Mazda mx5 nc vs mx 5 nd. All generations of the mazda mx 5. The nc mazda mx 5 miata or 3rd generation mkiii produced between 2006 2015 has been around long enough for owners to have truly uncovered the bare essential modifications this car needs. The mazda mx 5 miata ncs engine is commonly referred to as the mzr mazda responsive. 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.
As a bonus apart from getting to sample road going versions of the na nb nc and nd mazda mx 5 we also get a chance to lap the 16 kilometre flat track at wodonga tafes logic campus in a. The nc mx 5 has won plenty of awards and its easily the most powerful of the breed. It should not be. Monday december 31 2018.
By matt bird. Around 15000 will get you an nc in upmarket touring trim and at just 20 25000 miles on the clock which is barely broken in for an mx 5. Regular the car is just one gigantic placeholder before they got it. So are the mazda mx 5 nc and nd.
1989 kicking off is mazdas original hit the 1989 mx 5 or na series as its known among trainspotters. In this feature were not going to look into heaving modding like adding a turbo or a supercharger. Was the feeling that the nd was not going to be radically different. For under 10000 you can find examples of more basic.
Youtube channel regular car reviews just released its take on the mazda mx 5 nc and according to the channels host mr. Mazda mx 5 nd beyond a quarter of a century what separates the latest mx 5 from the very first generation. Mazda mx 5 miata design chief on nc nd and what comes next. This is however a catchall term that applies to a trio of 4 cylinder engine families two gasoline powered one diesel that debuted with the 1995 mazda protege and went on to power not only mazdas but a number of fords under the equally broad duratec moniker and small volvos.
Mazda mx 5 na vs. Its 20 litre four cylinder s vt engine produces 118kw at 6700rpm and 188nm at 5000rpm but that extra oomph is soaked up by the extra weight a good 80kg heavier than the nb.