Miata Mailing List: March 1998, Message #125

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.man I wish we got that copper color...

At 06:19 PM 3/25/98 +0000, you wrote:
>All,
>
>Here´s some more info on the new MX-5 in Germany.
>
>The new 1.6 (110 hp) will cost 37,690 DM, slightly less than the old 
>1.6 90 hp version.
>
>The new 1.9 (140hp) will cost 42,690 DM, again less than the previous 
>128 hp 1.9.
>
>The 1.9 will have the Torsen LSD. It will not be available for the 
>1.6.
>
>Both will be available in:
>Sambagold-Metallic (18K)    (copper)
>Piniengrün-Metallic (18J)     (emerald green?)
>Klassisch Rot (SU)               (classic red)
>Schwarz (PZ)                        (black)
>Nachtblau-Metallic (12K)     (dark blue)
>Silber-Metallic (18G)            (silver)
>
>Taking the equipment into account, both versions will be about 3,000 
>DM cheaper than the previous versions.
>
>The dealer still does not know whether the 99 will have a 5 or 6 
>speed gearbox - all the brochures and other infos they got leave that 
>point open. But he suspects it will have a 5 speed - and so says Auto 
>Motor Sport in their current issue.
>
>If anybody happens to be close to the Nürburgring soon - 
>Mazda will have some 99s and an MG-F, a Fiat Barchetta, a ZZZ and 
>maybe more other cars for some salespeople to test-drive on the 
>Nordschleife. Not open for enthusiasts :(
>
>The Europe headquaters of Mazda will be moved from Belgium to 
>Germany.
>
>That´s all I found out today
>
>Werner
>P.S. $1 (US) = 1.83 DM
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