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A leader in all things MX-5 (and 124 Spider), Flyin’ Miata can even swap the four-cylinder engine in the Miata for a small-block V8 if you wish to rip the rear tires to shreds every 1,000 miles or so. But on this occasion, we’re not going to talk about such a preposterous car.
The focus today is on a white NA heading to the Miata Reunion, owned by “our good friend Ed.” Right off the bat, it’s necessary to highlight that Ed replaced the original engine at about 100,000 miles with a turbocharged four-cylinder that clocked over 400,000 miles since then.
All told, you’re looking at more than 500,000 miles and lots of “meticulous maintenance” according to Flyin’ Miata. Glancing under the hood and at the interior of the car reveals the care and effort that Ed put into the lil’ one, which still looks great despite the old age.
The Miata in the photo gallery is a 1990 model, so you do the maths. If you insist, it all boils down to an average of 17,241.4 miles per year. Even more surprising, the comments received by Flyin’ Miata on this post from fellow MX-5 owners cement the sports car’s reliability.
“I thought mine had a lot of mileage at 250,000 kilometers,” said Simon, while Vincent upped the ante by mentioning 465,000 miles “before some woman wrecked it. I miss that Miata so bad.” Sports cars are meant to be driven, but as opposed to most competitors, Miatas get under your skin like family.
To this day, Mazda couldn’t make a case for improving the recipe with forced induction by way of turbos or supercharging. Natural aspiration is always the more reliable option, and better still, the SkyActiv-G revs up to 7,500 rpm.
Produced from 1989 to 1997, the MX-5 NA was offered with either a 1.6 or 1.8 coupled to a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic. From the very beginning, BBR from Brackley in the UK developed turbo kits for the original Miata that raised the output to 150 horsepower and 154 pound-feet of torque. By comparison, the MX-5 ND is much obliged to deliver 181 horsepower and 151 pound-feet with no modifications whatsoever.
All told, you’re looking at more than 500,000 miles and lots of “meticulous maintenance” according to Flyin’ Miata. Glancing under the hood and at the interior of the car reveals the care and effort that Ed put into the lil’ one, which still looks great despite the old age.
The Miata in the photo gallery is a 1990 model, so you do the maths. If you insist, it all boils down to an average of 17,241.4 miles per year. Even more surprising, the comments received by Flyin’ Miata on this post from fellow MX-5 owners cement the sports car’s reliability.
“I thought mine had a lot of mileage at 250,000 kilometers,” said Simon, while Vincent upped the ante by mentioning 465,000 miles “before some woman wrecked it. I miss that Miata so bad.” Sports cars are meant to be driven, but as opposed to most competitors, Miatas get under your skin like family.
To this day, Mazda couldn’t make a case for improving the recipe with forced induction by way of turbos or supercharging. Natural aspiration is always the more reliable option, and better still, the SkyActiv-G revs up to 7,500 rpm.
Produced from 1989 to 1997, the MX-5 NA was offered with either a 1.6 or 1.8 coupled to a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic. From the very beginning, BBR from Brackley in the UK developed turbo kits for the original Miata that raised the output to 150 horsepower and 154 pound-feet of torque. By comparison, the MX-5 ND is much obliged to deliver 181 horsepower and 151 pound-feet with no modifications whatsoever.
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