I bought a 2019 Miata RF GT last week in automatic form. I am a longtime manual person. I find the paddle shifting gives me the feel and control. I cannot heel-toe but for street driving and traffic the auto is fantastic.
The M to the left of D on the shifter is for the manual mode which lets you drive the car like a manual transmission. Other cars that have sports mode have this feature such as the Toyota Corolla SE/XSE
It’s the handling and nimble feeling that makes it fun so the automatic does NOT detract from driving enjoyment for me! Plus it’s easier in P traffic, hills and frees up your hands for drinking coffee or water in traffic.
Love the automatic; live in the city, so shifting all the time is not my cup of tea. I have carpal tunnel in both hands, so I'm over my gear shifting days, and do NOT miss it.
I work for a car manufacturer. We don't allow for more than 3 trips through the spray booth. The vehicles is scrapped if it goes through a 4th time. The goal is only one trip. The reason for scapping the body after 3 coats is because the more layers of paint the more easy the paint will chip. The best paint job is one coat and that is or goal. That's the strongest and most resilient to stone chips
i love how excited you are about the knobs. Multiple knobs FTW! Thanks for the vid. Found your video because i'm looking to get a 22. I had a 2020 manual in the past but wanted the auto this time so the wife could easily drive it as well. And honestly after owning a ton of manual transmission sports cars I'm kind of looking forward to taking it easy also lol
automatics used to be slow things that was more likely to break. just as they figured out how to make automatics work right, CVT & dual clutch came out to make the argument even more confusing not to mention electric cars. the auto in the ND is a good unit, the auto in the NA is a common failure point.
My family had a 1971 Pontiac Lemans with a 4 - speed shift on the floor. It was a stout car to drive. It was fun tho but we sold it in 04 to a guy begging us to sell it I kinda wish we would of kept it cause it was still like new when we sold it. It was one of the best cars ever made with the 350 2 baral V-8. It wasn't fast but it felt it and would spin the tires power shifting it to 2 nd gear. Nothing ever went wrong but then there wasn't anything to go wrong it just had a heater and an am radio. But alot of vehicles where like that back in the good ole days lol but getting back to manual transmissions my parents bought me a new 93 5 speed Ford Escort GT. I made sure it was ordered with every thing you could get with it. Power moonroof ac, cruise etc. Black with grey int. It was lovely to drive and beautiful to look at. It was was good because the GT version from 91 to 96 had the Mazda 1.8 DOHC 16 valve 4 cylinder. I kept it from 93 to 19 and sold it. Nothing went wrong with that car either just timing belts were changed and the front struts and that was it. It had 225,000 miles when I sold it and still ran like new. Original clutch everything. It was a fun fun car also. 0 to 60 was 8.0 and it would hit 120 top speed. It was fast back then but now would seem kinda slow compared to today's cars. The stick shift was so very fun and made most cars faster than automatic cars and trucks. Stick shift cars seemed to be a common thing in cars back in the 70s and 80s and then they slowly started to vanish. It's quite sad in a way I guess people don't want or like them. I remember alot of people had trouble learning how to drive a stick but it was as easy as driving an automatic to me anyway. Well another thing I basically wrote this is because I love this color Miata and how the whole car just looks. I really like Mazdas to I think they are very reliable and don't get the credit they deserve. After seeing this Miata it is making me want one now lol. Guess I could get one to go with my Lexus?!
I've driven my dad's 5MT Camry a few times, and I don't think I'd like to commute to work every day with a 3rd pedal. If I could afford a weekend convertible, though, I'd probably force myself to get the hang of that clutch pedal.
Or C, you want your wife to enjoy the new MX-5 and she refuses to drive a manual. Still fun. In fact, most of the folks of the local Miata group drive automatics. But I still miss shifting gears but love my wife a bit more. If she is reading this, a whole lot more [but we know]
I bought an automatic Mustang because of my ADD-Autsm... In video games/sims when I turn on Manuel much less manuel with clutch I will forget to shift... I can do it but I must focus on it and I much rather focus of driving then mess with the transmission.
You won't forget to shift a manual car. The engine's sound and feel will clue you in that you need to shift. It's a lot different from playing a game. You get a feel for it pretty quickly.
Fiat 500 and abarths also have exterior paint that matches the interior. The abarth you reviewed was plasti dipped inside and didn't match which I thought was extremely odd lol
Trust me, definitely test drive the auto - it is breathtaking lightweight 2300lb rwd fun, the paddle shifters were cool, then buy the manual. I wasn't sure on the ND at first. Loved my NA and NC miatas. Wanted a new car (NC got totaled, was driving an automatic IS250c) test drove every fun affordable car in 2020. Tried a ND1 manual, tried a ND2 manual RF and S/T. Drove a ND2 automatic base and fell in love, maybe I was rusty? it was so amazing and I saw so much fun potential in the ND - so I decided to get the manual ND2 which is now funner than the auto for me.
I actually have an automatic nb and the reason I bought it is because it was cheaper than a manual and it was super clean and mechanically sound. I’m in the process of manual swap it it tho but the automatic is pretty cool if you just want to cruise
I love your reviews. Long time watcher. But genuinely curious why the one thing you don’t talk about or show is the driving.. no pulls No example of the automatic transmission going through the gears.. just seems like it’s an exterior / interior review more than anything
Pulls are hard to show. I mostly film on public roads, where there are speed limits and rules. Whenever I’ve posted a “street pulls” I get comments saying I’m driving recklessly. If I don’t post street pulls, people ask where they are. There’s plenty of other channels where you can see an ND doing a pull so I’ll leave the liability to them. Thanks for the support!
The automatic shifts faster than a manual especially in sport mode or with the paddle and shifter. It doesn’t do hole shots. I’m not going to drift. And then I can always go full auto and chill. Since I’ve driven manuals since the 60s it’s annoying. Young guys like push the pedals and throw the shift around. It feels cool.
I had a Mini with a 6 speed manual transmission and then a Mini with a 6 speed steptronic.automatic. I have since gone back to a 6 speed manual Mini. I did enjoying letting the steptronic auto shift at the end of the rev range. I was just curious if the Mazda was a steptronic automatic transmission?
Honestly-----this was not a good review. I think viewers want to know HOW it compares to the manual, specifics and such. Is it like 90% of the manual? etc.
To me, sports cars are meant to be fun and engaging to drive..and that is why my ideal sports car has to be manual transmission. Sure, the modern automatic transmission cars are fast and will shift faster than manuals but still boring to drive.
Was great letting you review zack like I told you when we met that was the only Miata they had on the lot at the time of my purchase
I’m just happy Mazda never released a car with a CVT
@Brian Lee ( X ) Doubt
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@@user-ze4qv9df5b LIES!!!
@@nolahahnshouse3389 I mean Honda has had several cvts and some of their cars and you never hear anything bad from them
@@lowkeydiegoduran4724 now you have, Thailand's Honda use CVT that will need repair every 300k km (180k mi for you muricans)
I bought a 2019 Miata RF GT last week in automatic form. I am a longtime manual person. I find the paddle shifting gives me the feel and control. I cannot heel-toe but for street driving and traffic the auto is fantastic.
The M to the left of D on the shifter is for the manual mode which lets you drive the car like a manual transmission. Other cars that have sports mode have this feature such as the Toyota Corolla SE/XSE
Ad a ton of sports cars like the mustang and covette.
No car I've ever driven with a manually shifted automatic has been anything like a manual. Just leave it in D and forget about it
It’s the handling and nimble feeling that makes it fun so the automatic does NOT detract from driving enjoyment for me! Plus it’s easier in
P traffic, hills and frees up your hands for drinking coffee or water in traffic.
Love the automatic; live in the city, so shifting all the time is not my cup of tea. I have carpal tunnel in both hands, so I'm over my gear shifting days, and do NOT miss it.
I work for a car manufacturer. We don't allow for more than 3 trips through the spray booth. The vehicles is scrapped if it goes through a 4th time. The goal is only one trip. The reason for scapping the body after 3 coats is because the more layers of paint the more easy the paint will chip. The best paint job is one coat and that is or goal. That's the strongest and most resilient to stone chips
I love touching those knobs too. Such amazing, supple knobs.
"Its just one of my favorite knobs there is and i just love touching it"
I bet you do my friend 😂😂😂😂😂
I love automatic sports cars and I love a Nissan CVT. I know it sounds crazy but I live in LA and don't need the extra hassle.
Could have showed how the paddles worked and launched the car.
i love how excited you are about the knobs. Multiple knobs FTW! Thanks for the vid. Found your video because i'm looking to get a 22. I had a 2020 manual in the past but wanted the auto this time so the wife could easily drive it as well. And honestly after owning a ton of manual transmission sports cars I'm kind of looking forward to taking it easy also lol
The Volkswagen beetle 2012 to 2018 has internal door and dash trim that matches the exterior paint colors
automatics used to be slow things that was more likely to break. just as they figured out how to make automatics work right, CVT & dual clutch came out to make the argument even more confusing not to mention electric cars. the auto in the ND is a good unit, the auto in the NA is a common failure point.
My family had a 1971 Pontiac Lemans with a 4 - speed shift on the floor. It was a stout car to drive. It was fun tho but we sold it in 04 to a guy begging us to sell it I kinda wish we would of kept it cause it was still like new when we sold it. It was one of the best cars ever made with the 350 2 baral V-8. It wasn't fast but it felt it and would spin the tires power shifting it to 2 nd gear. Nothing ever went wrong but then there wasn't anything to go wrong it just had a heater and an am radio. But alot of vehicles where like that back in the good ole days lol but getting back to manual transmissions my parents bought me a new 93 5 speed Ford Escort GT. I made sure it was ordered with every thing you could get with it. Power moonroof ac, cruise etc. Black with grey int. It was lovely to drive and beautiful to look at. It was was good because the GT version from 91 to 96 had the Mazda 1.8 DOHC 16 valve 4 cylinder. I kept it from 93 to 19 and sold it. Nothing went wrong with that car either just timing belts were changed and the front struts and that was it. It had 225,000 miles when I sold it and still ran like new. Original clutch everything. It was a fun fun car also. 0 to 60 was 8.0 and it would hit 120 top speed. It was fast back then but now would seem kinda slow compared to today's cars. The stick shift was so very fun and made most cars faster than automatic cars and trucks. Stick shift cars seemed to be a common thing in cars back in the 70s and 80s and then they slowly started to vanish. It's quite sad in a way I guess people don't want or like them. I remember alot of people had trouble learning how to drive a stick but it was as easy as driving an automatic to me anyway. Well another thing I basically wrote this is because I love this color Miata and how the whole car just looks. I really like Mazdas to I think they are very reliable and don't get the credit they deserve. After seeing this Miata it is making me want one now lol. Guess I could get one to go with my Lexus?!
I've driven manuals all my life. Now I'm older and wiser, I prefer an automatic. It's a bit like growing out of video games.
Yup, me too.
I've driven my dad's 5MT Camry a few times, and I don't think I'd like to commute to work every day with a 3rd pedal. If I could afford a weekend convertible, though, I'd probably force myself to get the hang of that clutch pedal.
Or C, you want your wife to enjoy the new MX-5 and she refuses to drive a manual.
Still fun.
In fact, most of the folks of the local Miata group drive automatics.
But I still miss shifting gears but love my wife a bit more. If she is reading this, a whole lot more [but we know]
I bought an automatic Mustang because of my ADD-Autsm... In video games/sims when I turn on Manuel much less manuel with clutch I will forget to shift... I can do it but I must focus on it and I much rather focus of driving then mess with the transmission.
You won't forget to shift a manual car. The engine's sound and feel will clue you in that you need to shift. It's a lot different from playing a game. You get a feel for it pretty quickly.
@@bwofficial1776yup, and when you have learned how to properly drive a manual, I believe you are more focused on driving as a whole.
Fiat 500 and abarths also have exterior paint that matches the interior. The abarth you reviewed was plasti dipped inside and didn't match which I thought was extremely odd lol
Props to other car channels that actually clean their car before filming.
Mazda is the only Japanese that doesn't make CVTs, but uses regular automatic tranmissions
Good
Subaru brz too
@@ashveensharma5468 yeah but subaru still makes cvts
Can you wind the car out up to 7500 rpms then shift? Thanks
Gotta find an automatic 124 and see how that is. I heard they shift pretty quick.
i owned an automatic NA. the transmission itself was truly not good but that didn’t make the car any less fun, the thing was a blast
I love Mazdas. And I love and owned the original Blues Brothers.
I'm hoping to get an automatic as driving a manual in London is the worst now but I'm finding it hard to find a used automatic mx5 lol
Trust me, definitely test drive the auto - it is breathtaking lightweight 2300lb rwd fun, the paddle shifters were cool, then buy the manual. I wasn't sure on the ND at first. Loved my NA and NC miatas. Wanted a new car (NC got totaled, was driving an automatic IS250c) test drove every fun affordable car in 2020. Tried a ND1 manual, tried a ND2 manual RF and S/T. Drove a ND2 automatic base and fell in love, maybe I was rusty? it was so amazing and I saw so much fun potential in the ND - so I decided to get the manual ND2 which is now funner than the auto for me.
I actually have an automatic nb and the reason I bought it is because it was cheaper than a manual and it was super clean and mechanically sound. I’m in the process of manual swap it it tho but the automatic is pretty cool if you just want to cruise
181 not too shabby.
How mant rpm's at 60 miles per hour?
I love your reviews. Long time watcher. But genuinely curious why the one thing you don’t talk about or show is the driving.. no pulls
No example of the automatic transmission going through the gears..
just seems like it’s an exterior / interior review more than anything
Pulls are hard to show. I mostly film on public roads, where there are speed limits and rules. Whenever I’ve posted a “street pulls” I get comments saying I’m driving recklessly. If I don’t post street pulls, people ask where they are. There’s plenty of other channels where you can see an ND doing a pull so I’ll leave the liability to them. Thanks for the support!
The automatic shifts faster than a manual especially in sport mode or with the paddle and shifter. It doesn’t do hole shots. I’m not going to drift. And then I can always go full auto and chill. Since I’ve driven manuals since the 60s it’s annoying. Young guys like push the pedals and throw the shift around. It feels cool.
In mexico we only get the RF in automatic, is it worth it ?
We do get the soft top in a manual, but who wants a soft top
0:37 My nd is also lower on the drivers side. Wth is that huh?
I had a Mini with a 6 speed manual transmission and then a Mini with a 6 speed steptronic.automatic. I have since gone back to a 6 speed manual Mini. I did enjoying letting the steptronic auto shift at the end of the rev range. I was just curious if the Mazda was a steptronic automatic transmission?
wind buffetting and rear pillar obstruction....can you address as I seem to have missed this in your drive.
I have a 2021 jet black RF I love it automatic
Nice review. Thumbs up. Light on the driving impressions though. Spent all your time on reasoning auto vs manual. Nothing on the car or the shifting.
are we still doing phrasing?
Beautiful background dude.
Wait… a review without a pov drive and comments on the handling and actual automatic trans?..
How about a video about the drive..... you did my ears in woffalllllllll
Beyond the cars other great qualities you'd think it was just all about the trans sometimes..
I didn't even know the Miata came with an automatic transmission.
how far does it go from 0 to 60 mph?
Homie loves knobs more than me
That car is screaming. For a polish…
Nice!
Nice Mazda
Honestly-----this was not a good review. I think viewers want to know HOW it compares to the manual, specifics and such. Is it like 90% of the manual? etc.
Knobs 🤤🤤
"If You are an ampute 😂😂"
To me, sports cars are meant to be fun and engaging to drive..and that is why my ideal sports car has to be manual transmission. Sure, the modern automatic transmission cars are fast and will shift faster than manuals but still boring to drive.
Why would you buy an automatic miata?
The manual transmission is the fun part
I thought stick shifts were just for insecure dudes? Who actually cares what a stranger thinks about your transmission preferences 😂
U don't even drive the car, wtf is this?
Paddle shifters/gear selector on the shifter