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This Could Be The Perfect MX5 Miata

The MX5 Miata may be one of the most hated and loved cars in the world. What I mean by that is this: It’s not a cool car. You don’t look cool while you drive it, but at the same time it’s a Roadster so you’re out in the open. It’s not a fast car either, even in top spec. The bottom spec models have about as much precision as a broken limb, as well. It’s only when you go for the higher spec models with the better suspension, bracing, and LSDs where you start to feel the car working with you.

But before you start to complain that I’m just putting the car down because I don’t like it or I’ve never driven it, let me tell you this. I owned a Mk2 MX5. I drove the hell out of it and I loved it. But I still stand by the fact that it’s not a great car. That’s until you modify it.

David WooleryDavid Woolery’s 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata 2dr Convertible

0-60mph is therefore under 5 seconds, and the quarter mile has been timed at 13.1 seconds. Not bad for a Miata, eh? But the one change that does it for me is the hardtop. The custom fastback roof and Targa top gives it British muscle-esque feel – exactly what the MX5 needed.

Would you buy an MX5 Miata if it looked and performed like this? I would, and I’m pretty sure you would too.

Alex Harrington

Alex started racing at a young age so certainly knows his way around a car and a track. He can just about put a sentence together too, which helps. He has a great interest in the latest models, but would throw all of his money at a rusty old French classic and a 300ZX. Contact: [email protected]

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