Regular tweaks and updates made the later cars more enjoyable to drive at the limit, and we found several great facelited examples (2018 on) for the same price as a brand-new Miata in Club trim.

Reviews editor Antuan Goodwin recently tested a loaded GT-S model, but for the sake of this review, I'm curious to see how the Miata's oomph matches up with the Club model's slightly quicker reflexes.

It's also slower than a 2021 MX-5 RF Grand Touring (by 0.7 second) and a 2019 MX-5 Club roadster (by 1.6 seconds) we previously tested. So while the Miata remains fun as ever on a canyon road ...

My test vehicle is the Club variant with the everything-to-love Brembo BBS Recaro package. Inspired by '60s roadsters, the MX-5 Miata is at first and last glance a gorgeously sculpted ...