Sentences with phrase «miata sport»

Mazda gained fame and its dealers made a fortune with the introduction of the MPV minivan and the two - seat Miata sport coupe.

The engine is nearly a duplicate of the one Mazda installs in the Miata sports car.

Soft Top Miata Sports start at just under $ 25K and rise to about $ 31K.

That has happened twice recently, with the Mazda Miata sports car and the Chevrolet Corvette with the ZR - 1 option.

Mazda manufactures a full line of award - winning cars, including the Mazda MX - 5 Miata sports car, Mazda3 compact sedan and five - door, and midsize Mazda6 sedan, which have all competed din the Pirelli World Challenge Championships.

Not exact matches

«You can't zone out in a yoga class — that is setting yourself up for injury,» explains Aileen Febles, Certified Yoga and Prenatal Yoga Instructor at The Sports Club LA / MIA (www.thesportsclubla.com).

No wonder the Miata is the world's best - selling sports car.

Mazda MX - 5 Cup / / $ 50,000 (ESTIMATED) / / Lap Time 1:55.8 Mazda's MX - 5 (a.k.a. Miata) has long been one of our favorite sports cars, blessed as it is with a brilliant chassis, just enough power to keep you grinning, and a relatively light curb weight.

Ever since Mazda introduced the Miata for 1990, the MX - 5 has been the sports car for the masses, beloved for its simplicity, purity, affordability, and fundamental goodness.

We're sure this would endear the Miata to automotive journalists even more than ever, but we're not sure how sports car buyers would embrace such an engine, especially in the North American market.

Fun, twisty sports car roads connecting Paso Robles, California, with Royal Oak, Michigan are rare, especially when time is a factor and you have to return AUTOMOBILE's Four Seasons 2016 Mazda MX - 5 Miata Club to the Detroit Bureau in four days.

This is especially important for light, low - power sports cars like the Mazda Miata and Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ, where momentum is more important than tire - shredding torque.

The ride and handling are perfectly balanced for a small sports car, although it handles itself in a slightly different manner than Miatas previously have.

In concert with the snick - snick of the short - throw six - speed gearbox, the light, progressive clutch, and the easily modulated brakes, the Miata provides as much driving pleasure as any sports car that costs three or four times as much.

If you're a couple who likes to take your sports car on longer trips, try fitted luggage, which my wife and I have used to great effect with our personal third - gen Miata.

The Miata has always been the automotive contrarian to both the quotidian appliances and the over-the-top luxury sports cars with which it shares the road.

The only Miata trim level that comes with the sport - tuned suspension, the Club also features Bilstein shocks and a limited - slip differential, along with a front air dam, rear lip spoiler and bumper skirt, and side sill extensions.

Those of us who might be described as overly familiar with the Miata as a modern and reliable European - style sports car will prefer the MX - 5's natural power delivery and the way its very capable steering and handling can push the driver to improve his or her skills on challenging roads.

But it's clear that without Fiat's partnership in this program, not only would there be no Spiata, there would be no ND Miata, two modern, efficient, and affordable sports cars that will help us survive a bleak enthusiasts» future of roads filled with zombie automobiles.

Autocar also suggests that the Mini Superleggera will set its sights on the Mazda Miata as a sports car benchmark.

Mazda and Subaru, on the other hand, have issues mid-year price hikes for the CX - 5 crossover, MX - 5 Miata roadster, and Impreza WRX sport compact.

While Wester wasn't elaborating, our Georg Kacher has reported that the Fiat - Mazda sports car alliance will likely produce a Fiat (possibly badged as an Abarth)-- not an Alfa — in addition to the next MX - 5 Miata.

No, it's no BMW or Porsche or Alfa Romeo «sport / activity vehicle,» and that may place it in your mind on the wrong side of Automobile's «No Boring Cars» credo, but if like me, you're wary and weary of those European automakers and their attempts to defy their centers of gravity to make their SUVs handle «almost like a sports car,» you might see the 2018 Buick Enclave Avenir as a worthy do - almost - everything garage mate for your Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ or Miata / Fiata or Porsche Boxster / Cayman.

As sport bikes and slammed Miatas speed through the winding mountainous roads at blazing speeds, our all - wheel - drive MKZ holds its own, hugging corners and providing road feedback usually associated with German sport sedans from BMW AG and Audi AG.

Weighing in at a bantam 2,332 pounds for the manual - equipped model, and 2,381 for the automatic transmission model, the new 2016 Miata is by far one of the lightest sports cars on the market in the U.S. today.

The 1st and 3rd gen are tight sports cars similar in handling to the Miata, but the 2nd gen... Read full review

This unit is expected to power a high performance sports car in the future that will slot above the Mazda MX - 5 Miata.

Then along came the Mazda MX - 5 Miata at the 1989 Chicago auto show, showing that it was possible to build a thrilling convertible sports car that was actually usable as a daily driver.

Direct injection and turbocharging will almost certainly be part of the program, and based on Mazda's successes in trimming what little fat was on the MX - 5 Miata, we expect a production RX sports car to have a curb weight far below 3,000 lb.

Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai says a production RX sports car could be based on the Miata's platform, claiming the roadster's chassis is «close to perfection» for such a task.

Mazda says older, wealthier Miata buyers are more likely to choose the Grand Touring trimline and are more likely to choose the automatic, but some of us chose the GT for its heated seats, which enhances its appeal as a four - seasons sports car.

The Miata won hearts and minds by requiring just a fraction of the maintenance of high - strung European sports cars and by making long journeys easy with its supportive seats and fine ride.

All the buzz around Mazda is currently centered on the upcoming 2016 MX - 5 Miata, but there's another rumored Mazda sports car project further down the pipeline that could mean the return of the rotary engine.

But like Mazda's other great sports car, the Miata, the RX - 8 is a vehicle for which the stat sheet does little justice.

Further down the road, look for Alfa Romeo's U.S. lineup to expand with a possible Giulietta compact hatchback, a Giulia rear - wheel - drive sport sedan, and the 2C Spider, a sports car developed in conjunction with the next - generation Mazda Miata.

Like many hotly anticipated sports cars, each new - generation MX - 5 Miata tends to sell well out the gate, only to dwindle as time goes on.

Although a lot of people these days think Mazda's sports - car heritage began with the MX - 5 Miata in 1989, the company had been a serious player in the two - seater market since the RX - 7 debuted in 1978.

On the road, our Miata on stock tires errs toward comfort rather than sport, softly soaking up bumps.

Though more a sports car enthusiast than a truck guy, this critic finds the second - generation Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro the spiritual equivalent of, say, the Mazda Miata Club.

In a little over two decades, the Mazda Miata has become one of the best - selling sports cars in history.

After throwing all the performance stats out the window, Lago evaluates the FR - S and Miata on canyon roads to see which sports car provides the most driving enjoyment.

Unbeknown to Mazda at its introduction, the Miata would go on to be a smashing hit and the world's best selling sports car.

Sports — Performance (under $ 50K): Chevrolet's beefy Camaro SS muscle car goes up against some smaller contenders in the new Mazda MX - 5 Miata, Hyundai Veloster Rally Edition, Mini John Cooper Works 3 - Door and Volkswagen's hot hatch Golf R.

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Since 1989, the Mazda MX - 5 Miata has been a de-facto choice in the affordable sports car world.

Offering the same charm and fun to drive nature combined with sterling Japanese reliability and build quality, the Miata was the sports car the world deserved GR Auto Gallery is pleased to bring this stunning, one owner 1991 MX - 5 Miata to the market for the very first time.

It matters not a whit; the 124, like the Miata on which it's based, is about intimate driver / car interaction, the kind only a lightweight (1,124 kilograms, in the case of the Abarth) sports car provides.

This Cayman is not cheap at $ 70,000, but it does a better job delivering a pure - ish sports car experience — the kind of connection to the road you might feel in a Subaru BRZ or a Mazda MX - 5 Miata.

Except the Miata starts most every time you turn the key and doesn't leak oil, so comparisons to old British sports cars are not entirely appropriate.

While the Miata may be the spiritual successor of the Mgs and Triumphs of the»50s and»60s, this modern sports car didn't inherit the oil leaks, cranky engines and unpredictable electrical systems that plagued those old roadsters.