Mazda mx 5 na vs nb. Click on the photos tab for more 1989 na mazda mx 5 and 2016 nd mazda mx 5 images by tom fraser. I have not found a thorough comparison other than mazda own words which is very vague press material and some obvious stuff like dimensions and new engine etc. Nc best used cars mazda its pretty much common knowledge among car enthusiasts that if you really get a kick out of driving it doesnt get much better than wheeling a mazda miata down a road that on a map resembles dropped spaghetti. Mazda warned it doesnt want any ten tenths stuff but theres enough rope on offer to have a decent blast and learn how the mx 5s magic has evolved over three decades.
In this video emme will compare the 2015 mx 5 nd with the second and first generation nb and na miatas. However the first generation of the mx 5 is still a hot topic among miata fans all over the globe. General history of the mazda mx 5 miata. Compare specs and performance of 90 mazda mx 5 16 na vs 95 mazda mx 5 16 na vs 98 mazda mx 5 16 nb vs 05 mazda mx 5 18 nc vs 15 mazda mx 5 skyactiv g 131 nd.
Which parts was carried over from the nanb. Miata grew to become a legend on the road and further development later lead this model to its fourth generation. A brief history of the mazda mx 5 miata. What other car shares the same platform why is it better etc.
It benefitted from a lighter flywheel a twin tract intake manifold and a compression ratio upped from 901 to 951. Mazda mx 5 nb released in 1998 the nb runs the same 18 litre four potter as the na clubman but its engine copped several tweaks over the earlier car. Only one problem with the old na and nb and even nc almost. Ten years after the first generation na broke onto the world stage at the 1989 chicago motor show the second generation nb mazda mx 5 was unveiled at the 1997 tokyo motor show.
The first thing i wanted to know when the nc was released was how it compared to the previous generations. With devoted commitment mazda has taken the classic roadster ideal and updated it for a. One of the leading questions regarding the never ending na generation is the comparison between miata with 16 and 18 liter engines.