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here we are again with two inexpensive front rear-drive
performance cars these represents some of the purest driving experiences you can get on the market you
recognize of course the subaru BRZ with its 200 horsepower
flap four in that nice blue paint but now we have the new mazda miata
they may have a 155 horsepower but it's been redesigned from the ground up
to be with pure driving experiences money can buy is it any better Subaru BRZ
this week on head to head we find out
this is the manliest thing I've ever done in my life
you might be surprised to learn that the car with the less power
wins the drag race the Miata with its low weight
and quick ratio transmission
hits 60 in 5.8 seconds and as a quarter mile in 14.
5 at 94.2 miles an hour
the BRZ is heavier and doesn't launch as well as the Miata
reaching 60 in 6.3 seconds
and the quarter-mile nearly half a second slower than miata
at 14.9 seconds at 94.6 miles an hour
the neon edges out of breaking advantage
stopping from 60 miles an hour in a 111 feet
the it takes the Subaru BRZ
116 feet
though the BRZ offers a bit more precision and flatter handling
its seconds slower around the figure eight then the Mazda Miata
team 15.7 seconds on its lap
the Miata was easier to maneuver
although it had a lot of body roll I
still it was faster overall the 25.2 second lap around the figure eight
well the weather isn't cooperating but more in a Miata so
we're gonna drive with the top down anyway
and the water comes in screw it
the new Miata its smaller it's lighter
and it has less horsepower so pounds per horsepower thing
kinda averages out anyway
this whole car though is about
fun as the driving experience it always has been
and after spending a decent amount of time driving this new version I can
say it definitely still holds true to that commitment to fun
this is a car that's all about enjoying the experience of
driving
regardless of the speed regardless of how hard pressing on it
in the corners and just about top-down motoring
enjoyment
and this is a fantastic looking car yet to admire
from the outside in
it really is by the family is looking out I have ever made what I like is the
interior the layout is very driver focused
it's very nice to a lot to materials are very good
steering wheel feels great in your hands you have a big back
you can see mine *** you very clearly much like the last me on to this car is
very playful
surround the lot which you notice me start pushing into it there's a lot of
body roll
this the car kinda pitches and rolls around two
for amplifies sensational cornering and makes
the jeans feel more now
the role is kinda disappointed because this is the clocks back
which gives you a locking differential but also has on top of that
Brembo brakes Bilstein shocks and BBS wheels
anything better to spend that kind of money that's good value for the hardware
that the car be a little bit more I guess but downer
takedown stiffened up
to make that performance make that hardware were now scar
field
small because it is and that makes film amble
because it is
on balance at this car is extremely nice it feels very neutral never seems like
run out of credit around without a rear and and when you do its pretty
controllable
assuming that the you have it you know your corner planned out
in advance and that's Miatas have always been cars that
are about to teaching you how to maintain momentum through corners
when you screw up the entry of a long series of quarters ahead of you
feel the mistake repercussions play out through the next series of corners
but that's one of the things that helps you learn to get it right the first time
a lot yet for this club sport as a very good job
up leading change the cost behavior on
model but I tighter corner and second here you can
returned to the car help term when you get on the trolley generally steer
with the throttle it's really nice never gardened
have an extremely close ratio shorten your gearbox
it's not over dry box next year is 121
and as a result it breaks up the lack of horsepower
you know hearing is the best solution them fix
a no lo our hearts mechanical horsepower
shifters very nice latch onto and it feels really good going from here to
here a nice mechanical satisfying
feel when you change gears Ste
the
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now I like this car for the same reason that always love me odd as the smaller
playfulness
more about droid that about being serious terms and Dryden's
but it's those things that make this car so satisfying drive those
certain intangible traits then you know what when you feel it but you can really
but a number remains very much but boy
still have that
point like quality re just him take it seriously
that he can take yourself too seriously what's driving and I mean it's
a Miata for crying out loud this
or the Burns
Subaru burns
yeah yeah
it's everything going from the Miata to the BRZ BRZ is obviously
safety her car ahead to do more stuff it has more functionality because we have
to back seat we have a large charge
notes that this car feels slower that has more horsepower but it also has
longer
hearing and as a result it's actually no feels slower
there's also a dead spot in the power on about 4,000 2500 rpm it seems like dino
curves shown that to
that gonna drive this car fast spend a lot of time in their leadership thing
and what not
then that dead spot really a fax the way the power delivery meals
the thrust
sure handling the one thing I like this in a little bit more than the Miata
that's a statement that takes an explanation a
this could be the small differences that separate them
because the Miata is so good at being a toy
that's the reason why we gave it the win over the Mrs
a handful years ago lost PRC though he s
sharpen its handling accurate its slower
to my butt but the balance is very nice
it doesn't have them more
not a class doesn't you let's play ball
this is a car wanna push harder I wanna drive faster
me out on content with that moderate speeds doesn't have in mind this is
something that
sorted games me in a different emotion that the Miata
ya destroy this is a bit more thrilling seriousness
liotta definitely has the better drivetrain the shifter
feels better than clutch in pedals this you know that all that stuff feels
better
the Miata sounds better than this lot more I'm on do
his *** feels a little bit more happy to let go a bit smaller and but when it
does so it's
really nice easily controllable slide that's more fun than it is intimidating
the how the one initiating little bits oversteer
because there so doing so controlled
its a
these two are very close in terms of what they can get you
but they are very different to and what their goals are
with me on as a bit more about showing my experience the drive this is more
about
parking near apex is
mailing almond getting out with the most speed as possible assessed
you can't go wrong with either car here both cars
are going to begin with you know I'm really satisfying drive both cars
timber want both cars have been set up
so well way they handle they don't have a lot of higher they don't have a lot of
power
but they have such a terrific balance it with what they do have
will probably be one of the slower guys on the road
by be having more fun in the guys Corvettes and the memories because you
don't need to be on the ragged edge
enjoy driving it's called for people who say
the these cars are slow and I will say can go faster in the corners
that the go faster corners you will find that they are
just this past season called but next to the track to find out which one is more
fun and which ones faster
dime
well the last three birds drink somewhere low
gonna 2013 Subaru BRZ
the
promising her here work work character
7400 rpm redline whether help lines
moderate car the
firm brake pedal bring on summer break
for your on I
I on its address the car under
I notice are you just a little power
car becomes very balanced hurdles haha nice road
no a little slow and rear corner there
comment on the ball turn on my car corral not much happens
there is a revised sponsor for two thousand on thinkin maybe
your increase the stability on corner on time
bombs and remember the track on Spencer does a great job
Sakuraba what are really her arms bombs
shock strike an actual in Broward dream controlled
come
very impressive server is definitely better balance under power
than it is of power I
ground hardware scaring necessary to get around us we burn under power
mansion lobster route these are our pure power amp
move just that boxer plot for then her hearse
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do
tremendous by from the brakes
again I really like the mercury honoring turned her
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I on rx1 how to place
on route around on the ground here server
nos contar planet there doesn't seem to be a stronger pressure monitor
has over her her I'm on the loans
not very much on it I'm right there
like that really good transitions as a result on how to lock a broader or
like this we got a lot of bring them back run
before on a roll this is not all that motion
that is pretty common in most streetcars
on a racetrack summary our seniors really comfortable long-range strike
up
water horrible car to drive on Tron
drop ronit marie Greyhounds
gardens just horrific car
are recommended to any members here like
a ride with her when Carmen traditional sports car
star on duh
on huh
lines
the RC Hammond
so well robert l the missing cargo have a casual conversation
on her last year *** that's a sign of a good handling car
very rewarding this years ago Harper
some 100 group her sports car for more on Harley
maybe not purport to rule on horsepower the really rewarding dry
great drivers car
large a
the
manning the front programs fruits
from her home
called Mazda mx5 ya
lan/wan are her after her class leon
I want him to calm down for her home
I'm gonna try to brown car
running on the race track which in many ways lost of broad
for
well talk about the elephant in the room people lower profits go
lover I lot returnable
I figured you manage them
was alright bu
lot of the I
was unimpressed
my home
house I'm reuter I like that cold water makes the wonderful BRZ feel like a
Lincoln Continental
I'm not camera
right now
haha I'm driving with my onto him here
just an extension on my body
not not a person our fingers still there
still very much I'm going on
that bombing time just to her grasp how to lunch break your heart how our
work both tires almost exactly the same round
very light which for her brown eye
going through a growth spurt work
this engine is not as much a Robert Brown's room BRZ it's actually got time
abroad
were hurled I'm down but I'm horrible
more I'm just going on a horse former
now
class
power
the tremendous power under braking
I'm sure the monsters generating a lot more g-force
I can feel it c'mon past
come about as a result of a lightweight a lot as a result in a more aggressive
tire I'm Rob that longstreet Bernama
so balanced
so little effort drive his car crashed
draft a
so I
I'm I like dark
learn about to be known as his car support
stop trying to bring anything for our last night prior
something for Mon topped on a beautiful sunny day in a desert
driving her around the restaurant and if so why when you're not using outbreaks
you're not using up tires
they're not only was not much fuel resources
that people drink are different and this isn't real
that bowl
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the BRZ yes far less role the Miata
quite dramatic born around work missus
what mob bosses 41 when I'm sure it's not a rotational
the moscow has less understeer on the way into a corner regarding dust
her husband her dress run on the way down when the BRZ not almost impossible
when I release a great trip right
a monster turns itself brass a server Janardhana after all
right now I
warehouse
our har har har har har on appeal under steer
anywhere polls 100 our when it comes to driving missus
this carport bronze cars are fantastic on
racetrack on really enjoying up
going abroad torque curve in the right way to on
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prior to cry on ongoing hurry don't count the Top Gear
really hard to pick one over the other
I love mom
on think I'm gonna have to going on
I don't like a bottle
what I do of both
balance you on a remote corner classroom world
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now we're going to have prepared a liar put the top up their
go for the bureau uptime not as good for some tire
but it's quicker that way we'll see how these cars compare in terms of how
bassett get around the streets a woman
yes
for
it's easy to see the Miata leading this head to head
it's faster and every true from acceleration to lap times
and its fun to drive to just like delivers
the the BRZ is no slouch though in some on staff actually prefer driving
more than me on a thanks to its body control and stiffness and overall
perception
the still a it's hard to argue against back the audience
faster yeah
including work hells the racetrack the Mazda Miata wins this episode have had
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