Miata Mailing List: April 1996, Message #389
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   From: AJSheDevil@aol.com
Subject: Re: New York Auto Show Press Release
   Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 12:58:14 -0400

Happy Miata Easter, Everyone!

Sorry for the delay on getting details out to everyone on our NY Miata
Adventure.  It was hectic with our officers meeting the evening of our return
and my son had been home on leave for 36 hours and I hadn't even seen him
yet.  So I neglected my Miata friends and have been spending time with him
before he heads off to Norfolk (his new duty station).  Hope you all
understand.  

I believe you may have gotten a preview of what I'm writing about the new
Miata M Coupe in USA Today on Thursday and probably in this morning's papers.
 But here it goes!

First I'd like to say that the owners of the Del-Val Miatae we brought in to
assist Mazda with the press release had an awesome time.  Some mentioned it
was the highlight of Miata ownership to have been able to participate in an
event such as this.  I agree wholeheartedly!  There was nothing better than
seeing ANDI JO lined up with ten other Miata friends with a plaque
identifying her and her owner at a press release (and, yes, we took tons of
pictures).  But more personal experiences will be saved for later as I'm sure
other List members who participated (Jyri Virkki, Dave Thomas, Stan Endlich
and Ken Warren) will have more to add.

The Miata M Coupe concept car sports a gorgeous yellow mica color reminding
me of pearl yellow and has a flowing roofline which necessitated the
reshaping of the rear decklid.  The new decklid, along with the relocation of
the spare tire to beneath the trunk, give the M Coupe substantially more
trunk space than the Miata today.  (I teased Tom Matano that he liked ANDI JO
so much out at Rock 'n Roll that he had to put features such as my Candoo
Loud and Momo Racing Pedals on this baby!)  Also the sloped roofline adds
more space to the rear cockpit area for luggage, etc and the addition of the
rear brake light in the window rather than on the trunk.

The door cutline sweeps upward in a graceful arc, similar to the lines on the
RX-7 and the M Speedster concept car.  I love the lines of this baby!  It
looks much the same as the Miata today with the lines that many of us have
been waiting for.  Other features are pop-up low-profile quad headlights
(yes, they are Brainstorm's), cross-drilled brake rotors, 16-inch alloy
wheels (five double spokes resembling Borbet's new Type M -- real nice) with
Dunlop SP8000 performance tires and a free-flow exhaust (no, it's not a
Candoo).  Oh, almost forgot!  It has pearl charcoal aerodynamics underneath
in front and back!  Real cool!

Underneath the hood is the 1.8 litre engine -- no changes here.

Inside the M Coupe is breathtaking too!  The seats are covered with fabric in
the center and suede-like fabric on the sides that you don't want to stop
caressing!  On each seatback is a yellow embroidered "M" logo (which showed
up great in my pictures).  Also, there's a leather and aluminum shift knob
and charcoal carpeting covering the floor and rear cargo area (really nice!).
 And, as I mentioned before, my Momo racing pedals!  :-)

You've got to see this one!  I'm not a fan of coupes, but Tom assured me if
put into production the convertible would have the same lines.  The Coupe is
only meant as an option for those not wanting the wind in their hair!

So head over to the Jacob Javits Center by April 14th to see this one in
person!  It's truly beautiful!

Andi & ANDI JO (who really liked her new Miata friend, but was a little
jealous of her gorgeous curves)

Andi Goldt
President, Delaware Valley Miata Club