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Old 09-11-2009 | 10:39 PM
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New Miata!!!! Lighter and Slower...WTF!!

as is states...


i want one...right NAO!!

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/09...-stripped.html

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Old 09-11-2009 | 10:52 PM
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^^^Thanks for the link, thats one of the sexiest interiors ever, so simple and so detailed

Oh and is actually 1 sec faster to 60, than the stock mx5
Old 09-11-2009 | 10:57 PM
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Old 09-11-2009 | 11:04 PM
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Old 09-11-2009 | 11:04 PM
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no problem...my bad about the "slower"
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Old 09-11-2009 | 11:42 PM
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like it. like it.

Well, except for the funky gear lever that looks like it will smash the iPhone when 3rd gear is selected.
Old 09-12-2009 | 12:06 AM
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iphone???

the thing has no AC or radio....just the way i like em
Old 09-12-2009 | 12:30 AM
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right in front of the gear ****, iPhone pedestal.
Old 09-12-2009 | 12:31 AM
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Mazda Elise? or Mazda Exige?
Old 09-12-2009 | 12:36 AM
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I see an iPhone running the REV app -_-
Old 09-12-2009 | 12:54 AM
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Mazda Elise? or Mazda Exige?
Lotus was the first thing I thought of, like the Lotus 2-Eleven...The interior is kept to a minimum like a lotus but has a nicer overall finish to it.
Old 09-12-2009 | 01:54 AM
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Whenever you think of the Miata you should be thinking of Lotus
Old 09-12-2009 | 01:54 AM
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I hope that is at 7 stock.
Old 09-12-2009 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by j_tso
right in front of the gear ****, iPhone pedestal.
wow, didnt even notice
Old 09-12-2009 | 02:30 AM
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Mazda you fail! Why do I say that? They've probably made the most wanted Miata, but they've left the most important part out. WHERE IS THE ROTARY!!???? It's meant to be lightweight, so really please a rotary! I don't care, 12A, 13B whatever (should be a 20B though!). This is probably the last special Miata they will make for the 20th anniversary, why not put a rotary for special occassion!!???? Or even the 16X and use this as a test bed !!!
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the miata will never have a rotary. mazda would be killing 1 of their 2 selling brands. the mx5 and the rx-X. better to have 2 cars out there than one.

anyway, looks nice. it is faster, but 8.9 seconds is awfully slow.
Old 09-12-2009 | 04:01 AM
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as a one off special I think it deserves one, or just to satisfy those people out there like me that think the MX-5 should have a rotary.

8.9s is awfully slow for something that looks so quick, but I guess your perception of speed will be warped with no windshield and the openness of the car. I've never driven/ridden in a speedster before but I know at 100kph, roof down on a convertible feels a lot faster than roof up

though reality may slap you across the face when Camry's and Accords easily out run you.

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Old 09-12-2009 | 09:57 AM
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No windshield I mean really?
Old 09-12-2009 | 10:46 AM
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Its a concept mscamp,,, there wont be production of it,,, this isnt the first time Mazda has made a MX5 speedster,,,
There is a Speedster for every gen MX5











Old 09-12-2009 | 10:53 AM
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I know it is a concept I was just in aww that they took that out because I have not seen it before....Didnt know they did it for every model either
Old 09-12-2009 | 11:48 AM
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I hope you know this isn't the US Mx5. This one has a 1.8L engine making 128 hp, not the 2.0L making 167 hp here in the US.
Old 09-12-2009 | 12:50 PM
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Too bad that Miata will never go into production...

BUT OH MY! The audi R7 on that website just looks fakn hawt!
I'd get it ASAP if they built it looking like that.
Old 09-12-2009 | 12:59 PM
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the audi r7 has nice windows, because its all glass on the sides
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