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Old 09-03-2010, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Osiris19 View Post
Why does Mazda have a thing for makin there cars smile?
Happy cars sell well.

The Miata is not unlike John Mayer, who sells pop to play the blues. And by that I mean he uses his top 40 songs to make money and stay relevent, but his real music is deeply rooted in blues, and he's very talented at it. The Miata is cute, it sells very well to everyone with a fairly conservative image and good styling. Behind it's cute image is a chassis and engine deeply rooted in sports cars. It's high revving 1.6 loves to be revved out, quick and notchy 5 speed, fully independent suspension, RWD and lightweight make it a very solid platform for a track car. And because it sold so well, parts are everywhere for this car.

It sells cute in order to play on the race track.
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