Driving Does Not Get Better Than This | 2024 Mazda MX-5 Review

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  • @BlackNAVYAmericanVET
    @BlackNAVYAmericanVET 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I traded in my mustang GT 5.0 for this model, the exhilaration, fun factor, exceeds my expectations 1000% ❤

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Would love to try the Mustang out but alas Ford are one of a couple of cars companies who aren’t interested in loaning me cars. Hopefully one day that will change! Thanks for watching!

    • @WhiteEagle74
      @WhiteEagle74 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This just goes to show that you don’t need 400hp to have fun. Mazda focuses on handling, precise steering, and light weight where as too many car makers focus on hp and top speed numbers that are impractical in daily street driving.

    • @crooksight
      @crooksight 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I too previously owned a 2015 Mustang premium GT , the MX5 fits like a fine leather glove

  • @TheScottishDad
    @TheScottishDad 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Slight correction - the extra sound is not pumped into the cabin through the speakers, it is real sound from the sound tube. The airbox was modified slightly to allow more nouse to come in. All authentic.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for that and thank you for watching.

    • @timsullivan3921
      @timsullivan3921 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@4wheelsandaseat I think the Subaru BRZ has fake engine noise through the speakers. The MX5 has a sound tube than enters the cabin where the glove box would be, a very easy delete. The under bonnet plumbing looks terrible. I pick up my soul read "manual" GT RS roadster next week, will post a comment after I've taken it down some country roads.

  • @mrporsche4236
    @mrporsche4236 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    No popping or cracking. Thankgod the engineers were older then 8

    • @joby602
      @joby602 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't mind the odd pop or crackle, but it's the fakeness most of these cars have - deliberately injecting petrol into the exhaust. Sounds so naff.

  • @jefft137
    @jefft137 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A couple of miscues in your review. The sensitivity of the blind spot monitoring can be adjusted in the settings menu; therefore, you can change when the warning signal comes on. In addition, engine noise is not delivered into the cabin through the speakers. Rather, there is a sound tube that brings some intake noise physically into the cabin through a hole in the firewall. Thus, the noise is not electronically synthesized. It is actual intake noise that they pipe in. I do agree with your positive impressions. I have a 2024 ND GT and it is a great car.

  • @theretoocs
    @theretoocs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice review! I have a 2022 MX-5 GT soft top. The boot is fine. My wife and I took it on a 5 week interstate road trip. The boot has a narrow opening, but it’s deep and wide. It can hold two typical airline carry-on bags and some small back packs. It’s no SUV, but you sacrifice some convenience for a huge amount of fun.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And that is exactly the point of that car. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it and thank you for watching!

  • @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock
    @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Picking up mine next week and I am dying with impatience

  • @sibaroochi
    @sibaroochi 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love the soul red color but the one you showed is very interesting. I wonder if it's available in the US

  • @MacGyver1908
    @MacGyver1908 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thank you for showing us new MX-5! I’m waiting for mine red Homura, greetings from Norway 😊

    • @vtwintora
      @vtwintora 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same here! MX-5 GT Canada 😀
      A bonus for me is that im 5'5"!
      5'6" with with my shoes on, lol

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching!

    • @MacGyver1908
      @MacGyver1908 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@vtwintora Haha same here (177 cm). The car will arrive in 19 days 🥳

    • @GianmarcoLatcovich
      @GianmarcoLatcovich 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I received my gray Homura 4 months ago. One of the funniest modern car ever driven.

  • @joannapineda7928
    @joannapineda7928 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic review. I'm waiting for mine to come from Japan and I can't wait! Gonna have it wrapped in PPF to make it purple! Next month can't come soon enough!

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hope you enjoy it! Thank you for watching.

  • @mikeb9569
    @mikeb9569 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you upscale the shift and brake boot from Redline Goods with matching leather, get the padded leather armrest. It will prevent accidental switch activation, allow for a nice comfortable arm rest and look very nice.

  • @carlosbrigett2574
    @carlosbrigett2574 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Forget the blind spot with the top up. Try using the 3 mirrors, that's what they're there for.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Even with the mirrors there’s a blind spot.

  • @patdillon8622
    @patdillon8622 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the nice review Alex; well done.

  • @devilsadvocate2548
    @devilsadvocate2548 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought the MX5 had a 'sound pipe/hose' running from the intake to near the fire wall that pumped the engine noise in to the cabin and not a 'fake sound' played through the speakers'?

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      On reflection I like you might be right....

  • @0j00n
    @0j00n 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i recently got a 24 in usa. i dont have wireless andriod wireless cant find information anywhere is this true or do i have settings wrong

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not sure about Android, as I don't have one so can't test. Some systems do have wireless Apple and not Android, so that may be the case here.

  • @mike_oe
    @mike_oe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    4:20 but how tall are you? That would be nice to know...

  • @jessejames6751
    @jessejames6751 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The second best feeling to flying

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a great way to look at it! Thanks for watching.

  • @mikaan1231
    @mikaan1231 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    How tall are you?

  • @tomwoody6084
    @tomwoody6084 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looking forward to the new body style in the 2026 model year. Friend is a Mazda dealer so he is going to save me one 🙏. My friend is concerned about it being too small for me. I am 6’1” and 210 so I’m not really that big 😂. How tall are you and what are your thoughts on the size. You seem to be over 6’ (1.83 meters).

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m 190cm and fit in it just fine, although it is cosy! It’s a really fun car that you won’t regret - at least until you run out of trunk space…

    • @davidallen3284
      @davidallen3284 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      How certain can anyone be about any new body style (coming in 2026 or whenever)? I’m very sceptical.

  • @julianhawkins9423
    @julianhawkins9423 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They had daytime running lights on the earlier models 🙄😀

  • @dannyphamous
    @dannyphamous 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing review!

  • @BlackNAVYAmericanVET
    @BlackNAVYAmericanVET 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wish Mazda put white reflectors where the snake LED fangs daytime running lights was, black plugs, are tacky

    • @clampard1
      @clampard1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      After market fangs available

  • @J_S209
    @J_S209 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’d love to own an MX5 but I purchased a BRZ … just a bit more practical.

  • @spencerallen5461
    @spencerallen5461 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have rheumatoid arthritis in my left knee so heavy clutchwork is out of the question. I don't need you trying to make me feel bad about driving an auto. I have a 23 MX-5.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sorry if my comments upset you - that was certainly not my intention.

    • @sethgunn8256
      @sethgunn8256 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Woke puss

  • @keithholland7465
    @keithholland7465 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great fun review

  • @supermansteve6832
    @supermansteve6832 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’m not trying to sound disrespectful but that car is NOT designed for a tall person like yourself. And it’s incredibly clear knowing how small the car is.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      But it's such a nice car. I'll make it fit!

  • @WizardTerence
    @WizardTerence 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There are NO BLIND SPOTS. Set your mirrors PROPERLY. This has been proven in other videos.
    Look to
    The Straight Pipes review of the ND MX5

  • @TheHayabusa09
    @TheHayabusa09 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Shame as it was filmed in 360p..Was this morning, now much better!

    • @MacGyver1908
      @MacGyver1908 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice quailty here in Norway 🤗

    • @DeanBKK
      @DeanBKK 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      2160p here 🤷‍♂️

  • @evanescapades2513
    @evanescapades2513 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An honest review. Cheers❤I think i’ll stay away from this one…

  • @hillbillysportsman5818
    @hillbillysportsman5818 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Miata Is Always The Answer!

  • @wildcatlife6479
    @wildcatlife6479 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have accidentally stopped the music while shifting zero times.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well you must shift differently to me I guess...

  • @Marszczak
    @Marszczak 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man you are way too tall for this car :) do you look over the windshield frame?

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not quite but nearly. I do fit in it okay, but I would not want one as a daily driver. Thanks for watching!

  • @Splendid_Lad
    @Splendid_Lad 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m ready for Mazda to come out with a new Miata.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think a lot of people are. Me too! Thanks for watching!

  • @tariqalr
    @tariqalr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How tall are you?

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m 190cm

    • @JJF1973
      @JJF1973 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For the metric impaired Americans, that’s nearly 6’ 3”.

    • @MongeziLusithi
      @MongeziLusithi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JJF1973 😄

  • @Pboy7272
    @Pboy7272 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Turnback car? No way. The wheel gaps! My god!

    • @WhiteEagle74
      @WhiteEagle74 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m with you on that but this can easily be corrected with a good set of coilovers.

  • @kandeepanharichandran9882
    @kandeepanharichandran9882 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Still feeling claustrophobic 😨😨

  • @davidbachtel1721
    @davidbachtel1721 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The brits don't use horsepower...😅

  • @JJF1973
    @JJF1973 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why do Brits add an “r” to words… like “Mazda-r MX-5?” I’m just curious where that comes from.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don’t know. I’ll be sure to ask a British person next time I meet one.

    • @JJF1973
      @JJF1973 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@4wheelsandaseat, lol, oops, didn’t realize you were Australian and that y’all did that too. Fascinating! Love your sense of humor as much as your accent. I have a thick Appalachian accent myself and do not have a great ear for other accents after years of linguistic isolation. Thank goodness I did have a Miata to make it through. lol

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JJF1973 Haha. Just like the States there are a few different Australian accents :)

    • @JJF1973
      @JJF1973 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@4wheelsandaseat, keep the great content and accent coming. It is very entertaining and informative.

  • @indetailcarcaresolutions3770
    @indetailcarcaresolutions3770 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You may wish to temper the manual fanboy comments Alex. I love driving and until a dissolving spine got the better of me, was manual only. I have test driven an MX-5 a few times, but folding in and fairly ‘base model Mazda2’ platform turned me off. I decided to cut my losses. Relieve my dysfunctional back and purchase an E88 BMW 135i with the dreaded N54 engine. Even as an automatic, I am going to have to curb my enthusiasm, but the good thing is my useless left leg can stay useless as it has a clutch less manual mode. With some upgrades coming to freshen her up I will gladly take you on around any twisty road you like in your MX-5. Let’s see whose smile is bigger at the end of the run. Lloyd

    • @BMWWolf
      @BMWWolf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Nah manual is great, allowing more connection and tactility with the car. Sorry to hear about your back though!

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry to hear about your leg, but I don’t doubt the Beemer would comfortably beat the Mazda.

    • @dougmaverick3287
      @dougmaverick3287 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      With the MX-5 Miata it's either manual or nothing.
      You don't buy an automatic sports car.

    • @dilmaxxx
      @dilmaxxx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It would be my smile in my manual mx5 NA with coil overs anti sway bars custom performance exhaust and intake. I empathise with you, but with an mx5 it’s manual or nothing.

    • @FatumConfido
      @FatumConfido 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dougmaverick3287 after driving manual for 20+ years, i want a fun, zippy convertible as a daily driver in city traffic. absolutely want an automatic. won't ever take it to the track. but, if there's an alternative for under $60K AUD, i'm all ears.

  • @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock
    @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well well well. Looks like you tough guy manual drivers can't control your vehicles without annoying music pauses. We auto drivers wouldn't know how irritating that must be.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha. LOL.

    • @Sporz-q3u
      @Sporz-q3u 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We’re not tough. We just feel sorry for you automatic people. 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock
      @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sporz-q3u the same way math teachers feel sorry for their calculator-using students. And just like them, you're fading into irrelevancy.

  • @jessejames6751
    @jessejames6751 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Car is made for smaller bodies

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True, but I fit in it better than I do the Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ. Thanks for watching!

    • @AdAstra78
      @AdAstra78 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hmm, dunno. I'm six foot two and a bit of a fatty and I fit in mine perfectly well.

  • @kandeepanharichandran9882
    @kandeepanharichandran9882 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This car is good for a Hobbits

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m 190cm tall and I fit. It’s a bit snug…

    • @kandeepanharichandran9882
      @kandeepanharichandran9882 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@4wheelsandaseat I am 180 cm tall with bulk body. Never Snug😁😁

    • @tabutog
      @tabutog 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      6 foot + Black people can fit in them

  • @seethingsclearlyawaken3424
    @seethingsclearlyawaken3424 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey, your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car. You can deliver mail in that car. Good for you. Maybe deliver newspapers too. I would still prefer the wheel on the standard left side, but to each their own. I still like the MX5. I prefer all analog gauges. Also, I wouldn't need to have electric seats. I like the RF version, and would probably leave the roof up all the time. I would also have the windows all tinted so nobody would be staring at me.

    • @4wheelsandaseat
      @4wheelsandaseat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The steering wheel is on the right side. In every sense of the word right. Thank you for watching and your comments!

    • @alanthomson1227
      @alanthomson1227 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@4wheelsandaseatyes left side is wrong side