The Ultimate Mazda MX-5 Generations Review & Shoot-Out
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We put all four generations of Mazda MX-5 through their paces on track, find out what they’re like to drive and explore the progress that’s been made over 25 years. There’s also the appearance of a certain turbocharged Mk1 MX-5 just to spice things up a bit!
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If you leave all 4 cars parked too close for too long, when no one's watching, they all form a giant robot.
AimlessMoto tru
They also use their hairdresser's equipment as weapons to form a robot with knife-like fingers like Freddy Krueger.
MrSupercar55 lol
AimlessMoto And that, children, is called Power Rangers S.P.D.
AimlessMoto p
The impersonations of the cars faces was spot on.
👍👍
he's awesome haha
+MonkeyOfTheSpud As if Mazda modelled their cars on Alex's face
+MonkeyOfTheSpud Was eating pizza and nearly spat the thing out I was laughing so much lol quality :)
+MonkeyOfTheSpud Agreed. I do the same thing with my friends...try making any modern lexus! That's difficult.
i only just realised the 2nd gen looks like a small viper lol
baby viper
You're not making it up or seeing things.
www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a21286902/theres-a-good-reason-why-the-nb-miata-and-dodge-viper-look-similar/
Look at them with stripes, it makes it even more so
Just as Ugly!lol
The mazdaspeed even moreso as well
Am I the only one here who likes the NB?
+dayway05 no I like the nb too especially the mazdaspeed. but I want to get a regular nb and swap a aj35 v8 into it.
+armymatt83 he used the worst possible NB. Unfair comparisons
+armymatt83 the crappiest v8 ever
+armymatt83 then why would you even swap it 4???
pretty dumb how they used a 1.6 NB. The 1.8 NB has a lot of the compact light nature of the early NA but has substantially more power. That's what I have, a 1.8 NB
Give the NB a chance... at least use the 1.8L! :P
+narudx Ditto!
Yeah, wasn't really fair to have a 1.6 NB. The NB Mazdaspeed solves the girly look and the lack of power with a factory turbo. Best looking out of all of them too, except maybe the front end of the ND (don't much like the rear end of the ND).
I just bought a NB 2 days ago and this sucked to watch! haha
I've had my 2k NB for 2 years now and it is still a blast to drive. Blows the NA away in looks any day.
Yeah a 1.8 nb would have more hp that the 1.8 na so faster, better brakes, limited slip standard, better in everyway
Wrong NB. Should have used the 1.8 146hp. Facelift. Best looking and best non turbo version.
I was like, "how did he fuck that up, he mixed up the NA and NB models", then I realized that Europe and some other countries had a 1.6 options for the NB. That must have truly been gutless.
Buck Turgidson why would you not want a turbo
Buck Turgidson the BP-Z3 VVT engine? Thought that made 152bhp? But I've also heard that it only makes 6 more than the BP-4W which I'm certain is only 140bhp so you could be right
Quenton Millstid Not sure of his reasons for not having a turbo but for me, I didn’t turbo my mk2.5 because, well, the 1.8 was taken out and the Jaguar V6 rocketeer conversion done on it. No replacement for displacement haha. Creamy power delivery and fuck me the sound
yeah all the reviews on youtube of the miata generations they all drive the WORST examples of NBs. but then i realized thats probably because people who own the good NBs are obsessed with them so they dont sell them lol. love how this dude trashin the NB is himself an NA owner. makes PERFECT sense now LOL
WHY NB 1.6?
WHY ND 1.5?
they made nd with 1.5 but ive never heard of nb with 1.6
vicesat it's lighter and cheaper
They shoulda got one with a 1.8 VVT engine. With it I noticed the difference tremendously between the na/nb.
Se nota que te encantan los miatas
NB more feminine than the NA? Maybe in sunflower yellow.. and surely car throttle could've at least got an NB with the 1.8 VVT?
id use the 99 NB with the 1.8 bp4w ported head and solid lifters from the factory and still non interference. in my opinion best engine offered in the miata excluding the japan only mazdaspeed turbo.
The guy is a NA owner himself, of COURSE he is crappin on the NB
The NB looks more aggressive than a NA and it's more aerodynamic.
@@pjpeerson5229 I am secure enough in masculinity to drive the NA
@@dlam2864 I'm secure in my masculinity enough to have an NA and NB miata. I don't know what I might have said to suggest otherwise. I'm a huge miata enthusiast and fanboy.
Why would you compare a 1.8 , a 1.6 , a 2.0 and a 1.5 ? You should have gone with either the smallest or the biggest engines of each generation and not mix them together like this. -.-
Not fair for the NB :)
Agreed, my NB has the 1.8 and its much more fun than Alex made their NB seem :(
Agreed ! Stupid "drag race" !
@@PncK64 Right. I've got the 1.6 and it's still faster and more powerful than many of my friends cars
@@marke1464 what do they drive? Chevets?
I feel like my own MX5 was misrepresented, the Mark II should have been a 1.8 version and not the colour of a lemon. It was set up to fail :(
Yeah the mk2 mx5 I have is the 1.8 gran torino sport, which would destroy any stock mk1s
"natural weight reduction" aka RUUUSSSTTTTT
Then you realize rust adds weight unless it has fallen off.
What a dumb thing to say
Bahaha!
Wish they'd had a NB Sport instead. Those are a blast to drive. 146 HP and remarkable handling with all the extra handling mods on from the factory.
There is a sport version of it, look it up (yes i know this was 7 years ago lel)
@@thetiagomatos no I meant in the video :) I own the sport version myself
what the he'll why would you use the 1.6 for the nb?
I'm an NC owner, most fun car I've ever owned, and I can't see myself ever selling it. I want to keep it forever~
@GF W Yup! Kinda wish I didn't get an NC1, since I blew the motor in it, 09 and newer have much better engines with forged internals. On the plus side of blowing the motor, I did a 2.5L swap which is a lot more fun than the stock 2.0L!
@@EZCarnivorehey ! Looking to buy it as my first car, the NC2. How much does the annual maintenance costs, and is there anything I should know? Thanks!
@@aribuwu Same as any other car, been super reliable for me outside of the engine issues I had!
how many miles? i recently got myself an 06 with 97k@@EZCarnivore
@@seabass3884 Currently just shy of 125k, I got it around 67k I think.
You used the wrong cars, slow nb and slow nd
Caos Rush the cars are slow
Quenton Millstid the NB has 140 if it has the 1.8L
if I remember rightly the 1.8L came with the base model. At least that's the case with my 2000 NB
Cyphrix101 yeah my 2000 nb has the 1.8L as well
Well this is a very unfair comparison for the NB. Here in the US, a stock NB2 LS/SE would destroy any stock NA, even the 1.8 M edition. You got more brace bar down in the bottom, a strut bar, lower ride height with firmer suspension, vvt for longer peak torque, factory tubular header, bigger brakes, more power. Don't get me wrong NA is cool, I had a 1.6 and it's fun to drive, and definitely an icon. But the performance isn't even close compared to my current 02 NB LS w/ 6 speed.
+jingxian tan Forgot the Torsen limited slip on that. I didn't even know they made a 1.6 NB. I believe the NB is one of the better ones and the NC to be the ugly fat duckling .
"more body roll than an obese pole dancer" Wtf 😂
Yeah. What a weirdo.
Why didn't you get a NB RS?!?!?! 1.8l and 6 speed it would have beaten the NA easy!! geeze CT get yo shit together should've have got the highest spec NA, NB, NC, and ND together instead of mix and matching the faster models against the slower version models!
NB is best looking IMO Kind of looks like a miniature Dodge Viper...
Totally agree, NBs are beautiful cars and best MX5 IMO. They also resemble the RX7 FD. Unfair contest though, hmmm NB 1.8 RS has 160HP, they're not exactly slow. Not to mention the mazdaspeed turbo.
Russell J B agreed the NB is to day the only gen that has gotten a Mazdaspeed option.
Russell J B Hate to tell you mate but the RS NB didnt come with 160 bhp, More like 145 bhp.
NB would still be my choice though as loads of them about for roughly the same price as the NA but abit newer.
I thought that, and also thought I wouldn't say it loud... It is like a 2 months Viper Fetus
DUDE! THAT'S WHAT I SAID. WTH IT REALLY DOES
"The sky is your limit" untill you go into a tunnel...
Nine's And AK's Gaming Channel that's for all cars
Nine's And AK's Gaming Channel I thought that
Or space
😂 Ever seen 8ft11?... CZcams it
Dude... driving through a tunnel in a convertible is awesome!!!!!
Do a review on all the STIs or Evos!!!
Yeesss
That would be 10 evos you know?
+ThatCarAddict Actually more then 10 evos.
+Dusan J How so, there are ten generations of the Evo.
+Dusan J 1,2,3,4,5,6,6.5,7,7.5,8,9,9 wagon and 10.
Owning an NC I can say if your steering gets heavy when pushing there is something wrong with the car. Also the electric roof is an option. The default is a manual roof with only 1 latch (centre), so its actually faster then the previous models.
Nice boat bro
the third generation looks a lot like an rx-8
Lots of Mazda look like the Rx-8
+Griffin Mackenzie any examples? the rx8 is one of my favorite cars
The RX-8 and the NC are on the same platform.
And the second generation looks like an rx-7
Haha I thought the same thing, I recently sold my rx8 and got an nc mx5. NC is my favorite. ND has a great looking rear end tho. Dunno what they were thinking with the misplaced fender flare on the front fenders, other than that it was near perfect.
we brits were not designed to say "miata"
Mia‘a
Meeya-*taugh*
The NB with the 1.8 is a phenomenal car, very zingy around corners and the engine makes a great sound when you rev it out.
It's always bn about the pop up head- lights for me 👍😉
seriously? With all the option available for the NB, you pick the 1.6...you known they had the turbocharged Mazdaspeed MX-5?
They probably couldn't find one
Didn’t get that in the UK and it’s quite rare, the 1.8 SVT would have been their best option but I guess it would have just blown the NA away and he is of course biased
9:40 Best MX-5 impression ever.
Interesting that if you had chosen the 1.8 NB you can get them standard with 140hp and 1025kg due to lack of ABS etc. Also depends on which final drive/ diff you had in each model, you could have had a really lazy 3.63, or the 4.10 even the 4.3 on the earlier ones. The difference between an overweight NB with the wrong gearing is huge compared to the lightest weight model with a better final drive, let alone modifications. I know it was a bit of fun, but there are too many variables on the models to do a fair comparison :)
More NBs left for me I guess.
MIATA GANG REPORT IN
BBABABABABABABABA
miata mafia
I'll be joining soon. I'm trying to get my hands on the gen1
Its the miAta mafia ffs
Ayyy, 96 NA8!
Should've used a 1.8 nb....
that's what I'm sayin
I cant believe he thinks the nb is the most feminine. I think its has the most handsome and timeless lines, on the interior and exterior.
All MX5s are really fun to drive, and every owner says that their choice is the best - let us all just enjoy them without trying to out do each other.
Very true
Clearly unfair towards the NB, I suspect probably because Alex has an NA and didn’t want to go on camera and admit that the NB is better, which is why they used a 1.6 to help prove their “point”. NB is the one to have over the NA any day of the week.
The NB is the best looking. I have no idea what you're on about.
theshonen8899 agreed. the lines are cleaner and just looks better
It's marmite...loads of people love them and loads hate them...personally I think the NB looks disgusting standard but looks awesome when modified. But the NA looks good as a standard roadster and even more awesome when tastefully modified
then you must be into stoners :)
I'm partial to the NA I think they're the best looking of all the miata/MX-5s. That being said, I only had 2 problems with the NB. The first was a minor thing. The door handles on the NB were hideous looking. It's like Mazda gave up on styling and just decided to rummage through their parts bins and found some extra Millenia/626 handles and said ok, on they go. This choice completely messed up the side profile of car. I don't know why they just didn't slighty redesign the nice chrome pulls of the NA. In short the door handles on the NB were way to big in my opinion for such a small car. The other thing I think was wrong eith the NB and also the NC and ND is they feel cheap. The NB felt like a less well built product then the NA. I have a NA personally and have driven a NB. The NB felt cheap to me. I felt like this was more a FORD product as opposed to a mazda product. What I love about my NA is that didn't feel cheaply built. It was the one thing Parent company Ford wasn't intruding on. They had a hand in just about everything else built by Mazda EXCEPT the Miata/MX-5. Then with NB and NC they decided to throw there hands all over them. Other then these 2 things the NB was a decent car.
Spot the NFSU2 fanboys ;)
Looks wise the NB is my favourite if you exclude the ND.
yep my fav to if you exclude all the other 3
Voi Vod the NC looks the worst in my opinion.
I just got an '04 NB/Mk2 for my first car and I'm very happy with it, I think it looks great, glad to see it has a fair amount of fans in the comments!
6:50 "more bodyroll here than an obese pole dancer"
my sides.
i agree with the last fact..your car always be the most awsome even tho is not fast or great but it puts a huge smile on your face every time you step the gas pedal a little more
Not even halfway through the video and I'm already saddened by your take on the NB. It's my favorite of course, but I feel like you should've used one of the later NB models with a 1.8 and torsen LSD. Or maybe even the factory turbo Mazdaspeed, which I still think is the best of them all in stock form.
+JustKyzuuh I also think this comparison is extremely unfair because they aren't on the same tires, and you used the nicest version of the NC vs the normal NA, and less power NB. Totally not fair IMO
JustKyzuuh who the fuck keeps a mx5 stock
umad bro? don't come raging on my post.
@@quentonmillstid850 I do. I like to actually enjoy my car for how it is and keep it reliable
I'm an NC driver, and though I still get all the hair dresser comments about my car I don't care. It's a rear wheel drive, two seater convertible, and it handles beautifully. End of.
EcirpWehttam Let them talk, they probably drive a boring VW golf or something.
I've now owned my NC for 3 months and never got any comments, in fact, everybody I took for a drive loved it
Aw man why not use the 1.8 NB, haters!
I always think the first has the biggest soul.
and the cutest smile! :3
Best purchase I’ve ever made, I love my 2007 Miata so much!!!! It was worth everything! Thank you for the great video!!!!
Far out, you absolutely NAILED the impressions when it comes to the aesthtics off the car!
Very bias against the NB why not use the 1.8? If you had the scores would of been different. The first drag the NA would be last and the last drag (minus the jump start) would of been 3 points to the NB. So the final scores would show:
1st = MK4 - 15points
Joint 2nd = MK2 - 9points / MK3 - 9points
4th = MK1 - 7points
But obviously this is CarThrottle so the NA can't lose.
The 2.0 sport NC with the soft top is the sweet spot and at over 6’3” the one I fit in
Great video and really exciting to see all these generations driven at once. Love that MX-5 you modified for yourself!
I really love his personal MX-5!! That's a great build! Great video man :)
Damn the NB is my favorite one, it probably doesn't help that you that you happened to get a 1.6 spec, we don't even have a 1.6 nb in the states haha
"You can get one of these for just £1000."
Pain.
What a review, informative and hilarious ! it's out on my birthday as well :D thanks CT!
These generation videos are always cool. Even if it is just because you get to see all of them together.
I love my NC, but I think my favorite is the NA. So cheap and easy to repair, yet loads of fun to hoon around in
I say Alex for the new top gear crew!
Thank you for recommending this again CZcams, a good throwback to see how phil and car throttle has improved as time goes by.
Still waiting for V6 Phil documentary!
1.8 NB is pretty lively vs the 1.6
Well looks like I can't go to bed for another 18 minutes and 21 seconds....
same... its midnight now
+Ramy Warda its fucking 5 am
+Josh Kauf Sorry.
+Josh Kauf lol same here.
You guys are awesome and I loved this video. I really wanna see one done with the gtrs and maybe even supras.
I love these 'Generations' videos; keep them coming!
Those MX-5 impressions were actually spot on. :)
The intro music reminded me of the GT4 Prologue intro ;)
NC is my personal favorite, the best looking inside and out
Brilliant video! Thank you
Fantastic! Entertaining, informative video. With just a dash of rightful biased. Loved it!
DANGER TO MANIFOLD! DANGER TO MANIFOLD!
RandyButterNubs00
Wrong car dude you need to find one on the Mitsubishi eclipse
1 Million is so close !!! :D
Alex,you're a legend!
The best car review of all time. Thanks.
I've got the Mk2.5, with the 1.8L SVT motor, the 6-speed and the LSD. The facelift (I think) fixed the weak styling of the original Mk2 with the lower bumper, the 1.8L pulls better and the 6 speed gives you more ratios to choose. The LSD and extra bracing from the factory make it handle really well. I think that, stock, it would stack up quite well - but I've also got a front sway bar on it, and some Potenza RE003s and it's amazing (could do with more power if I had the money, though). It's my favourite model, and I bought it over the cheaper NA and older NCs which were within my price range.
Love that ND though. I'd buy it if I had new-car money.
+Nicholas Fisher It also has bigger brakes :)
+Jay R Oh yes, I forgot that too. The front ones are vented discs as well.
I mean, if they're going to compare a special 2.0L 25th anniversary edition of the _heavy_ Mk3, and even a 1.8L version of the super light Mk1, the least they could do is not compare it with the _shittiest_ 1.6L version of the Mk 2.5. I mean, they don't have to bring in the SE Turbo version, but it's kind of lame when they pick the shittiest version of the one they hate, just so they can hate on it for things that are mostly fixed in other versions.
Please do a review on Honda S2000 1st gen. It'd be so interesting to watch.
I have fun in an MX5 down the B roads and I live in my Bongo full time. Mazda has made my life complete!
Like others have said, do the same with the STI line! I really wanna see how the earliest generations (like the Impreza Turbo) compares to the newer models. I reccon that especially the difference in weight has a lot to say in how they behave. I wanna know if the STI is actually still a proper STI at its core! :)
Hahaha the face impressions on the models by Alex were so brilliant :')
That was totally entertaining! Thank you.
You guys rock!! Keep up the good job! You're the best!!
You should have got more equal cars. More powerful NB, NA with ABS (Mine has ABS) etc.
Do a Datsun 240z/260z/280z/300zx/350z/370z please!!!
S30 over all the other Z's
+Ivan Deanda agreed
That would be too easy. 240z is best followed by 370z,350z, 300zx, rest are poo.
Eww🤦🏽♂️
A very fun and excellent video! Thank you.
Only just found this show after getting top gear withdraw symptoms... I love it.
I want a Miata so badly
Same
+Markus Reyes Then get one!!! :)
+Markus Reyes with a paddle mod
Wtf for ?
Justin McMullen because paddling gives you more POWEEEEER!!
Did anyone else hear the lifter knock on one of the cars? I can't tell which one though
I've a nb 98 1.8l in orange and I love it, my engine has 83k and my chassis got 178k on it, I also run a decat. It's amazing.
Alex's impressions of the cars was perfect
the Nb has 1.8? and the 01+ ones have a butterfly brace and vvt. the yellow banana with a 1.6 was not good representation tbh
hair dressers UNITE!!
lop
*lol
+osbaldo theVtenman lop*
Haha Made my Day ;D
Why are the miatas called the hairdressers' car?
Awesome video!
I'm think of buying a 1995 mx5 and this video made me want to buy one even more. 🤩
the first model looks way more beautiful than the others (my opinion)
oh yes
And because the small lights under them.
Styling is of course subjective but I couldn't have disagreed more. The current Miata has been universally praised for its styling while the NC was panned. To my eyes the NB is much better looking then the NA and it had a host of improvements over the NA, including, in America anyway, a more powerful engine and a 0-60 in the mid sevens. The stock NA could never match that. I even showed this video to about a dozen guys who all said the NB looked better then the NA. But then we find out that the NA is your personal car, perhaps a little bias was coming through, LOL. That's ok, I might be a little biased toward the NB as I am currently on the hunt for one.
Great job guys
There is something that is eternally cool about pop up headlights, that is why I have always liked the first generation MX-5. One day I want to own one.
Will car throttle reply?
Yes
+Car Throttle That's all I needed to know :)
+Car Throttle i hate you for no reason
+Car Throttle your left rear brake light is not operating correctly
+Car Throttle Hi Car Throtlle.
You should try the ND with the 2.0. Fits the car better than the 1.5
no
9:40 wow those were really the best impressions of a car's face I've ever seen
My favorite roadster of all the times. I would be happy with any generation. I had the chance to drive a NA (1.6L) Miata years ago and, I liked it. A few years later I drove a NA (1.8L), a "M edition" to be exact
Lol you can see the number plate which says what year the car is made (Maybe some of them are personal plates)
why would you use a 1.6 nb for the test ? instead of the 1.8 which came in almost all of the cars I love your videos but this kinda made me mad because I have a sport s nb with lsd from factor and it is much better than the na come on man this wasn't a fair test
I drove 90 miles in my ND with a 42 lbs .50 BMG rifle sticking out the top :D
Got some great looks from other drivers lol.
"Stoned and alert" 😂 that cracked me right up, it's so true. I need to show this to my mates.
You should have done it so that it was every generation had either the biggest or smallest engine available, but oh well, wasn't a bad video