Porsche 718 Boxster S v Mazda MX-5 v Mustang Ecoboost | Best Convertible 2016

2016 Drive Car of the Year | Three open air icons face off for the convertible crown.

[RBBBBBBBBB]

Why not throw a 1000whp Bugatti into the smoothie you're making here.

[InfantryLife.WarFighters]

The porsche boxster 718 s is the better vehicle but it is not a real comparison. The vehicle price difference is to great.

[jasonpark]

Thanks for your recommendation. I was gonna buy MX5, but now it's a Porche Boxter. Easy!!

[craigfreger]

You drove a loaded Boxster S vs. a 1.5L MX-5. What did you expect? Drive a base Boxster with no options against the 2.0L Sport NAV, factor in value for money, and the result would be different.

[kabloosh]

I sort of get the Mustang vs the Miata since they are in the same price point, but that Porsche is just straight cheating. Of course you're going to get what you pay for with the Porsche when you can end up buy the Mustang, Miata, a F150, and a Forester and still likely have money left over.

[mrchenla]

r u serious? comparing 6 digits number sport car to MX5 and Mustang. come on mate.

[kencur]

The Porsche may the be sublime car, but I'd say the black magic is happening in that Mazda...

[GreatAsaf]

Well, I will just buy the 918 Spyder, since we are talking about nonsense here...

[SloanZurnToto]

I'll take the Miata and keep the change from the Boxster.
The Miata is more of a purest sports car anyway, small, nimble, tossiblel and more fun.

[Lee-ish]

This proves how great the MX is when you look at the cars they have to compare it with a 1.5 too a bloody 2.5 .
The Boxster is a great car but no more fun to drive and imho having driven both not real as much fun as the little 1.5 mx at over 100, 000 cheaper.

[Uh-huh-uh-huh]

I was hoping the MX-5/Miata was going to be the same or better the way I was hoping my 12yr old blended scotch was going to be better than my Macallan 25. It wasn't -- not even close -- but it is a lot cheaper, fun, and does do the same job.

[rmh]

Who compares a Mazda with a Porsche and a bloody mustang...

[pete]

I'm confused as to why you would use the 1.5L MX-5 instead of the 2.0 MX-5 - the latter has far stronger straight line performance and is still less thjen half the price of the porsche.

[Samfamson]

But a Subaru wrx doesn't cost 160k driveaway

[seasmoke-hp]

After 5 year that 150K car will become 50K value while you can sell your 25K Miata for 15K LOL

[armandoloureiro]

maybe I buy three Mazdas. One for me and one for my son and one for my I will add almost as many KM on the clock as i please and sell for similar money. That porsche as good as it looks is three times the price and if you add more than 10 000 on the clock its worthless. Also, the boxter is not a cult car...Maybe good but not 4 times better, My current car is the Audi rs3....and let me tell you, you can hardly ever use its power...too much traffic, cops and dumb asses in the fast lane...whats the point

[anthonyjaswinski]

PORSCHE-UH.  NOT PORSCHE.  SAY IT WITH ME: PORSHHH-UH

[brothersgrimandgrimy]

you must be having a laugh, 150k, need your vision checked

[jms]

I would have thrown in a Lamborghini convertible for good measure...ridiculous.

[dshiningsword]

dat makes me to think Subaru WRX was so futuristic they had flat4 for ages which just now other brands have started to