Miata Mailing List: September 1997, Message #22
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From: 	mboyer <mboyer@ix.netcom.com>

Subject: NY Times Compares Roadsters

Date: 	Mon, 1 Sep 1997 10:09:08 +0000



The lead article in the Sunday New York Times Automtive section was a review

and comparison of four roadsters: the Boxter, Mercedes, Z3, and Miata. Each was

rated in three categories.



Perhaps not surprisingly, the review picked the Boxter number one overall. He

liked the Mercedes quite a bit, though he thought it more a two-seater sedan

than a roadster.  And he absolutely hated almost everything about the Z3 except

its appearance.



He noted the extreme price difference between the Miata and the others. This

was most noticeable, he said, in the fact that the other three had considerably

more power than the Miata and more luxurious appointments.



The Miata did, however, come in first in his "fun to drive" category. But we

could have told him that, right.



At any rate, Miatas did not come out as a cheaper but acceptable alternative

but as a vaild and smart choice.





Mark

Azulita, 92 Mariner Blue