Mazda gives the MX-5 Miata eikther a six-speed manual with short throw shifter, or an auto with the same number of gear ratios. The short throw shifter is meant to shorten the distance that your ...

The steering is lighter but just as communicative. The Toyota boasts of a short-throw shifter, but its clutch is the opposite of that. The Miata’s, meanwhile, is short yet friendly. Smooth ...