Review: Fireball Tim Whisks a 2015 Mazda Miata MX-5 +VIDEO

It�s easy to forget how much fun a convertible can be. And how much like a Go-kart a Miata can be.

By Fireball Tim Lawrence

HOLLYWOOD USA - March 28, 2015: I first drove the Miata back in the early 90�s when my brother and I took a rental car into a parking lot and practiced fishtailing. It was so much like a Go-kart that we could get inches from a fence and not think twice. Now, I didn�t do that in this 2015 MAZDA MIATA MX-5 and I wouldn�t admit it if I did. But that doesn�t mean I didn�t have fun.

There are a lot of things about this car that I really don�t gel with, but seeing as how the 2016 model is coming out shortly and is slightly more pissed off, it doesn�t do much good to elaborate on the bad. I�d just say, wait for the �16. Why? Simple. What doesn�t work is the Guppy Face, bad ergonomics inside and lack of serious fun horsepower. The Guppy I can deal with as it�s not looking at me in the mirror and the hp is adequate to hit the canyons for some fun. Good fun. (We always want more.) But the ergonomics are pretty horrible in that if you put a bottle of water into the cup holder, you can�t shift the car. That is 1 out of about 10. BUT�