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Old 03-10-2007, 11:25 AM   #5
Sharp11
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Originally Posted by Roadstergal View Post
But for me, the Miata experience was never about hp, and I think that's where the attempted 'Miata killers' fall short. It's about handling uber alles, and reliability, and fun - and the ability to dial up the hp easily if you want to, but no need to do so to tap into the fun.

The concept car is already bigger and heavier than the Miata...
Yeah, but young men today are HP obsessed, they don't get the "fun" of small displacement engines coupled to a close ratio gearbox - witness the MZ4 and the call for the upcoming M3's V8 being placed in future versions of the Mz4.

It's stupid.

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