In a message dated 9/15/98 7:24:10 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
karim.marouf@cancom.com writes:
> The perfect modern MG: a Miata with a supercharger
> bolted on top of the motor and an MG badge stuck on the hood.
>
> Neutral handling, responsive steering, enough power to steer with the gas.
>
> Why do they have to mess with mid-engine layouts and now front-wheel
drive?!!
>
>
> Mazda showed everyone how to make a pure sport car again. Why didn't the
> owners of the
> MG name listen?!!
>
I appreciate good handling, and I realize that (other things being equal) mid-
engine design is superior in this respect. But I believe good styling is also
important to the sports car mystique. IMHO there has never been a really good
looking mid-engine car. No amount of horse power or coats of paint can make up
for the poor lines of a mid-engine body.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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