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2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition & 2012 Mini Cooper S Roadster – WINDING ROAD Quick Drive

20 Dec

This week, we take out the 2012 Mazda MX-5 Special Edition and the 2012 Mini Cooper S Roadster out for some top-down fun. You can read our comparison test on these two here: www.windingroad.com www.windingroad.com www.facebook.com www.facebook.com
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  1. neckbreakerschannel

    December 20, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    alternative title : everyday i´m redlining lol

     
  2. mavadd88

    December 20, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    oh look the miata vs the s2k debate again? the s2000 was a good car but it is history now, gone… forever, so get over it.

     
  3. 詳細 たからくじ当選 当選金一億ゆずります

    December 20, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    ◆◇◆◇◆いきなりの書き込み失礼します。お金にお困りの方、いらっしゃいますか?実は宝くじで100,000,000円当選したのですが、その使い道に困ってます…馬鹿みたいな話ですが事実です。単刀直入に申しますとこの当選金をどなたかにお譲りしたいと思ってます。既にお譲りが済んだ方もいますが、少額でのお譲りが多かったため結構な額が残ってます…本日中にお譲りする事も可能なので遠慮せず仰って下さい。出来る限りご希望の金額を、と考えております。もし、お受け取りになりたい方いましたら、サイト内ですと書き込みが削除されます場合が御座いますので、こちらの→【http://437.jp】リンクより、スムーズにお話をすすめる事ができますので、どうぞお早めのご連絡をお待ちしております。◆◇◆◇◆

     
  4. 詳細 宝くじ当選 当選金おゆずりします

    December 20, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    ◆◇◆◇◆いきなりの書き込み失礼します。お金にお困りの方、いらっしゃいますか?実は宝くじで100,000,000円当選したのですが、その使い道に困ってます…馬鹿みたいな話ですが事実です。単刀直入に申しますとこの当選金をどなたかにお譲りしたいと思ってます。既にお譲りが済んだ方もいますが、少額でのお譲りが多かったため結構な額が残ってます…本日中にお譲りする事も可能なので遠慮せず仰って下さい。出来る限りご希望の金額を、と考えております。もし、お受け取りになりたい方いましたら、サイト内ですと書き込みが削除されます場合が御座いますので、こちらの→【http://437.jp】リンクより、スムーズにお話をすすめる事ができますので、どうぞお早めのご連絡をお待ちしております。◆◇◆◇◆

     
  5. 宝くじ当選しました 当選金お譲りします

    December 20, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    ◆◇◆◇◆いきなりの書き込み失礼します。お金にお困りの方、いらっしゃいますか?実は宝くじで100,000,000円当選したのですが、その使い道に困ってます…馬鹿みたいな話ですが事実です。単刀直入に申しますとこの当選金をどなたかにお譲りしたいと思ってます。既にお譲りが済んだ方もいますが、少額でのお譲りが多かったため結構な額が残ってます…本日中にお譲りする事も可能なので遠慮せず仰って下さい。出来る限りご希望の金額を、と考えております。もし、お受け取りになりたい方いましたら、サイト内ですと書き込みが削除されます場合が御座いますので、こちらの→【http://437.jp】リンクより、スムーズにお話をすすめる事ができますので、どうぞお早めのご連絡をお待ちしております。◆◇◆◇◆

     
  6. TheArnie88

    December 20, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Well thats not what the masses say. Can you explain why Honda stopped production? I also think the S2k was overpriced. 38K for a 4 cylinder? No thanks. As for the styling: to each his own. Some people would like the S2k for its modern look while others prefferred the classic British roadster look of the 2nd gen Miata (which was the one i had)

     
  7. JBFXTS2K

    December 20, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    Of course the Miata has more overall appeal because you can get an automatic and lots of women buy the Miata . I drove a Miata and I do not get its appeal . To small , cramped interior , too slow , only average in style. The S2000 on the other hand has a fit like a glove interior ,quick for a 4 cyl , beautiful styling , more hardcore than the Miata or what you would call more of a drivers car and just better in every possible way including the fact of its F1 DNA.

     
  8. TheArnie88

    December 21, 2012 at 12:31 am

    and the best selling sports car. The S2k is faster but the Miata feels better.

     
  9. TheArnie88

    December 21, 2012 at 12:45 am

    Nope there was nothing wrong with mine…it only had one owner before me a 30 year old woman and when i traded it in to the Honda dealer they inspected it, drove it, and gave me big money so i doubt anything was wrong with it. Also if you read my previous post i did say the S2k is a faster car than the Mx5. I never said it wasn’t. But i look at the overall handling and weight of the car and how it actually feels. The Miata just has more overall appeal and this is why it is still on the market

     
  10. JBFXTS2K

    December 21, 2012 at 1:04 am

    You must be on drugs ! How exactly can you know the handling is better when the Miata is so slow? I have a 97 Civic and the Miata feels a lot like the Civic . An S2000 on the other hand feels like a 4 cylinder Ferrari . When you hit 6000 rpm the variable valve timing kicks in and will leave little Mazdas in the dust ! Drive another S there must have been something wrong with yours . If you look up past reviews even the Mazdaspeed Miata could not keep up with an S2k!

     
  11. TheArnie88

    December 21, 2012 at 1:27 am

    Also both cars were stock so of course maybe if you supe up the S2K it will be much better….but both stock and the Miata is the better car….Why do you think they still make Miatas and not S2K’s?

     
  12. TheArnie88

    December 21, 2012 at 1:35 am

    I have owned a 1999 Miata and a 2001 S2000 and preferred the Miata. The handling is better. The S2K Felt too much like an 80’s Civic or something. The S2K might be a little faster than the Miata but it is hardly noticeable on normal streets.

     
  13. JBFXTS2K

    December 21, 2012 at 2:13 am

    You are very wrong if you think the Miata is better than an S2000!

     
  14. Nulz0r

    December 21, 2012 at 2:43 am

    Cooper S

     
  15. TheArnie88

    December 21, 2012 at 3:35 am

    Miatas are the reason why there is Boxsters, Z3’s, S2000’s, MR2 Spyders….Everyone tried to compete with it….I have driven all those cars except for the Z3 and I can say the Miata is still better than all of them.

     
  16. geometricpatterns6

    December 21, 2012 at 4:24 am

    Wonder how many squirrels this dude ran over…

     
  17. TehFatGuyyyy

    December 21, 2012 at 5:12 am

    nothing made in england is affordable, well there is affordable stuff but its shit, stick to imports haha

     
  18. jubbaronny

    December 21, 2012 at 5:29 am

    I’ve recently bought an MX5 Kuro (special edition for UK market). It looks exactly the same as the one in the video except it has decals on the sides. It is the dogs bollocks!!!

     
  19. jubbaronny

    December 21, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Because our motor industry is dead!

     
  20. ZanderG89

    December 21, 2012 at 7:21 am

    Step 1: Drop in Mazdaspeed3 engine
    Step 2: Hang on for dear life!

     
  21. ndyt

    December 21, 2012 at 8:13 am

    Labor costs are too high there.

     
  22. CamaroGuy10

    December 21, 2012 at 9:05 am

    Never thought I’d say this about a stock Miata but that thing looks pretty fuckin’ sexy! Sounds really good too considering it’s stock.

     
  23. Owen B

    December 21, 2012 at 9:23 am

    You can get an MX-5 aftermarket exhaust that adds about 7 hp and 10 lbft of torque across almost the entire rpm range for $300. Really improves the sound and midrange acceleration.

     
  24. gatzuberserker

    December 21, 2012 at 10:07 am

    why don’t the British bring back their affordable sports cars?