however, it is true that the elan was used for at least the exterior design
of the miata. i will have to check around for the source of that, but the
engineers used the design of the elan to design the miata, and if you look
at photos from certain angles, you can see the resemblance.
adrian
Matt Liggett wrote:
> Aleksandr Milewski wrote:
> > Not even the same class, guys. Miatas are cheap Japanese knock-offs of
> > the Lotus Elan.
>
> Please! A Miata is nowhere near the spirit of an Elan. It is
> comparatively huge and overweight, for starters. They have little more
> in common than front-engine, RWD, convertible.
> --
> Matt Liggett
> '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t SPG
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