philly

So my company recently introduced some new cars into its fleet with more to come. I got the chance to drive one of the newest, the Mazda Miata the other day. It was nice out so I dropped that top and enjoyed myself.

The car is L-O-W to the ground. Standing next to it, the door comes up to about my hip and I'm all of 5'5". It's snug inside with sporty seats that wrap just a little bit. It's got the fake manual shift. You can push/pull the shifter once in 'M' mode or you can push/pull pedals on either side of the steering wheel. I opted for the latter. And of course, you can just stick it in 'D' and go as well, full auto.

I made my way through the 6-speed gearbox while coming back from the 'Yunk on Kelly Drive into Center City. It was quite nice around the gentle and not so gentle curves. It's a responsive car. I remember the old Miatas used to have a bad wrap for looking so sporty, but being a bit mushy on the handling side.

This car turns heads too. And having that large logo on the sides keeps those turned heads turned and wondering where they can hop in and drive this car which is shared by the public. This particular one is at 21/Chestnut Sts.

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