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There's much to be said for the 4 cyl too. My wife and I drove one as well as the 3.0i and 3.5i yesterday. Net result was we ruled out the 3.0i which, as noted above, seems anemic and very "soft" with the old automatic. The 2.8i and 3.5i were both very entertaining, but different in character. The 4 seems much edgier and delivers its power with more of an exhaust "bark" while the 6 feels more refined (smooth) and responds to throttle input with more of a "growl". We like both the 8 speed ZF on the four and the 7 speed DCT on the six, but the shifts were noticeably faster on the latter. Because we're in the market for a CPO bargain, we're keeping our options open and will consider either the 4 or 6 for a purchase. Either one feels so much more substantial then the '06 Miata we've owned for the past 9 years!
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