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May 17, 2023 · Also in 2001, Mazda freshens the MX-5 Miata's headlights and taillights, adds variable intake-valve timing for the 1.8-liter (bringing horsepower up to 155 ponies), and makes 15-inch wheels standard.
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The true birth of the MX-5 Miata project came about via the so-called OGG program. Mazda’s main vehicles in Japan in the pre-roadster days were the Familia (323), Capella (626), Luce (929), RX-7 and Bongo minivan. These were classified as ‘On- Line’ machines, but it was soon a that additional models were needed to increase market share ...
The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight two-person sports car manufactured and marketed by Mazda with a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout.The convertible is marketed as the Mazda Roadster (マツダ・ロードスター, Matsuda Rōdosutā) or Eunos Roadster (ユーノス・ロードスター, Yūnosu Rōdosutā) in Japan, and as the Mazda Miata (/ m i ˈ ɑː t ə /) in the United States, and ...
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Sep 6, 2017 · 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata Mazda Mazda fans refer to the first-generation car by its internal code, NA. Subsequent generations go in order: NB, NC, and ND. Mazda. The original 1.6-liter four was good for 115 horsepower. Mazda The underlying theme of the Miata is the Japanese term for “horse and rider as one” or jinba ittai. Mazda
May 17, 2023 · The first-hand story of the first Mazda Miata. Norman Garrett. 17 May 2023. Courtesy Norman Garrett/Mazda. In the early 1980s, Mazda was flush with capital from record sales and already deep in the design process for the next generation of the RX-7. Having proven to the world that it could solve engineering problems that had flummoxed other ...
Feb 10, 2014 · The Mazda Miata was launched on Feb. 9, 1989 at the Chicago Auto Show. We look back on how the Miata went from a crude sketch to one of the most successful sports cars ever produced.
Dec 21, 2021 · The iconic Mazda MX-5 Miata we know today started life more than 30 years ago as a simple, fun-to-drive roadster. That ethos hasn’t changed much. The car’s design has mutated over four ...