I just drove an ND

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
10/24/2015 at 15:57 • Filed to: None

AMA What would you like to know about Mazdas new roadster?

DISCUSSION (24)

jkm7680 > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:00

How much hairdressing equipment can fit in the trunk?

CB > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:01

Would you replace your Miata with one?

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:03

Where is the cigarette lighter port?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:03

It’s fun isn’t it?

Leon711 > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:04

Does it trackday, Bro?

TheHondaBro > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:08

Kinja'd!!!

Does it come with this iPad?

CAR_IS_MI > jkm7680
10/24/2015 at 16:12

All of it

CAR_IS_MI > CB
10/24/2015 at 16:13

Yes and no. It's quicker, more comfortable, and better appointed, but the aftermarket is not there yet

CAR_IS_MI > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
10/24/2015 at 16:14

There's a 12v source in front of the shifter. No actual cigarette lighter though

CAR_IS_MI > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
10/24/2015 at 16:15

Bout the same as the NB. But I like the seating position better

CAR_IS_MI > Leon711
10/24/2015 at 16:16

It most certainly could with these bbs wheels and the brembo brakes.

Leon711 > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:16

Excellent news.

CAR_IS_MI > TheHondaBro
10/24/2015 at 16:16

Yes but you can't take it with you. I tried. The salesman also got angry.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:16

I never drove a miata besides the ND. I’ve been converted

Roadster Man > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 16:33

I like how it looks, so I don’t care about the exterior. But I need details on the interior!

I’m 6’1” and 200lbs, long torso. So in my NA Miata, I put in a Sparco R100 seat and a 360mm D-cut steering wheel. The combo makes the car tolerable.

But my stock, my NA was undriveable, my knee would get caught between the door and steering wheel while I operated the clutch, I would slide around the seat while taking a turn, it was no good.

So what is the interior room like inside the ND? Head room, foot space, the gap between the wheel and the door, give me the whole rundown! I’ve heard bad things so far, and that scares me because I’m pretty interested in one. I’m OK drilling a hole in the floor on my NA to mount the brackets for my aftermarket seat, but I just can’t bring myself to make “tall guy mods” to a 2015 car.

Scary__goongala! > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 18:53

How do you like the seats? When I saw one for the first time at Watkins Glen the seats didn’t look very well bolstered for good support during spirited driving.

CAR_IS_MI > Roadster Man
10/24/2015 at 19:30

I found it better than my NB. The leg room is about the same. But the seat sits lower so there's more headroom. The seat it also more adjustable than the NA / NB in terms of height and distance. The steering column is also tilt-able so that helps.

CAR_IS_MI > Scary__goongala!
10/24/2015 at 19:31

Didn't get to drive it overt spirited but they were comfortable and relatively contoured. You won't sit perfect for racing purposes but as far as a steet car goes they seemed good to me.

yitznewton > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 19:33

How’d you like the steering? That seems to be one of the points of contention.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 19:48

Is it weird not having an overdrive gear?

Would you consider the Club a must because LSD or is the Sport fine without one?

How is trunk space? Is it big enough to be practical on a day to day basis?

Scary__goongala! > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 20:20

Word. Good enough. From what I saw they looked suspect.

CAR_IS_MI > yitznewton
10/24/2015 at 20:51

It was responsive but, as I've found with the heating on most modern cars, the feedback is not equal to the output.

CAR_IS_MI > Van Man, rocks the Man Van
10/24/2015 at 20:53

No I actually like the lack of an overdrive gear on this car.

The sport is okay but LSD is a must if you want to see any track time.

I actually did not check out the trunk space on this. If it's similar or better than my NB then you could dd it as long as your dd doesn't need to haul much.

Roadster Man > CAR_IS_MI
10/24/2015 at 23:35

I can easily deal with similar leg room. But wow, a tilting steering column, and a lower seat that’s easy to adjust? I need to sit in one of these ASAP.