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mph Top Ten Spins of the Year: Number 7
The top ten list currently in the Dec/Jan issue of the magazine continues.
#7 Mazda MX-5
The Mazda Miata has always been one
of our favorites. It adheres rigidly to the
immutable law of roadsterness: Thou shalt not
worship horsepower over lightness of weight. It is
quick, but more than that, it's sprightly, nimble,
stylish, and affordable.This is why we don't care
that those with hairy knuckles dismiss it as a
chick car. And in making the new MX-5 (the car has
lost its Miata badge but Mazda's website still calls
it the MX-5 Miata), Mazda
didn't simply widen the
body and update the
look; it started over,
changing every single
mechanical piece.
Oddly enough, this
complete remake only
confirmed the rightness
of the original Miata, as
the redone car still has
the first one's essence.
When Mazda's
designers talk about the
unity of horse and rider,
they're not just
whistling "Sukiyaki."
Everything about this
car—steering, handling,
braking—is so smooth,
so responsive, so feng
shui'd (yeah we know,
that's Chinese, so sue
us), that driving it hard
and fast becomes
compulsory.
#8. Honda Civic Si
#9. Range Rover Sport
#10. Dodge Ram SRT-10 Quad-Cab
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