Snapshot
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EPA Fuel Economy:
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City:
20
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22
Highway:
27
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28
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Available Engines:
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158-hp, 2.0-liter I-4 (premium)
166-hp, 2.0-liter I-4 (premium)
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| Available Transmissions: |
5-speed manual w/OD
6-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual
6-speed manual w/OD
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New or Notable
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 What We Like
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 What We Don't
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| • | Soft-top or power-retractable hardtop | | • | 2.0-liter four-cylinder | | • | Choice of three transmissions | | • | Standard side-impact airbags | | • | New driver's seat height adjustment | | • | Standard tire pressure monitoring system |
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| + | Handling | | + | Six-speed manual | | + | Quick hardtop operation | | + | Tilt steering wheel | | + | Same trunk size with top up and down |
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| - | Confining cabin | | - | Dwarfed by other vehicles | | - | Cruise control optional | | - | Power locks and windows optional | | - | Sirius is only satellite radio offering |
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Vehicle Summary
Ever since Mazda introduced the Miata as an early 1990 model, it's officially been known as the MX-5 Miata. Anyone who has known the model, however, has known it as the Miata. Mazda discarded the Miata designation upon the model's 2006 redesign. Officially, the two-seater is dubbed MX-5, but if you refer to it that way, expect a blank stare.
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