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Originally Posted by Coaster
The FRB can't be compared to the Miata's first year. The car market was way different in 1989 when the Miata was revealed (along with the NSX) at the Chicago Auto Show. It was one of the few or only small, 2 seat convertibles at the time. It made quite a splash. More than 900,000 Miatas later FRB goes up against many sports cars. We'll see how it does. If keeps winning awards and racking up praise it should do well enough and draw average sport car/car buyers. Being down on power compared to other cars its class doesn't help. As does being dropped from Car and Drivers 10 Best list.
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Haha I was going to mention this, but didn't want to open up that can of worms. Now that you have though, I think the more applicable comparison is the NC Miata, which is why I posted numbers for sales during its first full year of production.