Jeremy Clarkson review of latest MX5

[Mike - Wellington MX5 ...]

I got two things from his article

(1) He's feeling old ie the shoes that his daughter says are cool, and are
better than what he has now, but they don't fit his image.

(2) He dislikes the use of engineers playing with technology because things
typically get worse, but not in the MX5...

"The balance, the poise, the gearchange, the exhaust note; they're all spot
on. And the 2 litre model I drove was not so fast that it was scary but
not so slow that if felt like a toy. Everything about the new MX-5 is
perfectly judged so that what you end up with is a slightly more practical,
slightly better looking version of something you loved anyway."

"In other words, what we have here is the automotive equivalent of my new
shoes. Technology that works, hidden away behind a screen of good, solid
engineering. It's digital but it feels analogue."


Regards,
Mike - Wellington MX5 Club Co-ordinator