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Originally Posted by chrisl
I'd put a lot of money on it, actually. The miata isn't bad, but it isn't anything near as good as a Cayman, in my opinion, and it's not just the power. The feel, the stability at speed, the quickness of turn-in, and the ability to place it exactly where you want in a corner every time all favor the Cayman over the Miata (in my opinion). I haven't driven a 95 miata, admittedly, but I have driven a more recent miata, and it isn't as good all around as my Cayman is, even ignoring straight line performance (and honestly, if a Miata were as good as a Cayman in every way except power, I wouldn't own a Cayman right now). From what I've heard, I'd expect an S2000 to beat it as well (but I haven't driven one), and a Lotus Elise would be excellent with a Miata's power to weight ratio as well.
Out of curiosity, have you ever driven a Cayman or Lotus?
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Fit the same power to both and the Cayman outdrives a 911, any 911. No Miata built could keep up.
Lotus is a special case as they are tiny and inaccessible to the aged among us...
I can still get out of a Cayman, just. The BRZ is even more accessible despite its snake gonads C of G.