Mazda MX-5 Miata vs Subaru BRZ
A 2,366-lb two-seat roadster rated at 29 mpg combined, with a six-speed manual standard on every trim. This page sets the MX-5 Miata’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 vs Subaru BRZ
The MX-5 Miata drops its roof and the Subaru BRZ does not — there is no open-top BRZ at any trim — and the Mazda is both the lighter car and the more economical one on the EPA combined figure. What the table does not say is that this is the more powerful car, because it is not: the MX-5 Miata gives away horsepower to the flat-four coupe, and that row is in our research rather than on this page. 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 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 in Mobile, AL
Light, Open, and Rated at 29 MPG
The 2026 MX-5 Miata weighs 2,366 lbs as a Sport with the manual and is EPA-rated at 29 mpg combined — 26 city and 34 highway — from a 181-hp SKYACTIV®-G 2.0-liter on regular fuel. Those three things travel together: the economy figure is a consequence of the weight, and the weight is why a car with a modest power figure feels the way it does. The comparison above is about the first two, which are what our research could source for both cars in the same model year.
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 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 Comparison Questions
What mileage does the Mazda MX-5 Miata get?⌄
EPA-rated 29 mpg combined, 26 city and 34 highway with the six-speed manual. Your own mileage will depend on how and where you drive.
Is the Mazda MX-5 Miata the more powerful car in this comparison?⌄
No, and the table above does not claim it is. Horsepower is a row our research records and this page does not publish, because the MX-5 Miata does not lead it. What it leads on here is body style, weight and EPA combined mileage.
Where can I compare the Mazda MX-5 Miata 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 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.
