2017 Mazda MX 5 RF in Machine Grey & Soul Red Test Drive, and Interior – Video

 

The Miata RF’s power-folding targa top operates like the Porsche 911 Targa’s intricate roof, although it’s somewhat simpler in practice. The 12-second roof-opening process can be performed at speeds up to 6 mph and works thusly: The two roof panels over the occupants’ heads fold while the rear window lowers itself behind the seats and the two flying-buttress supports lift up to accommodate the folded top. Those sail panels, by the way, are a visual trick, wrapping around a conventional trunklid that opens to a cubby with the same 4.6 cubic feet of cargo space as in the Miata softtop.