วันจันทร์ที่ 21 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2552

MX-5 Miata owner market entry level sports car

It was the sensation when it appeared in 1990 as a collection of both traditional open spaces, banks dominate the generation of road and convertible Britain. This included the Austin Healey Sprite, 100 and 3000, Lotus Elan, MG TC, TD, A, B and dwarf Triumph Spitfire and TR, a Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger.
All proposals Exhilaration upright with a low center of gravity and quick procedure, and the service sometimes even decent. What we have in common, but the convertible roof and complicated devotion and loyalty, there was a lack of confidence. Analysis of the drivers often have to work as part-time Miata mechanics.The everything changed. Suddenly, after a stop for many years, people can buy cheap, rear wheel drive four-wheel drive, efficient sports car with the key to the reliability of a typical Swedish Japanese cars, which were to swallow the fee market growth in the U.S. car.
Since that time, the Miata countered only occasionally, mostly in recent years, Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. Media engine Toyota MR2 Spyder was a credible alternative, but that came and went because of the lack of space for luggage.
The failure of General Motors, including the exploration of caves in Pontiac and Saturn sales, the future of both the Solstice and Sky are at stake. In 2008, initially established in the market, sold 10,977 Mazda MX-5 Miata. That compared with 10,739 in 9162 Solstice and Sky.
Meanwhile, Mazda Miata mercilessly adjustments. In 2009, a dozen versions, including models with soft tops and retractable hard covers. The approach here is hard to beat Duke tourism model with six-speed manual transmission.
You can not buy a Miata for $ 14,000 in 20 years. More affordable base car's canvas top with five-speed stick shift now $ 22,420, and top with Hardtop Grand Touring automatic transmission starts at $ 29,960.
Options could drag prices even higher. The test car had an initial price of $ 28,860, which includes ABS, tire pressure control, side airbags, automatic air conditioning, leather upholstery and shift lever, heated seats, 17 alloy wheels, control cruise, electric windows and mirrors, sound system with six-disc CD changer in the dash.
He also had two alternative packages, greater stability and traction control, adjustable sport suspension system, no key input, Bluetooth handsfree, xenon headlights and Sirius satellite radio. Presented suggested price tag of an incredible amount of $ 31,010.
It is more than $ 30,650 starting price of the 2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe, which has a 332 HP V6 engine is connected to a six-speed manual transmission. Miata has about half - 167-hp, 2-liter four-cylinder engines.
But sports, especially those who can get their drinks are not necessarily an incredible performance. In today's environment, there are many places that are not legally subject which can strike a path and run straight for closed curves.
Miata can, of course, but not as fast as the car Z. However, it is more convenient to conduct Finesse, from top to bottom at speeds at random, especially in spring or autumn day in Nice that are not too hot. The joy comes from cutting curves that move up and down and hear the response of the finger wheel suspension system.
With the hard top Grand Touring model, is satisfied with the whim of books of knowledge, or when inclement weather, you can enjoy the pleasant atmosphere in the tight little coupe. To get there, is simply a question of the release lever does not touch the button above. Best Hard shoulder closed and appeared distant.
Typically, a convertible hard roof closed cargo space of elevation, because the upper trunk. But Mazda engineers, only two had to do with two small squares, which won the cubicle design at the top, there is no interference with the tribes. It has 5.3 cubic feet of space for things, ie, essentially the same as the version above Miata.
Pico, of course, the Miata is very fun because it includes flowers cabin resonance of certain regimes of the engine. Yet it feels less like a sports car but the handling and performance characteristics remain the same.
Furthermore, you can laugh at the same time, manages the audio system, and tested the Grand Touring model, automatic climate control set of pure comfort.
Everything is perfect, no. Do they ever. Speaker after the seats, so there is no way that the stereo effect. The transmissions are heavy and a little grabby clutch. Parasols not swing at one side and tilt steering wheel telescopes but does not.