Mazda MX-5 and Mini Cooper Convertible are unlike other convertibles: they are not to dreamy stripes through the country and says to breathe. In comparison, the round 120 HP strong petrol engine variants.
Schwupp away it is. Much faster than separated the long legs on one of these new-fangled adventure pants or strip off the rain gear, the top of the Mazda MX-5 with a casual hand gesture behind the seats disappear.
Course is a simple push of a button the Mini Cooper convertible to, because the manageable list of standard equipment includes an electrically operated roof with a practical function of sunroof. But when compared to the Mazda MX-5 the 15 seconds Entblatterungs procedure is so infinitely long one like the annual general meeting of Schutzenvereins, accompanied with a sound that is reminiscent of a decrepit pallets pallet trucks.
Invigorating fresh air intake instead Romatik
In any case Mazda MX-5 and Mini Cooper Convertible impose their occupants a unfiltered fresh air therapy, because huge windscreen nor any iron constructions pre-accession locks air on them. Now that folded wind deflector and a pleasant outing to collect the morning dew from the meadows - outsiders could have suggested.
But convertible and Mazda MX-5 designed for romantic Mini Cooper does not necessarily, what specifically the 4.02 M long Mazda MX-5 already makes clear upon entry. The seat just slows the free-fall of the driver over the asphalt, and make for the perfect side support transmission tunnel and the door. The solid with economical plastics as sparsely as very furnished cockpit of Mazda MX-5 presents proudly five simple round instruments, which among other things even inform the oil pressure. A few functions of the infotainment system were marked 22 point font, Arial type with a type whose Eindeutigkeit is matched only by emergency exit signs.
As the most important controls of the Roadster Mazda MX-5 shall apply anyway the cute gear shift, as well as the beautiful three-spoke steering wheel. A classic ignition key starts the designed nearly square 1, 8-litre four cylinder. Indifferently hums it idle to himself and changed his Drudge sound even at high speeds barely - a braves engine just, its rate and set two Camshafts and valves operated via a cup plunger.
A tough dog so? Under no circumstances. Greedy, he gasps for the Gasfuss, takes off at 4,000 rpm once again, to let not loose to over 6,500 rpm. And now comes the best part of the Mazda MX-5: the gear changes. Seriously, who has geschnippt itself with the playful ease through the streets of Funfganggetriebes once questioned the raison d ' etre of dual clutch transmissions. Better Gearchange in the millimeter range, the precision of a darts world champion - it doesn't work. Granted, a sixth gear could push the consumption of 8.8 L / 100 km something, but the joy of the manual shifting future Mazda MX-5 generations should be also buyers maintained.
The same applies to the rear-wheel drive, which however only subjective advantages: he keeps drive effects though by the wonderfully direct steering and ensures sparkling rear panning, provides overtime - the rigid intervening ESP thus also often what takes the wind out of the sails of the Mazda MX-5 in the driving dynamics exercises. In addition, the rigid body staggering pronounced suggesting too weak sized stabilizers.
This compensated the Mazda MX-5 with a surprisingly good comfort - a property that is not convertible in the option list on the length of a Greek drama found in the Mini Cooper. Instead, there are 17-inch wheels, which are not particularly beneficial on the rolling comfort. For which boasts convertible Mini Cooper still an outrageous for a main lateral dynamics. This carries the power steering in contrast to the Mazda MX-5 electric designed the Mini Cooper Convertible for their part, because it provides a high accuracy and good feedback. Steering wheel and seat can also position perfectly to each other, which gives an ideal working environment mini friends.
However, if you this Mini Cooper Convertible not as nice fashion accessory, but simply as a small car driving dynamics considered, the must is simply about the design of the cockpit annoy, against even Disneyland appears as a Bauhaus product. The upper scale of tachometer disappears behind the steering wheel rim, and the huge speedometer is as good as the stock prices in the newspaper. Where - really intoxicating don't would be to click the show discover, because with a variable valve and camshaft control equipped as well as success recently to two on 122 PS 1, 6-liter unit must wrestle convertible hard with the 1.2-ton Mini Cooper. In the Sprint from zero to 100 km/h remains the Mini Cooper Cabrio 1.6 seconds behind the Mazda MX-5 back and also shows a significantly slower rotation capacity.
Since also the well graded and exactly schaltende six-speed gearbox helps not, convertible with 8.1 litres / 100 km at least one that the Mini Cooper brought lower consumption. Otherwise only the entry price, which includes a comprehensive security package, as well as a variable and more spacious body is favourable. But not only to the two seater Mazda MX-5, the Mini Cooper Convertible offers more space. In his convertible and driving pleasure can experience after four people not only paper, and in unsafe weather conditions, the well insulated fabric hood in the closed state allowed animated conversations.
In the Mazda MX-5 that works only - by the way when the electrically operated hardtop was ordered for 1,600 euros the only option of special model kaminari. To open, but not a simple "Schwupp" ranges more.
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