmission is a must indeed!

GT trim with Grand Sport package? Have not seen that in US- only on Club. Is that a Canada thing?

Beautiful car and color. However, I think it needs a well proportioned rear spoiler and a flush wheel and tire package with 3/4” drop to really bring out the body lines. I’m also partial to the meatier 16” wheel size (if they fit with the brakes on this model) in a dark color. That would make this car perfect in my eyes. Hey beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Everyone should get it in manual. I learned how to use manual trans in WRX. Had tons of fun. With current manual 500 Abarth, now I am planning to get a manual ND Miata as a daily commuter after test driving it a couple times. . I sit in some traffic on freeway but it won't stop me from getting a manual. Especially how good this manual trans is? Ask no further.

The Mazda MX5 RF 2020 automatic is phenomenal!

FYI in ref. to your comments / touch screen deactivates after approx +10m/h = security feature (nob only support).

black soft top miata with the red interior is a must for me. I'll wait when they are cheaper.

I had a 1998 BMW Z3 M Roadster. Loved it. I also had a MGA Roadster and a MG midget. Love them also. I'm hot on getting a Mazda Miata now that I'm retired.

I bought a 2019 GTS soft top. I was pleasantly surprised at it’s 0-60 speed vs my old NC model. Almost a full second faster. Before I bought it I test drove a Honda TypeR and though the Honda was faster and quicker, it wasn’t as fun to drive.

With sunglasses on, you look like, or at least, you remind me of DU30! I can relate for I own a 2019 Mazda MX-5 RF Grand Touring manual with options like Machine Grey Metallic paint, Auburn Nappa Leather seats and aluminum pedals. I could have gone for the GTS package, with Brembo brakes and Limited Slip Differential and such, but $4,500 more is what stopped me. It's okay. I won't use it for track or autocross and slalom anyway. Just daily drive.

Re boot space: Figure 1: golf players Figure 2: Mazda roadster drivers Venn diagram: no intersection.

Think I am better off with a soft top, it’s just more open. If the hard top was the same as the soft with the roof down, like with the previous generation it would be different. Have a nd soft top and love it

The touch doesn't work when you are driving for safery reasons

Is the headrest speakers works when listening a music?

Is that 92 Ave in Surrey ? I live close by. Where are those twisty roads?

Thanks for the video. I tested a 1.5 RF as there wasn't a 2.0 available and was impressed with the way it drove and the comfort of the ride but it lacked power so, I ordered the 2.0 litre RF GT with the 17" wheels and Bilsteins. Picked it up a few days ago and I'm disappointed - the ride immediately felt hard and uncomfortable, way stiffer and harsher than the I.5. You say you find the ride in the 2.0 really good and not too hard. Do you think there could be a problem with my car, should I take back to the dealership to get it checked out?

I'm currently shopping for a 2021 Miata RF GT now and I'm definitely getting polymetal grey. I love that color with the 2-tone red/black interior, but Mazda dropped it for 2021, which is really upsetting. I will never understand why manufacturers always get rid of the features people love! I'll probably go with the black interior because white will definitely look terrible in a few years, especially since this will be my year-round daily driver...in NE Ohio.

can i get this spec in the US? i dont see it as a option on the website

Golf clubs should fit if you put them in the passenger seat and put the bag in the trunk.

I'll take 2,

Looks like a tight fit, otherwise fantastic car.

The car has a girl/gay owner reputation in the USA, BUT I DON'T CARE, the car is a BLAST to driver. Smiles all day, a driver's car for sure. Great review!

Hi-smileage! U sold me! Gr8 kommunik8r, btw

Wish I could get that interior color with polymetal grey on the soft top

A nice review, however please next time try to include anything about Price, of course in Canadian dollars. Thanks

Everyone still says the Miata is "no-frills". What the hell are they talking about? I could give you a list as long as my arm!

Is the RF quieter on the highway, with its roof up compared to the soft top?

The extra antenna adds 4 whp

Was there a lot of wind buffeting, you had the windows up the entire time?

I used to think the MX5 platform was kinda a joke. Slow, no notable style, small... then I bought a 2008 NC for my wife. She got scared of it after a while, whereas I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've driven S2000s, Porsche 986 S (which is the car my wife ended up after no longer wanting the MX5), Solstices, mustangs, firebirds, corvettes, Mercedes SLK.. I will tell you that none of these cars embodies the spirit of the MX5. Some may be faster, some may be more prestigious, some may still be made today whereas the others have fallen, but no car matches the feel of Mazda's roadster. As for the information screen, it's slow on start up. Using it as touchscreen is a drawback, as the rotary dial is what is intended to be used given you can't use touchscreen while driving. Otherwise, its responsive enough during use after it boots. My only complaints with the ND are the weak paint, weak windshield, too small center console (seriously the NC was much larger. This almost seems like a novelty that might store carwash coins and a charger adapter for a passenger).

I don’t see this trim available on the Mazda site. Is this Canada? Australia? I’m USA.

It amazes me that you have to mention getting a manual gearbox! If you want an automatic then your looking at the wrong car

What's better for open air motoring? Soft top or hard?

"There isnt a glove compartment..." 10 second later "there is a lockable glove compartment" also, they have a 2nd cubby behind the passenger seat

No one drives a Miata for the infotainment system. Yawn.

Love the car but…it’s getting new springs to take out about 70% of the body roll. It’s a preference thing.

Storage directly behind the seats, too.

Great for an old fart, beats an old austin Healy Sprite

10X better than a Mini-Cooper even the the Mini-Cooper may be more fun to drive.

How would you compare a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata (factory turbo charged engine) to this MX5 RF?

3rd gear chirp huh... I'll be right back !

That wheel gap! OMG! 4x4!

That how accident hapen illégal U Turn. Bad boy

“Targa top” is trademarked by Porsche so Mazda couldn’t name it as such.

The colour is awesome. I am a vegan, so I would like to see a vegan interior option. Also it would be nice to see a electric miata to be a cheaper alternative to the new Tesla roadster.

i think its cousin, the fiat 124 spider, is more fun to drive than the mx-5, although they are pretty close.

Very under exaggerated saying the infotainment is slow to boot up. It's rediculously slow and so irritating. Kia and Hyundais have much better up to date and pleasent to use infotainment systems. Nd owner from Aust.

at 42k$CA, I will get a Golf R instead and have real fun...

Neighbor across the street has one of these new type Miatas and the one to the right of me has an older, more traditional type of Miata and the no brainer choice to me is the old one, I have been looking at this new style for years now almost everyday and I still don't like it, doesn't look right, maybe it just seems too refined to me. Of course the best choice for these types of cars still to this day is the Honda S2000.

Imagine if Mazda could manage a true "hard" manual folding top (no motors, no half-a** RF business). I'd stand in line, fistful 'o cash.

i feel like or a 2020 car it should have more technology and displays and stuff

Not a lot of HP, or torque. It needs another 100HP. This is coming from a guy that to date has owned 4 of them. Otherwise, it's a great little roadster and you're missing out if you haven't driven one.

Mk3 hardtop great mk4 hardtop rubbish

Go Automatic and get screwed by Mazda. I'm out!

The color is so awful.