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rawpoly · 12-21-2021, 12:23 PM

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I drove my friend's ND2 back to back with the BRZ and had some thoughts too- His was stock and the club version.

I felt the mx-5's gearbox was much better. Felt direct, less notchy and more mechanical.
There was wayyyy more body roll in the mx-5.
The engine felt smoother in the mx-5 but less powerful for sure. It also sounded a little nicer- they both don't sound great TBH.
The MX-5 feels more expensive at touchpoints etc. BRZ looks like they put all money into the chassis and engine. (Well it also is)

tldr: You can't go wrong with either one. I need a back seat, am a taller driver and don't particularly care for the convertible aspect and hence got the BRZ.

12-21-2021, 12:23 PM	#2
rawpoly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Drives: 22 WRB BRZ M6 Location: SF bay area Posts: 141 Thanks: 55 Thanked 124 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Timely- https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...&postcount=224 I drove my friend's ND2 back to back with the BRZ and had some thoughts too- His was stock and the club version. I felt the mx-5's gearbox was much better. Felt direct, less notchy and more mechanical. There was wayyyy more body roll in the mx-5. The engine felt smoother in the mx-5 but less powerful for sure. It also sounded a little nicer- they both don't sound great TBH. The MX-5 feels more expensive at touchpoints etc. BRZ looks like they put all money into the chassis and engine. (Well it also is) tldr: You can't go wrong with either one. I need a back seat, am a taller driver and don't particularly care for the convertible aspect and hence got the BRZ.