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Originally Posted by Red Bread
I guess I just don't see them as comparable. One had a 9k rpm screamer, the other had a 323GTX Motor that lost its turbo (which the MS didn't nearly replicate). Both are fun cars, I've owned a few Miatas, but if we're just talking motors, not the whole package, the Honda is miles better.
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IIRC the AP1 has a 9000rpm redline which was quickly replaced by the AP2 which has a lower 8300rpm redline. Personally I feel the AP2 has a more useable power band. Still visceral yet drive-able on the street.
Miata doesn't become the best selling sports car of all time without good reasons. While they are no revvers (actually they felt uncouth at high rpms), they are so fun even tooling along Main St. Yet they are more Miatas at the track than all the cars posted here on any given weekend. Now that says something about this diminutive Mazda.
As the world marches towards soulless digital vehicular appliances, I wish I have the money to buy all these great analog vehicles that ooze character.