Miata Mailing List: August 1997, Message #110
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From: 	"John D. Emerson" <jemerson@panther.middlebury.edu>

Subject: 1998 MIATA AND SCI

Date: 	Sat, 2 Aug 1997 07:18:23 +0000



Jay Lamm writes in the current issue of Sports Car International that

"... as far as easy to drive, entertaining, and truly affordable roadsters

go, this (1997 Miata M-Edition) is still the only game in town."  He adds,

"Had the Miata been introduced last week instead of last decade, it still

would have been a winner."

   Finally, "And while a LIGHTER, STIFFER, AND QUICKER SECOND-GENERATION

MIATA is arriving next year, the present MX5 remains a bonafide automotive

phenomenon.  These are just too rare to ignore."

   The emphasis above is mine and is, I think, very interesting and very

positive!  Jay is very close to the top folks at Mazda in Irvine,

including Tom Matano who was VP in charge of design for the development of

the 1998 Miata.  However I'm not implying that I think Tom would leak

anything to Jay...Tom is extremely discrete, as he has to be.

John Emerson,  1992 sunburst Yellow A

Middlebury, Vermont