Bless you for making these lists. Side note - for us luddites, only the Caddy and BMdoubleU come with the option of three pedals, correct?

No bro, my cousin Timmy has a Charger SXT, he put some rims and lights on it. Now it's way faster than anything else out there except Vinny's Corvette, 'cause I heard he put a big block from a NASCAR in it and it could run the 'ring in 6:00 flat if they let him, but the Krauts don't want their records broken or…

In a Honda (heart)Beat?

Can't possibly be worse suited for US roads than a Smart ForTwo. And is way cooler. What are the odds the average American could fit in it?

A quarter of one hundred thousand dollars? LOL I'll buy 8 used V6 Mustangs for that money instead and smoke you all down the 1/4 mile. THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS HP, I read that in the specs section of C&D.

Let me see your equation.

If you add 100hp, you have to add a stronger trans, a stronger rear end, stronger suspension bits, a stronger chassis, bigger brakes, & bigger tires to handle it. Then that costs money & adds weight.

It was the NB that had the Mazdaspeed, and the NC was actually faster than it.

Fair enough, but it's not like Mazda has changed the formula in 26 years. It's the same car. That would be like complaining about the Wrangler for being too truck like, complaining about the 911 for it's engine placement, or complaining about the Corvette for not having steel body panels. Obviously, still not the car…

I guess I don't understand. The NA was slow, the NB was slow, the NC was slow. You're surprised the ND is slow? If you're looking at lap times, dyno results, or 0-60 times as primary motivation, there are plenty more options in the price bracket for you.

You're free to not like the car, but saying the car is "wrong" because you don't like it is silly.

Judging by current 200hp air cooled 911 pricing, yes.

#ohsnap

Total theory - but image maybe? The most common Miata buyer now is likely a retiree. Insurance is low. This buyer doesn't care if it tears holes through time and space, they just want it to work, every time, and go get ice cream on sunny Tuesdays before Matlock comes on.

I googled "angry Miata" was was not disappointed.

I think you've missed the point.

I actually feel really bad for him. I'm sure people will blame him, even though it seems as though he was mostly just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Holy crap, well done. Excellent Google-fu.

This year will be my first.

Speedway Motors drops a video every year, right before the season starts, of the previous year's SCCA Autocross Nationals. If you have any interest at all in AX, these will get you PUMPED.