Miata Mailing List: March 1996, Message #150
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   From: dreamdsn@teleport.com (dave)
Subject: Re: Monster Z3
   Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 17:35:17 -0500

Now, who on this list wouldn't drool all over themselves if Mazda brought
out a 300hp turbo rotary Miata? Even if they sold a few it would be a
psychological boost to the throngs of Miata owners. At least BMW has the
b*lls to make such a beast as discribed below. My 2k.

Dave
95Red

>
>"Munich's own interpretation of the Shelby Cobra."  Wishful
>thinking or not, that's how one insider describes this red-hot
>concept of the BMW Z3 to be shown at Geneva.  The M roadster --
>a name BMW says will carry over into production -- is built at
>BMW's plant in Spartansburg.  It goes on sale in April 1997 at
>a price of about $62,000.
>
>Replacing the Z3's 150-hp 1.9-liter four is the variable
>camshaft 24-valve, 3.2-liter inline six from the European M3.
>With a modified exhaust manifold, the engine pumps out 319 hp and
>260 lb-ft of torque -- enough, BMW claims, to propel the rear-
>drive ragtop from 0-60 mph in fewer than six seconds, and to a
>top speed of 155 mph.  That should pitch it within the same
>performance parameters Porsche plans for the Boxster.  One catch:
>the engine doesn't meet U.S. emissions standards, so U.S. versions
>will have a different powerplant.
>

>Cheers,
>DRAKE A. DAUM, Founder & 1996 Membership Director
>Miami Valley Miata Club
>PO Box 33503
>Dayton, Ohio 45433-0503

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