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Old 05-25-2004, 08:20 PM
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I don't know why they would try to make it look like a vert. They would have to make a completly new soft top to be able to cover the wider chassis of the miata. Mazda has said the new miata wouldn't be rotary and would be narrower than the current miata. This miata is wider than the current one. Of course they also said the 7 wouldn't be back for a while.
Old 05-25-2004, 08:25 PM
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Originally posted by Rotarian_SC
I don't know why they would try to make it look like a vert.
fool the spies?! it wouldn't take too much time to cut and sew some cloth an attach it to a couple or 3 ribs. being wider instead of narrower lends credence to gordo's idea that it is a disguised 7 mule. the top would help with the disguise.
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Well this looks really one piece, not something stiched together like the bodywork. I don't see why they wouldn't just stich something together if they were trying to fool the spies. I meant I don't think they would have spent extra effort creating a whole new top if it wasn't a convertible. I think they would have tried to hide the fact it was wider from the split rear bumper by making a one piece of that instead of two miata sections. It looks genuine vert to me. If they ever were planning to come out with a convertible version of the 7 it would do much better if they engineered it as a convetible in the first place. From an engineering standpoint it is easier to turn a convertible into a hard top than vice versa.
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Originally posted by Floyd
This means our beloved RX-8 will be the heart of mazda's performance future, rotary and pistons alike. As for this mule I think the two best arguments for this NOT being the next gen miata are the 5 lug set up when miatas are four lugs, and the EXTREMLY sooty tail pipes. Pretty questionable when taking that into consideration.
Re: the 5 lugs - that's actually inconclusive. As you point out yourself, the RX-8 platform will be the basis for Mazda's future sports cars. We know from Mazda that the NC Miata will be based on a narrower, shorter version of the RX-8 chassis, and will use the RX-8 suspension. Mazda is not likely to design 4 lug hubs when the current 5 lug hubs would work fine. Also consider that the new Mazda3 has gone to 5 lug hubs, whereas the previous Protege had 4 lugs. I think it's probable that the NC Miata will end up with 5 lug hubs.

Now, the sooty tail pipes and width arguments do point to an RX-7 convertible in disguise!

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Gotta bump this one up- Automotive news had the white mule car listed as the up and coming new Miata.
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Link Elara? :o

If that is to be the next Miata, what's going to happen to the RX-8's image?
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i think they could be wrong given the new pics of the 2006 miata in the other thread as gord says "is put together with body panels stamped with PRODUCTION dies" but i am still waiting for gord to answer my question in that thread. oh well i guess it will have to wit until i get back from seven stock
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Originally Posted by shelleys_man_06
Link Elara? :o

If that is to be the next Miata, what's going to happen to the RX-8's image?
Sorry, I just read work's copy because subscriptions cost about $100. Darn trade magazines. But, it's in the section about upcoming changes to automotive lines- that, and Mazda's plan to offer a RX-8 coupe and convertible around 2006-2007 were also in there. If I can get the magazine back from whoever has it now, I'll type it up it in here. If you can get your hands on a copy, it's in the August 16th issue. s13lover posted more here: https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-media-news-11/2007-rx-8-coupe-convertible-38731/
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