Weight might look important but with the torque available it simply doesn’t matter.
Objectively wrong, especially when we are discussing cars like the Miata.
Weight is everything. Cars are so heavy by necessity (safety regulations, etc), that they need a stupid amount of torque in order to feel ‘anything’. But you cannot truly get a feel from those cars unless you are driving stupidly fast speeds.
The instant torque of an electro motor even at low rpm makes that a thing of the past.
And yes… for a true race car less would be better but this is a consumer vehicle and here the feeling of speed is enough and thats is more created by an instantaneous reaction than actual powe or speed
If they make an EV Miata, and it is any good, it will be my next car. Currently driving a 2 year old Mach-E and plan on owning it a while. I had a Miata in my early 20s and loved it (until it started to fall apart at 100k miles). Looking forward to my old guy in a convertible phase in the next few years.
Won’t be good if it’s 4000 pounds. Mazda should wait for lighter battery tech before trying to build a Miata.
Miatas aren’t long range cars. They’re small and no fun for long drives, and they don’t need a lot of power either
EVs have something build in any sports car needs low cog.
Weight might look important but with the torque available it simply doesn’t matter.
Plus the car needs to feel sporty but will never be used for actual racing so a bit of more weight does not matter at all for the intended user
Objectively wrong, especially when we are discussing cars like the Miata.
Weight is everything. Cars are so heavy by necessity (safety regulations, etc), that they need a stupid amount of torque in order to feel ‘anything’. But you cannot truly get a feel from those cars unless you are driving stupidly fast speeds.
The instant torque of an electro motor even at low rpm makes that a thing of the past.
And yes… for a true race car less would be better but this is a consumer vehicle and here the feeling of speed is enough and thats is more created by an instantaneous reaction than actual powe or speed
Long story short an electric Miata would be fun…
If they make an EV Miata, and it is any good, it will be my next car. Currently driving a 2 year old Mach-E and plan on owning it a while. I had a Miata in my early 20s and loved it (until it started to fall apart at 100k miles). Looking forward to my old guy in a convertible phase in the next few years.