Mazda MX-5 TURBO vs Ford Focus ST: can BBR's Mazda put Ford's all-conquering hot hatch to the sword?

A man cares about the driving, not what people see.

I wouldn't mind the version with the metal roof and i'm a man, though i'd get an RX8 before one anyway, if i could afford a second car :) .

Megane RS with a chip.would give the mazda mx5 a proper run. infact it,ll beat it for less money thn the mazda and the ford.

Only "men" who need to act and look tough and drive a piece of shit pick-up to hide the fact they are insecure little boys on the inside.

I thought they would show the mx5 not only the focus

110? Through a corner?! In a Focus!?! Madness.

Impressive that the focus caught it in the corners after suspension upgrades the mx5 could be unstoppable!!

Cheap, fast, fun?? Not everyone has 24k to drop on a focus st mate. must be nice having a well of family lol

For £30k I can think of a few things I would rather have. Look at a 135i and for similar money you get a lot more car. It would also make it look silly on track as it's been tested against the ST a few times and walks away. It's also brand new, has a warranty and some safety. The Mazda is expensive, old, will crumble in a crash, will drink fuel, is noisy and not even all that nice to drive. You would have to be a complete fool to buy the Mazda.

Things that go vroom...

lap times?

Boring..

Really???? Someone teach this guy how to drive

What the hell are you wearing under your helmet?

The mazda had a bad driver, that was all

Yawn***

A RS265 Megane cup would've been much closer.

Where do we get an mx5 turbo stock??

Honestly, i barely understood half the words he was saying

Unfair comparo. Miata weigh much less and is rear wheel drive with a turbo vs focus that is fwd and much heavier. Mountune doesn't really increase too much HP/tq. It's a very mild tune that's warranted via ford.

"big brutish focus" haha...

so lighter car with more power is quicker.well im shocked.come to fuck autocar you can do better than this..

cheap? not in my damn country.

i´d definately go for the ford if given the choice. MX5 looks like a womans car in my humble opinion. btw that focus driver is wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt, but wearing fire repellant headgear under his helmet xD

Who decided that the Focus is a "mighty" car???

Another pointless comparison. You guys really are clutching at straws.

what's with the slow creepy walk in the intro? lol

who is this weirdo

That walk lol

That's funny, i noticed the same thing, but clearly there is no making sense of this kind of garbage. There must be some wacked out producer at Autocar who insists on doing these completely irrelevant comparisons. refer back to the GTR vs M5 and then 911 GT3 RS vs the McLaren MP4-12C...

Fiesta would've been a better match for the MX-5.

What the fuck ? Mazda MX5 Turbo, didn't know that existed...but I know that this car is modified, but what are you trying to say ? that an MX5 turbo can be faster than a Stock Focus ST ?

Bar never made a turbo before? So they didn't turbo mk1 mx5s?

Bbr *

would have been interesting to actually learn something about the Mx5 Turbo option...

I have one of their joint ventures, a Mazda Tribute 4lt v6, it's a very fast mum car.

i can see how that might not just be any mazda mx-5

"Maizedurr mx-5"... :)

This is boloks. The guy in the mx5 clearly cAnnot drive..

The Mazda driver was awful. Give it to someone who knows what he's doing and it would have been away!

#1 problem with the Focus is no power 5500-7000 =(

It doesnt even look like the guy in the Focus is even trying to catch the MX.
I have an ST, so i know how much it screams around corners, not to mention the MX driver cant seem to get a good line and stick to it.
This video saddens me about both cars.. and the fact it seems like a lengthy ad for BBR's turbo kit.

Stats on the ST is actually incorrect. It has 252hp and 270tq. in US spec, British version is even less. And a tuned car vs. a stock car is hardly a "comparison". A tuned Stage 3 Focus would smokes that Miata

front mid mounted rear wheel drive with lsd , close ratio gearbox & power to weight ratio = bye bye Mountune Focus ! CASE CLOSED

Miata 1275 kg, no way?!

are we sure this isn't Bear Grylls !!!

Dude!!! Is that the 2.0L miata?! I've been looking for a turbo manifolds for months and haven't seen one! Can you maybe send me a link or help me contact these guys!!!?

hilariously crap driver in the mazda lol

I thought the corners are where the MX5 should have been pulling away from the focus?! The cornering looked poor, but fun!

The Mazda could do that all day long to, but the ST lol, the engines are made of glass, eco-BOOM!!