Mazda MX-5 Miata RF vs Toyota GR86
A 2,467-lb two-seater whose metal roof folds itself away in about 13 seconds, with 181 hp and rear-wheel drive on both trims. This page sets the MX-5 Miata RF’s sourced specifications beside a rear-wheel-drive sports car it is cross-shopped with, one row at a time, with the source and the model year named on every row.
Mazda MX-5 Miata RF vs Toyota GR86
Two rows here, not three, and it is worth saying why up front. The MX-5 Miata RF carries a power retractable hardtop and the Toyota GR86 has a fixed roof with no open-top configuration offered, and the Mazda is the lighter car even carrying the hardtop mechanism. A fuel-economy row would have been the third; it is missing because the EPA database carries no 2026 GR86 entry and Toyota’s own 2026 materials omit the estimate, and borrowing another model year’s rating would break the rule that every number here carries the year it describes. Each row below names its source and the model year that source describes.
Every row above names its source and the model year that source describes; verification of a comparison is the dealer’s responsibility. Competitor figures are that manufacturer’s own published specifications for the model year shown. Rows the MX-5 Miata RF does not lead are recorded in our research and are not published here, and no price row appears at all — competitor MSRPs are published excluding destination while Mazda’s include it, so no like-for-like price comparison exists.
The Mazda MX-5 Miata RF in Mobile, AL
Two Rows, and Why There Is Not a Third
The 2026 MX-5 Miata RF weighs 2,467 lbs as a Grand Touring with the six-speed manual, makes 181 hp and 151 lb-ft, drives its rear wheels, and opens or closes its power retractable hardtop in about 13 seconds. Those are the two things the comparison above can show against this particular car: how it is roofed, and what it weighs even with the mechanism that does it. A comparison built on two dimensions is a comparison built on two dimensions, and we would rather say that than pad the table out to a length that looks more convincing than the research is.
How to Read This Comparison
Every figure in the table above carries a source and the model year that source describes. Mazda’s guidelines put verification of a comparison on the dealer, so a row that could not be sourced to a manufacturer publication is left out rather than estimated, and a row the MX-5 Miata RF does not lead is recorded in our research and not published here. Ask us for the documentation behind any row and we will show it to you.
MX-5 Miata RF Comparison Questions
How much does the Mazda MX-5 Miata RF weigh?⌄
2,467 lbs for the Grand Touring with the six-speed manual, from Mazda’s published specifications — about a hundred pounds more than the soft-top MX-5 Miata, which is the hardtop mechanism’s real cost. That is the second row of the comparison above, and it is the row where the lower number is the better one.
Why does this comparison have only two rows?⌄
Because only two could be sourced for both cars in the same model year. The fuel-economy figure that would have been the third has not been published for the other car’s 2026 model year by the EPA or its manufacturer, and we would rather show you two rows we can stand behind than three where one is borrowed from a different year.
Where can I compare the Mazda MX-5 Miata RF near Mobile, AL?⌄
Dean McCrary Mazda is at 1739 E I-65 Service Rd S in Mobile, serving Daphne, Spanish Fort, Saraland and Theodore. Drive a MX-5 Miata RF and judge the comparison for yourself.
How are the figures on this page sourced?⌄
Each row names the publication it came from and the model year that publication describes. Verification of a comparison is the dealer’s responsibility, so no row appears here without a citation, and a row nobody could source is left off the page rather than estimated.
