[LT4Firehawk]

My wife's dad bought her mom an 05 Mazdaspeed Miata last night, and left it with us for today (we're taking it up to her tonight to suprise her). It's the first Miata I've driven, and I must say I'm fairly impressed with it. Extremely well balanced, great steering feel, and it's pretty quick. I'm also fairly suprised that there's no noticeable turbo lag, and if I didn't no it had a turbo, I'd think it was just a regular high output small displacement 4 cylinder. The Mazdaspeed version comes with the added turbo, the six speed manual, upgraded suspension, wheels and tires. Very nice overall package, and would be a great little autox/track car. Might be a little too stiff for street use for some people, but I like it, so if my wife's mom doesn't care for it, we'll offer to drive it for her. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Overall, definitely a fun little (big empahsis on little) car, but not something I'd want for everyday use. It does have a useable trunk, and the ergonomics are excellent (especially the top, it only take about 10 seconds to drop it, and can be done sitting in the car). The catch is that there's very little space in the car, and even with the useable trunk, you aren't going to fit much.

[slowTA]

I wouldn't plan on the Solstice having much more room, but still something to consider. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)