Something seems off about that pic. Is it an odd angle? The front wheels look a lot smaller than the rears, and the front looks squished compared to the rear. Overall proportions look off for some reason...Some angles and pictures do make the front ends look better on the gen 2's but my gen 3 has grown on me
we can also refer to the 2018+ as the MHR which stands for Miata Headlight RefreshOK, this had me confused.
Whilst I know the Coyote engine is described as Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3, I would never refer to the S550 bodystyles as Gen 2 or Gen 3.............for me the 2015-2017 are Gen 1 S550s and the 2018+ are Gen 2.......or probably just easier to refer to them by the model years!
Back the the subject though.......'18+ is my preference........although the '21 Mach 1 is even better
he needs to use the profile correction option in lightroom
My rears are 20x10 replicas with 295/35/20's so the rear is alot higher my fronts are 19x9 oem's with spacers with 255/40/19's, that pic has the adobe lightroom lens profile correction applied which removes lens distortion so it should be accurate although I thought it looked kind of off at first too. Heres the same exact pic without the lens distortion correction
What extractors are those on your hood??I love the front end of the 18-20's. It's more aggressive and aero at the same time. Hard to get both at the same time.
Looks like it really opens up the vent area. How much of the hood has to be cut? I just drilled 1/2 in holes to make the stock ones more useable.
Ah OK, I didn't realize the rears were 20" wheels. That explains the proportions. That said, you could go 285/35/20 with your next rear tire purchase and make the tire a little smaller in diameter so it matches the factory PP1 size a bit better.My rears are 20x10 replicas with 295/35/20's so the rear is alot higher my fronts are 19x9 oem's with spacers with 255/40/19's, that pic has the adobe lightroom lens profile correction applied which removes lens distortion so it should be accurate although I thought it looked kind of off at first too. Heres the same exact pic without the lens distortion correction
Top uncorrected , bottom is corrected for my lens according to lightroom. And the corrections do seem to make horizons flat etc.
I think the lighting hitting the car perfectly from the side combined with the angle I took the pic is why it looks like that..
I took it at 105mm focal length on an a6300 with sony 18-105 lens so I was like 40 feet away that may have helped compress the car? idk, I like the pic though.
Oh yeah as per some points made in this thread haha.. Gen 2 coyote / gen 1 S550 for the win. the gen 2 S500 is way to angular. If I wanted angles, I'd buy a Cadillac hahaGen 2 for the win.
