Miata Mailing List: April 1996, Message #126
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   From: csl@snt.bellsouth.com (Paul Lu)
Subject: Re: Miata to suceed RX-7
   Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 09:50:27 -0500


> From: "John D. Emerson" 
> Subject: Miata to succeed RX-7?
> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 11:42:05 -0500
> 
> The April auto issue of Consumer Reports seems to imply (or assume) that 
> there is a 1996 version of the RX-7.  We had heard earlier that there 
> would not be a '96, because of the low volume and the impracticality of 
> adding the required new computer diagnostics.
> 1.  Is there a U.S. spec 1996 RX-7?
> 2.  Is the 1997 Miata slated to succeed the RX-7?  (The Canadian '97, 
> accurately reported on in this forum, seems to move in that direction.
> [:-)   )

Well, very interesting. Does Mazda want to kill miata by making it as
rediculously expensive as the RX-7? Of course, in their agenda, it is
called make miata profit margin as big as RX-7.

> 3.  Any rumors about a small rotary in a future Miata?

FYI: there is no need of "smaller" rotory. I would recommand the first 13B
found in 1st gen GSL-SE - 135 hp. If you are refering to the "smaller" 12A,
it is just as wimpy as the MX-5 engines. Sure can take the current 13B in
3rd gen RX-7. They will just want to charge a premium for it.

> 4.  Before you discount the veracity of our Canadian friends, check out 
> the New York Auto Show coming up in about a week!
> Cheers.   John Emerson