Here's Why Everyone Loves The Mazda Miata RF

I’ve owned three Porsches, two Corvettes, one six series BMW and now I’m driving a 2019 RF. I don’t think I have any desire to drive anything else ever again. It is sports car, Nirvana. My 911 was tickling 70 miles an hour in second gear. What was I going to do with the other four gears and stay out of jail? The Miata allows you to use virtually all of its capabilities in the service of fun driving.

I was able to get a 2017 Miata RF (Club) for 20k with only 8k miles on it about 8 or 9 months ago, and I've driven it as my daily driver for over 24k miles already, and I still love every second of it. So much so, that I come to YouTube to watch more videos about a car I already own. It's that good.

Anyone who can fit inside and loves driving should own one (or two) of these. Superb amounts of fun to be had.

Picking mine up Tomorrow!!! Soul red.

When I watch video reviews on the Miata RF, most people can stay pretty professional while quoting specs, numbers, and other quantitative data about the car. But every reviewer once they start driving all have one thing in common: smiles and cheesy grins all around. And those smiles alone was what convinced me to buy my first Miata RF yesterday. What a great purchase!

The ND has the Miata smile with angry eyes. It’s such a beauty!

The smile tells it all. Jay Leno drove one and he smiled all the way through it. I bought one and it just makes me smile, too. What fun!

Miata is the type of cars that one falls in love with. I hope for the 2022 model year, Mazda will add the bright yellow exterior color. When that happens, I will get one for sure.

I have a friend who owns a Porsche Cayman. He recently drove my 2016 MX-5 GT manual and was blown away. Most people just don’t get it until they drive one.

We just completed a 4,800 mile trek that took us from Montana to Pennsylvania and back in our 2020 MX5 RF Grand Touring. The Miata was fun to drive the entire trip; a couple of 'short hauls' between MT and OR (650 miles) had confirmed that we wouldn't regret making long drives in this car. The trip computer reported that we had averaged 37.1 mpg which was a nice bonus, second only to the dozens of unsolicited compliments from strangers at rest stops and gas stations along the way. We are delighted to have this little gem, a car that makes us smile whether we drive it to the grocery store or across the country.

I know exactly what you mean. I have a 2018 and when I drive it I find it hard not to just grin like an idiot. It just feeds you soul.

This car looks beautiful and fun! It will never look outdated.

I have a 2019 Soul Red RF and love it. Just a note about storage. This Miata has another small storage compartment (non-lockable) behind the passenger seat. The soft-top version has one behind each seat. I'm guessing the motor to move the top is behind the driver's seat. Also, the kit to fill the tire if it goes flat comes with a compressor which connects to a cigarette-lighter type socket in the passenger footwell. The low-profile tires fill very quickly, unlike larger ones. Overall, it's a fun car to drive, and the first car I've ever owned where I received compliments from strangers.

Great review! I had never driven a Miata before I test drove an RF and was immediately sold, even though I was used to much faster, more expensive performance cars. Watching your video gave me flashbacks to how I felt my first time driving it. Whether I’m driving around town or carving up mountain roads, it’s an absolute blast.

52 years old and finally got my 2021 RF club fun car. Love it! Wife and I hit the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. Awesome experience.

This car may not be too fast but it drives and corners like a dream

Small RWD sports car with manual transmission. Excellent handling and usable power. Almost like driving a mid 80's Porsche 911.

The best storage area of the ND Miata is the passenger seat. It fits my huge piece of luggage, skis (With the top up too!), and people. Only one at a time though. XD

At the beginning of the month I ordered a red 2022 RF club with the Recaro/Brembo package. Mazda USA no longer imports the Club model unless a customer special orders one and you are required to buy the recaro package. But after test driving one last year I just couldn't let idea go of buying a Miata. It is literally like driving a go kart on the road. It's fun as hell and relability is fantastic as it's pretty much the same car for decades now. Dealer says around 90 days from order to delivery so late May or early June I'm finally going to get the go kart that I always wanted when I was a kid.

It's a friggin' Adult Go-Kart, not a vehicle, it's a toy and feels like one, that's the difference between the MX-5 and everything else. You're back at 8 years old going down the nearest hill in your backyard-built Go-Kart made from 2x4s and plywood, that's the feeling one gets from it. I go flyin' through my neighborhood in my NC, whipping around corners having a blast - then I get that guilty feeling that the neighbors are probably getting P'd off - until I look down at the speedometer and I'm only going 27mph 😄 27:19