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Angus MacKenzie, Frank Markus

“Always tends to punch above its weight. Such a joy to drive—playful, entertaining, fun. More power amps the fun factor.” We’ve shown a lot of BDC love for the Miata, lapping six of them over the years. Only the Viper, Corvette, and 911 have garnered more invitations. The world’s best-selling roadster has reached the podium twice, finishing third in 2009 and 2015. Every time this wee David takes on a field of Goliaths, we gush about its light, nimble chassis, excuse its lack of headline-grabbing horsepower, and crab about its excessive body roll. When we heard the lightweight Club model was getting the RF targa’s stiffened rear suspension plus an engine retune with 26 more horses, we eagerly invited it and raised our hopes that this might be the Miata’s year. “It’s…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2018

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