The Mazda MX-5 is the epitome of an economical convertible trot worldwide and has endured for years to come. The top-of-the-top model of the 2022 MX-5 is the GT Sport Tech version with a practical 2.0T engine, and although it is said to be a top-mounted model, it is still very basic in many aspects, of course, this is the fun of the Mazda roadster.
The entry-level Version of the Mazda MX-5 also has a 1.5-liter engine version, from this point of view, the 2.0-liter engine is already very powerful, but the actual experience does not make you feel like a gallop, and this engine is definitely not "quiet", there is a feeling of roaring when driving. Although it can make the MX-5 break the hundred to 6.5 seconds, it is reasonable to say that it is relatively fast, but its front acceleration is relatively mild, can only say that the MX-5 is still a small car light, otherwise it is difficult to rely on this engine and the performance of a little side.
But the fun of the Mazda MX-5 was never performance. Does its fun come from manipulation? The 2022 top-of-the-line model introduces KPC, kinematic Posture Control - body dynamic management system, which is intended to reduce body roll, but in fact, if you don't compare the new model with the old model at the same time, you basically don't feel the presence of KPC. Of course, the Mazda MX-5 has never been able to solve the problem of body roll very well, even if the high-end model uses a harder suspension setting, when you actually drive it to challenge some extreme movements, you will even wonder if this is a car from this era, because there are few cars with such a serious roll.
But the real fun of the Mazda MX-5 is the convertible, even if it's the top-of-the-top version, which still offers a manual convertible option that can manually open and close the roof in less than 10 seconds. Although the extra amount of switching to a hard-top electric convertible is not high, there are still many people who choose a manual convertible. Speaking of manual, Mazda is still offering manual transmissions, imagine driving a manual convertible with a roof that is also manual, is it retro or fun? Doesn't that make you different?
And the new generation of Mazda MX-5 also introduced more modern configurations, such as although its central control screen is not large, but Apple and Android car machine systems can be used, but also with the times, so that the comfort of the car has also improved a lot, but it is very upset that the touch screen function of the central control screen will stop working after the vehicle starts. Although many similar details, such as the USB-A excuse, are still a bit old, no one expects the MX-5 to be a new technology to hit the car.
People always say that the era of a certain car has passed, but it seems that the era of the MX-5 has never passed, its overall design thinking has not changed much in the past few decades, and it has persisted, and many models of its contemporaries have become history.