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Originally Posted by UnknownJinX
Miata's interior is a lot better than Camaro or Mustang's, though. Part of the door interior trim is painted body colour as well. It overall just looks more luxurious than the pony cars.
The two ponies would win in the practicality department for sure, but that's also why they are 50%+ heavier than a Miata.
Turbo engines are actually a bit of a cons for me. I know how easy they are to tune, but that voids the warranty and especially in Camaro 2.0T's case, the engine is factory tuned like a family car turbo - it runs out of breath at higher RPM. That's why I would really take 3.6 V6 if we are talking about non-V8 Camaro. The V6 is debatably cheaper on fuel since it only needs regular while 2.0T prefers premium. Given a sports car that's driven hard, I also don't think it can hold up as well as an NA engine in the long run. And oh, turbo engines are known for their Eco/Boost effect. Want good gas mileage? Better be driving like a grandma and never use the boost. Drive it hard and watch the gas mileage become worse than a similarly powered NA engine - gotta run it rich to prevent knock. I only know Mazda has a solution to combat this(EGR cooling), but their 2.5T isn't a performance engine, either. And turbo lag, can't forget that.
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Great points and they match what I went through in shopping/buying. I didn't like how most modern turbo engines just died in the upper revs. I suppose that's the tradeoff for low-end torque. I was shopping for a RWD sports car, not a muscle car, and the Miata would have been the winner if I weren't too tall for it. I'm actually glad about that since I do like having the rear seats for my kids. The 86/BRZ was super fun but felt slower than the '15 Mazda 6 I was replacing. I wanted just a bit of reaction from the car when I put my foot down.
Once I test-drove the V6 1LE I was in love. It's the perfect balance of everything for me, and I'd argue it sounds great on its own merit (though the V8 still sounds even better). A bonus is that my car was even cheaper than a base Miata, and maybe $1k more than a BRZ/86. Honestly, in that ~30k price range it's very hard to beat if you want RWD.