MT Mag Comparo: 06 MX-5 vs 06 Solstice

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11-07-2005, 11:11 AM

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MT Mag Comparo: 06 MX-5 vs 06 Solstice

Dec edition of the mag, the MX5 won the overall comparison, some of the performance numbers were:

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0-60

MX-5= 6.6
Sostice= 6.7

1/4 mile

MX-5= 15.1
Sostice= 15.3

60-0

MX-5= 113ft
Sostice= 117ft

600ft slalom

MX-5= 66.5mph
Sostice= 66.1mph

Weight

MX-5= 2476 lbs
Sostice= 2878 lbs

Base Price

MX-5= 24,995
Sostice= 19,995

Tested price

MX-5= 25,495
Sostice= 23,785

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11-07-2005, 02:57 PM

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hmm let me save 1.7K and get a Sostice

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11-07-2005, 03:23 PM

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Solstice just needs some better brakes....still my top choice for a good affordable roadster.

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11-07-2005, 04:36 PM

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Base Price

MX-5= 24,995
Sostice= 19,995

Thats the base price of the miata grand touring model. The Mx-5 starts at 22k, the club spec starts at 21k.

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11-07-2005, 04:52 PM

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I'd rather get the Solstice personally. I'd wait until the SC version though

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11-07-2005, 07:16 PM

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Thats the base price of the miata grand touring model. The Mx-5 starts at 22k, the club spec starts at 21k.

Yes Grand Touring. That's what they tested.

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11-07-2005, 09:17 PM

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I'd take a Solstice first out the two; but I'd really wait for the Sky.

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11-07-2005, 09:20 PM

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I'd take the Solstice too. Far better interior than the Miata, especially the home depot orange interior.

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11-08-2005, 01:21 AM

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wow...thats pretty close considering the added weight of the solstice

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11-08-2005, 04:20 AM

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mx5 for me

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11-08-2005, 09:25 AM

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Gotta say the MX5 is a clear winner as a drivers car, every magazine that has done a comparo says it is hand down a better car. Hard to be the king at its own game, the MX5 is a car Colin Chapman would appreciate though he would reduce the weight by half a ton.