Mazda MX-5 Miata: Twenty-Five Years
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760346437 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Matt Frederick said OK, But Contains Errors. Nice overview of the development of the NA Miata. NB and NC coverage is light at best. Several photos are transposed (disappointing to say the least). How the editors or Bryant did not catch this I will never understand, it's pretty obvious when the "DOHC" stamped on the engine is backwards. Some of the horsepower numbers quoted on the NC appear inaccurate. I think one photo is labeled completely wrong in the NB section where a date is given for a certain photograph, but the photo c. Zoom right out and buy this for your coffee table for a +5 HP increase in your cool factor Thranduil This is a coffee table type of enthusiast book that provides lots of well written commentary and anecdotal accounts of the design, development and evolution of the Mazda Miata over the past 25 years since the original NA through the NC along with some musings by the author about what the ND would bring (all ND details appear to be speculative at best since the book was released before the ND release announcement). There are some great stories about the people and the process that co. This is a very lightweight tribute to the fabulous Miata Greg Lewis This is a very lightweight tribute to the fabulous Miata. The organization is somewhat haphazard, the significance of what a Miata was to the world in 1989 is downplayed and Bob Hall's role in the development is certainly not represented. This could have been the classic definition of 25 years of a sports car that actually works every day but its not. Nor is it oriented towards the US enthusiast, entirely bypassing the likes of Keith Tanner and the Flyin Miata crowd that has done mo
The only reason I'm giving it five stars is because I can't give it 14."Mazda MX-5 Miata: Twenty-Five Years is a handsomely-illustrated coffee-table book celebrating Mazda's ground-breakingMX-5 Miata, the car that revolutionized the lightweight two-seater roadster market.. By taking the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout of traditional British and Italian roadsters and combining it with the modern function and reliability for which Japanese cars were justly famous, Mazda created what many consider the perfect sports car.The MX-5 became the best-selling sports car of all time, selling over a million units worldwide. Nothing on the road will give you better value. Customers proved that they hadn't lost their desire for simple, lightweight two-seat convertibles; they ha
Thomas Bryant is an iconic journalist in the automotive industry. He is a genuine aficionado of the business, and a recognized arbiter of what makes a car great. In addition to his former role at Road & Track as vice president and editor in chief, Tom’s 36 years in the business include stints as editor of Pick Up Van & 4 Wheel Drive and Road & T
In addition to his former role at Road & Track as vice president and editor in chief, Tom’s 36 years in the business include stints as editor of Pick Up Van & 4 Wheel Drive and Road & Track special publications.. About the AuthorThomas Bryant is an iconic journalist in the automotive industry. He is a genuine aficionado of the business, and a recognized arbiter of what makes a car great. He is respected by manufacturers and revered by automotive journalists as a professional of the highest standards