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    Image of antiDesign antiDesign
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!

    hi guiz :)
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    Novaload promoted this comment antiDesign was starred antiDesign was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/16/09

    @antiDesign: What are you looking at?
    Nothing.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
    With all the scowling, frowning, and troubled worried-looking cars out there, it's nice to know someone's out there making happy cars. After all, anyone with a pulse who drives one will have the exact same face as the car.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
    The MX-5/Miata has lost all of its appeal to me. The first and second generation were fine little cars with enough curves to give them character. Then came the bar-of-soap third generation of 2005. Uh-oh. Looks kind of dull. To offset the dullness, Mazda gave the car a drastic lobotomy. Now all it can do is smile and drool. Another nice car spoiled.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!

    Where have I seen that grill before?
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    09/16/09

    @Skunky: Somehow, that actually reminds me of your avatar (don't ask, I don't know why).

    BTW, did you ever get a different hard top?
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    Image of NiceNurseRatched NiceNurseRatched
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
    Dear Mazda:

    I like the back-to-basics idea of the Superlight. The Miata has certainly packed on a few pounds over the past two decades. Lightweight is good. If only you guys had some sort of compact, lightweight, high-revving engines in place of that 1.8L boat anchor. Oh, I don't know... (Sam Kinison scream coming) maybe A FREAKIN' ROTARY ENGINE??? WHAT THE F IS WRONG WITH YOU MORONS?? YOU'VE GOT GUYS TRIPPING OVER ROTARY ENGINES AT YOUR FACTORY, BUT YOU NEVER PUT ONE IN A FREAKIN" LIGHTWEIGHT SPORTS CAR!!!

    Mazda really ought to do a better job of seizing the opportunities at hand. They remind me of the guy who fell in a barrel full of boobs and came out sucking his thumb.
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    Image of Electro_Boogie Electro_Boogie
    09/16/09

    @NiceNurseRatched: As a former rotary owner I'll just say this now: rotaries suck. They drink oil, get terrible gas mileage, no torque, require $5000 sitting around for the inevitable rebuild.

    Mazda does need a new engine - a turbo 2.0 liter. Hell, source the 4B11T from Mitsubishi if you can't design one yourself.

    Mazda has nearly ruined a lot of great vehicles over the years (3rd gen R-7, RX-8) putting these crap motors in their cars.
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    Image of Feds Feds
    09/16/09

    @Electro_Boogie:

    Wow, once bitten...

    As a current rotary owner, I'll just say that they are awesome little engines, especially in naturally aspirated form. With no changes to the internals, I am now putting out ~30-40% more horsepower than the factory spec, and it still puts out more torque lower down than a 4-cyl at the same power would.

    Mine have always been dead reliable, and even when they've blown up, I've been able to limp home (one from more than 6 hours away). Try that with a burned piston or broken rod.

    Now, without proper care and feeding, they get temperamental. Especially under turbocharging.

    That said, Nice Nurse has it right, the rotary is much better suited to a proper sportscar than it is to the sporty-GT known as the RX-8.
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    Leeeeena a Jalopchick promoted this comment Feds was starred Feds was unstarred
    Image of YouTouchedMyHappyPlace YouTouchedMyHappyPlace
    09/16/09

    @Electro_Boogie:
    Are you joking? The rotary is awesome. You are right about the gas mileage but come on. Who cares about the oil consumption? It doesnt drink that much oil and its cheap to top off. The wankel has torque when its boosted. FDs are plenty fast. I also don't know of a more fun engine than a rotary. It runs smooth and you can rev the nuts off it. In fact, revving the engine hard is actually good for its health so you can drive it like you stole it and not feel bad.
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    Leeeeena a Jalopchick promoted this comment YouTouchedMyHappyPlace was starred YouTouchedMyHappyPlace was unstarred
    Image of KillerBee KillerBee
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!

    I thought the photoshop contest had ended?
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    FЯeeMan promoted this comment KillerBee was starred KillerBee was unstarred
    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    09/16/09

    @KillerBee: Niiiiice. well done.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
    I'm a car! Whee!

    I'm a fast zippy car! Wahoo!

    Coming from a history of loving the frogeye Sprites, I can't get past this little rascal's face. It looks like a hoot. It looks like it likes being a hoot. I can't fault that.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
    I prefer cars with a glare, this is so Japanese.
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    Image of .357 .357
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
    As you can see, he has the happy pills.
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    Maymar promoted this comment .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
    Looks like the Smart4Two's fatter older brother.
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    09/16/09

    @Novaload: And it's not exactly what I'd call fat.
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    Novaload promoted this comment Edited by .357 at 09/16/09 7:18 AM .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/16/09

    @.357: Compared to its tiny brother. And that's certainly a fat little face. My grandmother would try to pinch its cheeks.
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    Image of Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!

    I see your Miata and raise you one Celica (click the picture):
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    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. promoted this comment Edited by Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy at 09/16/09 6:59 AM Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy was starred Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    09/16/09

    @Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy: Great. That will live in my nightmares forever.
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    Image of Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy
    09/16/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Just wait until you see one with that / a similar bodykit in real life....you can't stop laughing at it.
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    Image of jodark jodark
    09/16/09

    In reply to Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!

    Looks very happy
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    Novaload promoted this comment jodark was starred jodark was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/16/09

    @jodark: LOL indeed. Hard to take it seriously.
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    Image of theycallmeham theycallmeham
    09/11/09

    In reply to More Mazda MX-5 Superlight Concept: 2,193 Lbs Of Stripped-Out Awesome
    that horsepower number can't be right. its lower than the stock mx-5. uncool
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    Ben Wojdyla promoted this comment theycallmeham was starred theycallmeham was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    09/11/09

    @theycallmeham: Euro-spec base motor. The objective is lightweight, not high power.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/11/09

    In reply to More Mazda MX-5 Superlight Concept: 2,193 Lbs Of Stripped-Out Awesome
    No one has said, "Go, Speed Racer!" ?

    Seriously?
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of Fat Tire Fat Tire
    09/11/09

    @Novaload: Mach MX-5?
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    Alfisted promoted this comment Fat Tire was starred Fat Tire was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    09/11/09

    @Fat Tire: Chim Chim!
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    Image of Buickboy92 Buickboy92
    09/11/09

    In reply to More Mazda MX-5 Superlight Concept: 2,193 Lbs Of Stripped-Out Awesome
    Looks like something a modern day Luke Skywalker would drive. Pretty cool stuff if you ask me.
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    GreenN_Gold promoted this comment Buickboy92 was starred Buickboy92 was unstarred
    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    09/11/09


    @Buickboy92: I see some resemblance.
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