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The Mazda MX-5 RF: A Miata for people who hate convertibles 

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The ND Miata is good. There's no denying that the current generation Mazda MX-5 is an excellent machine. Still, I'm a bit of weird who prefers coupes to convertibles.
Some air would be nice... and that's where the MX-5 RF comes into play. Say hello to the Retractable Fastback version of ...The Answer to any question where it's not already 42.
You start with the basic MX-5 goodness that is the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Add in a slick-shifting six-speed manual gearbox and you're on the right path.
Now make it a Club version car, which gets beefier brakes, nice bits of blacked-out trim, and some sweet BBS wheels and you are doing even better.
The MX-5 RF won't please the Miata Purists but it will make a whole lot more people who might not've considered the car before start to take a closer look.
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Комментарии : 112   
@michaeldisalvo
@michaeldisalvo Год назад
When you own a MX5 RF, you don’t want a Porsche, ZR1, or a Mini. You don’t want a Fiat, Gr86, or a Z. You want the MX5 RF. ❤️🚘
@bigpapadrew
@bigpapadrew 7 лет назад
great video. the suggestions about buying a porsche or vette for similar $ are relevant, but then you'd have to put up with US reliability or german servicing costs. being mazda, you know the mx5 will be cheaper to run, cheaper to service, and cheaper to maintain, on top of being more reliable. it's just inherent with japanese cars. i'd love to test drive one of these things!
@BrendanMacWade
@BrendanMacWade 7 лет назад
Mixing, editing, shots, all on point. You getting awesome at this, Jeff.
@Saboda53
@Saboda53 4 года назад
Correction: I’m someone who DOES love convertibles, and I bought an RF - my fourth Miata. It’s every bit a convertible as my previous three, only with an electric, retractable roof instead of a manually folding one. (To your point, living in the northeast as a 4-season car, its top is closed about 75% of the time.) Oh, and I have absolutely no need for more power, now or in the future. If I were into HP, I would’ve bought something else - something that leads with its “numbers” rather than how fun it is to drive.
@hydroboy35th
@hydroboy35th 7 лет назад
Love my ND. So light, agile, flat the handling is amazing.
@Lee-70ish
@Lee-70ish 5 лет назад
Had an ND for three years now Ultra light 1.5 UK Icon model 100lbs lighter than the 2.0 and 160lbs lighter than the RF which suits the narrow twisty lanes where I Iive. But let's face it what ever model you buy I guarantee you'll be having more driving fun than 90% of other road users. That's why at lights the kiddy cars all have to prove their car is quicker. Jealousy is a strange beast.
@16vPete
@16vPete 7 лет назад
Excellent! One of my fave reviews you've done!
@jasonnelson1211
@jasonnelson1211 Год назад
Lmaooo I love this guys energy. This is the type of guy you go to the bar with
@chaselord3986
@chaselord3986 7 лет назад
an nd video with no talk of its weight!? first i've seen. very impressive curb weights in both the convert and the RF, especially considering its new
@Tracks777
@Tracks777 7 лет назад
Excellent video
@royceamatique3138
@royceamatique3138 7 лет назад
he's right Jeff, your in-car schtick is amongst the best
@hobostovepipe2199
@hobostovepipe2199 Год назад
Wranglers have T tops indeed. I got 180,000 miles head, head gasket blue. I own 2018 Miata RF now. Totally awesome….
@PetrolHead1
@PetrolHead1 7 лет назад
Just like me Jeff posting late as hell at night. Also I like the camera outside of the car looking through the windshield thing. Nice review!
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
We've done that a lot in the past (stole it from old-school TST vids, to be honest) and it works on some cars to bring it back.
@PetrolHead1
@PetrolHead1 7 лет назад
The Hooniverse I wasn't gonna say it but I first saw it on /tuned, lol. Hell I'll just steal it too. I like it for certain cars. Just a different perspective. Oh and dope watch.
@vhol93
@vhol93 7 лет назад
I love my ND Miata (regular top....)
@DriversSide
@DriversSide 6 лет назад
Beautiful car! I'm glad Mazda added this body style to the Miata lineup. If I had to choose though, I would stick to the original convertible that has always been synonymous with the Miata name.
@padistedor
@padistedor 7 лет назад
I am waiting to get one of these preowned for under 20k. Will probably take a few years.
@danielisbell
@danielisbell 7 лет назад
The RF will take some time still, but the soft top is already there. AutoTrader has 3 listed for under $20k, 2 sports, & 1 club.
@blountman747
@blountman747 6 лет назад
padistedor check carmax if you live In the usa
@ChengHooSew
@ChengHooSew 6 лет назад
I'm planning on getting a MX5 in the coming year and I'm getting the soft top that's for sure. What I'm not so sure is should I go with the auto or manual. It's gonna be my only car. I know the manual is better and the year change is superb which I'm eager to try but I also have to think about the practicality since it's my only car. My first car was a manual and I could drive pretty well but I've never heal and toe before. My current car is an auto and I've been driving it for 7 years. Another thing to consider is that my country don't offer the soft top in manual. That mean I have to import one. What should I do?
@acchaladka
@acchaladka 7 лет назад
Exactly right about the weird comparisons. Here in Canada it's the same price as a new Golf R, and a GTI would actually save me a little...but I get one daily driver and it snows like a mofo here. So I'm going to pick up my mx-5 when it turns cold and convertibles drop in price.
@williamk1800
@williamk1800 7 лет назад
Yup, I'm in Canada and I went with the Golf R. Heckuva value here for the R.....
@sebastianthecool
@sebastianthecool 7 лет назад
Second as usual. I love the edit on this video man. It was another great video. I wonder how it could compare to the Type-R.
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
I feel like that could be an amazing comparison... Is the horsepower of the R enough to overcome the FWD-ness of it, over the MX-5? GOOD good potential video for the future
@sebastianthecool
@sebastianthecool 7 лет назад
The Hooniverse I would watch it.
@fopish
@fopish 7 лет назад
Sebastian Noble Too slow junior...
@cctvspystore
@cctvspystore 7 лет назад
you can't be serious comparing this to the Type R, Type R would tear this lil toy to shreds....literally
@Antenox
@Antenox 7 лет назад
Mad Hatter Don't be so sure. The Type R has 300hp, but it's FWD and 700 pounds heavier than the Miata.
@machineslave3
@machineslave3 7 лет назад
So are you buying it? Come on...one of us, one of us...
@cbmcfly32
@cbmcfly32 7 лет назад
Considering a ND once prices drop in a few years on used ones. Currently have a BMW 335i AWD and spent about 1.5k on Cobb ECU tuner, downpipe and some mods bumping to over 400 HP which is fun, but not a great drivers car tho comparatively with my son's NB miata which is fun to drive and mod even w/much lower power
@thomasmatthew9515
@thomasmatthew9515 7 лет назад
Used 911's are the same price? Not for a 911 you'd actually want...
@aboemusic
@aboemusic 7 лет назад
ND MX-5 RF + Flyin Miata's V8 service = me drooling like Homer Simpson... ... and probably homeless too, at that price... but damn!
@caroleroscoe1274
@caroleroscoe1274 6 лет назад
Realy good
@superstucat
@superstucat 7 лет назад
Intro music?
@doctoroctagonapus23
@doctoroctagonapus23 7 лет назад
Mazda released a car with an R in the name and I got really excited for about 5 seconds
@chrismj4676
@chrismj4676 6 лет назад
For my RF club I skipped the Brembo and BBS wheels. I think the stock wheels look better imo and never felt like I need more stopping power with the weight anyhow.
@blountman747
@blountman747 6 лет назад
Chris MJ true kinda of over kill o. Breaks
@doubledoubleandfries
@doubledoubleandfries 5 лет назад
It's more for less brake fade for track runs
@hawkrider88
@hawkrider88 2 года назад
Just to join this conversation; as a former owner of two Miatas and a current owner of a Mini Cooper....does anyone here have any experience with a MINI? Mine is much quicker from 0-60 and just has noticeable more torque than my Miatas. However....I think I may be missing my Miata and especially the rear wheel drive. The MINI also has just a bit more room inside that makes it a little more comfortable in daily use....but it still feels like a sports car. Maybe I'm just nuts and need a bigger garage? PS: The German gauges and instruments are the least intuitive things I've ever experienced in forty years of driving.
@zukarimoto_q
@zukarimoto_q 7 лет назад
There was a bird sh*t on your windshield man
@themancuniancandidate2744
@themancuniancandidate2744 4 месяца назад
I live in Western Australia, and the roof on my RF spends a decent amount of time closed; when it's 40+ degrees C, the last thing you want is the roof down on a convertible. Good thing the AC is icy cold. I have had a Boxster S, a Saab 9-3 Turbo X, a Chrysler 300 SRT, a BMW M3....and my RF is more fun than any of them. Plus I don't have to fret about it breaking.
@cncyl
@cncyl 7 лет назад
Does any one know the intro music???
@ScoobGruber
@ScoobGruber 10 месяцев назад
I hate convertibles but I want this car
@blackbruelee
@blackbruelee 7 лет назад
I'd love to see one with a 2.3 ecoboost from the mustang
@Lee-70ish
@Lee-70ish 5 лет назад
Tin tops add too much weight. What's the point of drilling holes in the side windows and shaving the gearbox housing when you then pile a load of top hamper tin on the roof line. The MX5 is number one about weight management.
@Xynteon
@Xynteon 6 лет назад
Lmao that miata lane splitting joke was original. Never heard that one .
@xynurse6095
@xynurse6095 7 лет назад
really wish he would have compared the enjoyment Factor/ Smiles per mile to the BRZ
@brandonmaxwell364
@brandonmaxwell364 7 лет назад
Is it tall person friendly with the top up?
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
Yes... just enough space.
@shiftintohigh5564
@shiftintohigh5564 5 лет назад
👍👍👍👍
@markjohnson5276
@markjohnson5276 6 лет назад
Miata, the most fun you can have in a car without a woman. Got it.
@Hammerdak
@Hammerdak 5 лет назад
The Miata is not for horsepower freaks , it’s for handling freaks. There is no better car for scoot and shoot driving in traffic, in the city , on and off ramps or on two lane roads. Which is 90 percent of most daily driving. Having 500 hp is only fun for 6 seconds at a time in a straight line before the cops showing up is a real concern. With a Miata the fun is there all day and double on sunny days. It’s more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow.
@Digiphex
@Digiphex 7 лет назад
It is also for people who hate horsepower and love for a Honda Accord V6 to shut them down at the light.
@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo
@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo 7 лет назад
Digiphex Electronics who the he'll street races a miata and a accord????
@chrismj4676
@chrismj4676 6 лет назад
Fun factor of a MX-5 blows an accord out of the water. Ive got a faster mk7 GTI that has been parked in the driveway since I got the MX5.
@OffTheRoadAgain
@OffTheRoadAgain 7 лет назад
Jeff, do you fit with the top closed? We're about the same height and this has always been my struggle with MX5s in the past. I only fit with the top down and we get weather here, so I've never looked too closely at the hard top MX5s.
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
I do. I've been able to fit well in pretty much every MX-5, with the NA being a bit tight but the others being fine.
@vrcmag
@vrcmag 7 лет назад
Fun video. I love the new Miata but I don't fit. 6'3 and i can't see out. It's like wearing "censored" bars but backwards. I got a Camaro SS 1le 😏
@mulletsquirrel
@mulletsquirrel 7 лет назад
I barely fit into the ND, but the RF is just too small. :( I'm also 6'3"
@SeeFoodDie
@SeeFoodDie 7 лет назад
vrcmag The Camaro 1le is one hell of a machine. Congrats
@JohnMFlores
@JohnMFlores 7 лет назад
T-tops LOL. Lemme guess...Nissal Pulsar? Good stuff!
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
1985 300ZX... still miss that car.
@JohnMFlores
@JohnMFlores 7 лет назад
The Hooniverse my brother had a 300ZX twin turbo and an 80s Supra and an 80s Prelude. Good times...
@JohnMFlores
@JohnMFlores 7 лет назад
Sweet. My brother had a twin turbo. He had an 80s Supra too and a Prelude 4WS. He should have kept them all.
@tckzcombatcrew5625
@tckzcombatcrew5625 7 лет назад
Do they do a miata for people who hate miata's?
@vanvan5709
@vanvan5709 7 лет назад
TCKZ Combat Crew yes it's called a bus pass
@suttonsplash14
@suttonsplash14 7 лет назад
coupe cake and drive it too lol
@MagicAyrtonforever
@MagicAyrtonforever 5 лет назад
Fan bleedin' tastically
@phoneuser3569
@phoneuser3569 7 лет назад
If it was a hatch back and 10 grand cheaper then I would buy one.
@bobbyread
@bobbyread 7 лет назад
That's really cool. If they ever make a convertible version, I'm in.
@ALMX5DP
@ALMX5DP 7 лет назад
Umm... That ND Miata started as a convertible, and is still made that way.
@wandering_moto
@wandering_moto 7 лет назад
Damn. 36K, I could have a gently used S550 GT with the performance pack.
@ALMX5DP
@ALMX5DP 7 лет назад
Yes, or as Jeff said a very nice Porsche 996. But for a new car, it's fantastic and visceral in ways that barely any other cars on the market can match.
@wandering_moto
@wandering_moto 7 лет назад
Alan Bowers I don't mean to take anything away from it. Before I had my mustang, I had two NA miatas. They're great cars. I had a lot of fun in mine, ignoring the fact that my lanky frame doesn't fit right in them without modifying the seat. If I was two or three inches shorter, it would be perfect.
@natasha1843
@natasha1843 7 лет назад
come on WHO would hate a convertible 🤔
@Jamalogo10
@Jamalogo10 7 лет назад
I stopped watching when you said you could get a 996/997 for this. Except you get a modern Porsche, with double the horsepower. You just made an extremely sound argument against the car you're reviewing. A hard top, 36k miata or a top spec 996 C2S? That will hold its value incredibly well. hmmmm
@2424mazza
@2424mazza 7 лет назад
I agree with you I would much rather a old 911 over this any day. But this is more just about the fun of driving and not really a numbers car, plus the running cost and insurance (in the U.K. anyway) is a lot more affordable for the average person. Plus you can get great finance deals on these from new
@kslee421
@kslee421 7 лет назад
U arent suppose to put the top down while in motion...
@BrendanMacWade
@BrendanMacWade 7 лет назад
I had a Mazda rep tell me it was OK up to 15MPH. But yeah, pull it over.
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
I think it's actually even slower than that...
@VanillaCracker
@VanillaCracker 7 лет назад
It's restricted to 5 mph. If you get the third party mod it can go out to up to 25 I believe. People on forums have used it for years without any issues, up to 25 mph. It's the same roof mechanism as the pRHT form NC.
@abracing199
@abracing199 7 лет назад
Just make a damn fixed roof version
@NoMoreLles
@NoMoreLles 7 лет назад
it looks very easy to weld that roof on then strip all the mechanics off it
@earlyulo
@earlyulo 7 лет назад
adult toys! haha
@deanwells86
@deanwells86 7 лет назад
Mazda.....JUST MAKE A REAL PROPER COUPE ALREADY!!!!! No retractable roof, no foldable roof panels...just a coupe. ....FUCK! why is that SO damn hard!?!?
@mrmikeman4321
@mrmikeman4321 6 лет назад
who would buy this for 36k when a brand new 370z is 30k with over double the HP
@yeesenchai
@yeesenchai 6 лет назад
C Y K A B L Y A T Ya man and the extra 400kg of steel that came with it, a viscous lsd and a brake system with I.C.E mode
@danielisbell
@danielisbell 7 лет назад
I don't get why you think a retractable targa is so much more coupe-like than a fully retractable hard top. Sure, the RF is a good looking car, but if your issue is wanting a coupe, they're still quite similar. The NC PRHT felt as much like a coupe with the top up as the ND RF does. Neither gives the same amount of rigidity as a real hard top. The only real difference is that the RF leaves a flimsy frame up behind you with the top down.
@theotherdave2005
@theotherdave2005 7 лет назад
You will pry the keys to my NB8 from my cold, dead hands. And if the top is up, the storm better have a name. Tastes will differ, obviously. But even still, the RF kinda bugs me. I'd rather they'd built an honest coupe.
@tgafire87
@tgafire87 7 лет назад
I love the RF and how it looks. BUT... Mazda should have used the Fiat turbo motor. Which probably is the one reason why I wouldn't buy one.
@chrismj4676
@chrismj4676 6 лет назад
You dont want that turbo lag. This naturally aspirated engine is more linear with more low end torque.
@goons123flofy
@goons123flofy 7 лет назад
Heel toe my pedals? Sounds dangerous. Just give me autoblip!
@fopish
@fopish 7 лет назад
First xD
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
jesus... I hadn't even added the End Screen bits yet. Legit First
@fopish
@fopish 7 лет назад
The Hooniverse 16 sec after posting. Sweet video, loved the last clips!
@TheHooniverse
@TheHooniverse 7 лет назад
...I'm trying to think of a good Futurama quote to use as a reply, based on your avatar... but I've got nothing. I've had beer. And it was good.
@mc3films
@mc3films 7 лет назад
Ooh, and a famous first commenter at that, if this happens to be THE Chris Forsberg.
@fopish
@fopish 7 лет назад
Manuel Carrillo III Nope, I do love me some drifts tho!
@daniellanzotti2391
@daniellanzotti2391 4 года назад
NSFW thumbs down instantly
@brandonm.4187
@brandonm.4187 7 лет назад
2:37 that's because the constant flow of estrogen coming out of the miata is already working it's magic on you
@EdwardFeenman
@EdwardFeenman 7 лет назад
I don't know, I think maybe they should have just made a hardtop and called it a day. would have been lighter and less feminine. normal sized guys could drive it and not look like fanny bandits. I'll keep my 996.
@EdwardFeenman
@EdwardFeenman 7 лет назад
and I'll second that T-top comment. miss my 300zx turbo with a T-top.
@ALMX5DP
@ALMX5DP 7 лет назад
If you're worried what others think of you, a Miata in general isnt your car (soft top, hardtop, whatever top).
@EdwardFeenman
@EdwardFeenman 7 лет назад
Alan Bowers I was just making a joke, sorry if you were triggered.
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