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Old 03-13-2012, 08:59 PM   #157
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Originally Posted by 7thgear View Post
i don't see how a new-age miata can be at 2100 lb

a lotus elise is at around 2000 and it is glued together using carbon fiber panels on an aluminum skeleton/bucket

for a modern miata to hit 2100 then it too has to either use exotic materials ($$$) or go back to the Colin Chapman method of building cars
They could ditch the electronic hardtop, could save a couple lbs from that. but then theres the other like 300lbs......
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