The two-year-only Mazdaspeed Miata lives in a weird state of limbo–neither fish nor fowl, neither here nor there. Is it the car that Mazda should have delivered from the get-go, or is it still not quite fast enough to make that case?
What, exactly, is a Mazdaspeed Miata? Put simply, it’s the only factory-turbocharged Miata ever offered. The recipe was simple: Grab a loaded NB-chassis Miata and then add a turbo kit, six-speed transmission, revised chassis tuning, and $827 to the MSRP. Bake at the factory for two model years, then cease cooking after only 5428 units. That’s a pittance compared to production numbers for other cars, as Mazda proved when it built its millionth Miata in 2016.
What went wrong? Nothing, at least at first. In fact, the Mazdaspeed seemed like it would be a hit. Thanks to the model’s 178 horsepower, Road & Track declared it “a significantly more powerful Miata that rekindles the excitement of 1989.” Car and…
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