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  1. minimark

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    #238 minimark, Jul 24, 2015
    Mazda is making all the right moves. Love ours!
     
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    #239 minimark, Oct 2, 2015
    Congratulations to Stevan McAleer, Chad McCumbee, and everyone at CJ Wilson Racing for winning the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST Drivers and Team Championship.

    MX5 RULES, ZOOM ZOOM!!!
     
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    #245 Crashton, Nov 9, 2015
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    #249 Metalman, Nov 18, 2015
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    Am I seeing a bit of Chryslerisy in the tail lights and front nose?

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    #260 Crashton, Nov 18, 2015
    Seems to be NA. That is R53 in Meotter speak. :wink:
     
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    #271 minimark, Nov 18, 2015
    Kinda brings back memories of this....lol[​IMG]
     
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    #274 randmness, Nov 18, 2015
    I dont think this is happening, but a man can dream. When I was younger, my dad owned a beautiful FD RX7, but had to get rid of it when my brother was born. He still talks about that car to this day (to the disdain of my now adult brother :biggrin5:.)

    Did you guys check this out:
    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mZBouwiYGU"]Picking the 2015 Motor Trend Best Driver's Car! - YouTube[/ame]

    TLDR: The ND came in third to a 911 and a Benz AMG.

    Apparently, the Miata lost to the Camaro for MotorTrend's 2015 COTY in a 5-4 vote.
     
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    #275 cct1, Nov 18, 2015
    The 4c spyder, without the roof, actually weighs slightly more than the coupe.

    The main culprit? Taking a European designed car, and modifying it to meet U.S. regulations. To the tune of adding 342 pounds. The European spec 4c is lighter than a Miata. Mazda did it right, and had the U.S. cleanly in it's sights when it built the new Mazda. Alfa didn't.
     
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    #283 cct1, Nov 20, 2015
    If they don't, someone else will, if it fits...
     
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    #288 Metalman, Nov 27, 2015
    The ironic side benefit could be improved J.D. Power quality ratings for FIAT by having Mazda do the build and assembly.... Then FIAT could put all their efforts at improving the reliability of their engines that go into this chassis...
     
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    #290 rkw, Nov 27, 2015
    Unfortunately as far as I could find, that Alfa was only a 2011 concept.

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    I think the Fiata looks very Japanese and not very Italian at all.
     
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    #296 randmness, Dec 8, 2015
    Unlike my R53, I haven't really had the opportunity to whip my ND around any corner. I'm not quite used RWD, so the slight oversteer around hard corners always catches me off guard. I always punk out at the last minute lol.
     
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    #341 TheModFather, Aug 27, 2016
    Same, same...

    If it's not an eco-friendly appliance, it's built with the best of intentions from the worst of parts these days. [emoji20]


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    #3 Dave.0, Sep 3, 2014
    20 min to go. :ihih:
     
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    #4 Metalman, Sep 3, 2014
    10 min to go...:D
     
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    #5 Steve, Sep 3, 2014
    Looks kinda like a little F-Type.

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    #6 Steve, Sep 3, 2014
    A few official pics (lifted from Jalopnik):

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    #7 Metalman, Sep 3, 2014
    The exact impression I had..... Looks like a little F-Type.... In a good way...:Thumbsup:
     
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    #12 TheModFather, Sep 3, 2014
    Just needs bigger lights... :)
     
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    #13 cct1, Sep 3, 2014
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    Lighter though too. Maybe up to 300lbs lighter. Bigger engine bay up front. Add those two together, and there are some serious possibilities for what that longer chassis may be able to do.

    Found only one thing I wish we're different: the exhaust. I have never been a fan of a twin side exhaust. Put dual tailpipes down the center or one on each side split, but not both together on the same side. Probably not too hard to fix though.
     
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