Miata Mailing List: October 1993, Message #7
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   From: Dore Brian K 
Subject: '94 Miata from C & D
   Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 12:30:27 -0400


The November issue of Car and Driver give a quick 1 page review
of the '94 Miata.  Most of it you already know by reading this
list.  Some neat things mentioned were: 0-60 8.8 sec, Quarter Mile 
16.8 @ 82 mph.  70-0 braking 169 ft.  (Better than the Vette and 300ZX)

New steel support rods underneath and a new brace between the seatbelt
anchor points in the cockpit suposedly increase torsional rigidity
by 10%.  They claim the interior brace, although covered, "clutters
up the tonneau area, detracting from the otherwise tidy-looking
cockit."   The brake rotor diameters increase by .8 inch all around,
and the fronts increase in thickness by .2 inches.  (Hmm retrofit time!)

The new wheels are not only half an inch wider, but two pounds lighter!
Other than the new wheels and a color change on the rear badge, the
car looks the same as the '93.  The picture shown is of a red car, I
have yet to see the new Blue, or the R model which is due in January.

Brian