The essence of my MX5?

[andyt1954]

I read this today in an EVO mag review of the Mk3.5, and it perfectly sums up the essence of my Mk2.5 1.6 on my favourite road…

‘It probably wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that we didn’t top 50mph all day in the MX-5s – the road simply wouldn’t allow it. And that may sound boring. But it wasn’t, and that’s the magic of the little Mazda. Speed is not the answer. We all get seduced by impressive numbers, but the most gobsmacking bhps and 0-60s would have been useless and frustrating on this fantastic piece of road. What was required was poise, a small footprint and not a lot else.’

[Squibnocket1]

More smiles per mile in an MX5…should have been the Mazda mission statement

[TOGs_driver]

Amen

[julesmx51]

This is the absolute genius of the MX5, you can have fun at the speed limit. The Caterham and Elise do this too, but they are more expensive and less comfortable.

Some on this forum say that if money was no object they would get a Z4 or Boxster - which are lovely cars of course - but I guarantee something would be lost in the process.