{"id":15,"date":"2012-02-11T23:29:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T07:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?p=15"},"modified":"2017-12-27T14:43:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T22:43:29","slug":"mazda-mx5-miata-prht-grand-touring-review-with-powered-hardtop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/15\/mazda-mx5-miata-prht-grand-touring-review-with-powered-hardtop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda MX5 Miata PRHT Grand Touring Review – One With Powered HardTop"},"content":{"rendered":"
As a kid, and later as a teenager I was very much into cars. I could pinpoint the make and model of every single car I saw on the road. These days, I go through phases. There are times where I have car fever and times that I don’t. But overall, you could say I’m car fan. Right now, I’m going through a car fever phase. I’ve always been a fan of sports cars in general more than any other type of car. I\u2019ve always had a special love for Corvettes and certain Porsches. On the other end of the spectrum, I have an affinity for pickup trucks as well. I read a lot of car magazines and I’m quite a fanboy of the UK TV series Top Gear. So, after reading the raving comments by Consumer Reports and hearing what all the magazines had to say in their feature videos about the Mazda MX5 Miata PRHT, I had to get a hold of one and test drive it. The Consumer Reports article I read was based on the 2011 model. So I went and hunted one down.<\/p>\n
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“If you still need to prove to the world that you have a big penis, then by all means buy a big, big car.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Being a big fan of Corvettes and 911 Porsches, I lean towards a slightly bigger, more powerful type of sports car. Having recently bought a Ford Mustang, that large car inclination didn’t stray very far from the norm. While I’ve always liked the little Miatas to a certain extent, I was never a big fan of the first and second generation body styles. I thought they looked too small, the driver looks like he’s sitting on top of the car instead of inside it, and the standard single exhaust in the rear didn’t strike me as very much fun at all. However, this new body style that came out a few years ago is a whole other story! Now this is more like it!<\/p>\n
Before we proceed, please keep in mind this is not a typical car review. Don’t expect me to start feeding you all kinds of tech numbers such as horsepower, torque, RPMs and all that other stuff. You can always search for that info yourself. This is my original “judge’s impression” of the car. And being a Top Gear fanboy, I might just comment on how incredibly stupid, little and girlie the car is and then completely shock you when I say how much I love it and want to buy one. Or maybe it’ll be the other way around. I don’t know yet.<\/p>\n