The Mazda Miata is the most-raced car in North America, and for good reason. The platform itself is compliant and predictable, which makes it a great car for learning to drive well. At the other end of the learning curve, it takes every last ounce of technique and error-free driving to get the most from the car, and if you watch some of the From the November 1993 issue of Car and Driver. For 1994, Mazda calls its perky Miata "all-new beneath the skin." The new powerplant is good for 128 horsepower at 6500 rpm and 110 pound-feet This was a front wheel drive roadster, based on the Mazda 323 platform. By all accounts it wasn’t a particularly good car. It is also possible to see how some might have mistaken it for a Miata variant or (more likely) been told that it is an FWD Miata because it is built on a Mazda platform. It's an all year car for me. A set of snow tires will get you through winter weather. The PRHT will make all that much nicer. I'll replace my 93 with the the PRHT sometime down the road. Some people baby their Miata's. I don't. I take care of it, but for me a car is there to be driven. ateixeira Member Posts: 72,587. It's Mad Mike Whiddett drifting a heavily-modified Mazda Miata around Highlands Motorsport Park in New Zealand. There is copious amounts of tire smoke, the car goes sideways a lot, and it makes As drawn in the Mazda Miata Performance Handbook, the AFM connector is shown from the side of the air flow meter itself, not the wiring loom in the car. Ditching a flap airflow meter is a good Auto insurance for a Mazda MX-5 Miata will cost about $1,441 per year. This beats the national average for popular convertible models by $784. Our car insurance comparison study assumes a 40 year old good driver with full coverage and good credit that drives around 13,000 miles per year. Good Miatas needing work can be had from $1500 to $4000, cars purporting not to need work from about $4000 on up. Expect to pay $1000 extra for the hardtop, and less for cars with uninspiring .

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