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The PRHT, cool though it was, required quite a bit of "adjustment" to the Miata. The rear fenders were about 4mm higher or something like that, and the rear decklid was different and made from steel rather than aluminum. I think the RF was intended to require less modification to other panels.Ahh the eternal ST vs RF battle is back!
Well, although one can never really win an argument over tastes, perhaps it was an MX-5 Forum member who once said this, that said it best: "with the top up the RF looks better, with it down the ST looks better". I, for one, can settle for that compromise despite the fact that I've always preferred the ST.
What I've always found misleading was the choice of the RF designation, because it's actually not a Retractable Roof, as was, in fact, the case of NC. Instead, it's more like a Retractable Targa Top since only the roof's mid-section remains open. Can't quite figure out why Mazda didn't continue to apply the NC's hardtop convertible technology to the ND generation and offer that as an option to the Soft Top. Perhaps it was killed due to extra weight and reduced trunk space?
I'm intrigued by how many of you chose the RF Miata over the regular vert. To me the regular vert top is so easy to use there's no need for a power top especially when you lose some of the open air feeling. Of course I own a Pontiac Solstice GXP so I have learned to live with sub optimal top operation for awhile.
I'm intrigued by how many of you chose the RF Miata over the regular vert. To me the regular vert top is so easy to use there's no need for a power top especially when you lose some of the open air feeling. Of course I own a Pontiac Solstice GXP so I have learned to live with sub optimal top operation for awhile.
Wind noise, yes, the RF is quieter. However, the multi-layer ragtop on the ND is pretty dang good. Road noise is not affected as far as I'm aware.Is the RF quieter on the road?
I have been daily driving the Emira to work and the road noise is quite annoying here in Texas on concrete roads.
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