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Originally Posted by fatoni
...the ms miata did poorly then a couple years later the skystice had a shit ton of power and did poorly so i think mazda kinda knows what they are doing and you see that by the million miatas sold...
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The problem here is the the sky/soltice was a POS from the get go
assembled from a parts bin and couldn't hold anything save its two occupants, plus it didn't stop well. And hells bells, everyone knew GM would abandon it in a couple years! The only sports car GM sort of cares about is the 'vett.
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Not sure, but would these items have anything to do with its slow sales?
"The 2004 NA Miata produced 143 bhp/125 ft-lbs torque, while the MS Miata producing 170 bhp/166 ft-lbs torque, an 18% HP boost but still only giving the MAZDASPEED Miata a top speed of 126 mph."
"...Not only does the engine play dead until you're two-thirds of the way around the tach, but there is also a fair amount of boost lag to contend with. Around town this translates into a less responsive car, with the engine often a half-step behind where you want it to be."
As for the production, perhaps the production history was a blessing in disguise.... "Of the 5,428 second-generation Mazdaspeed MX-5s produced during model years 2004 and 2005, 4,000 were in 2004; 1428 in 2005, due to a fire at the production facility." "Production of the third-generation (non-MS) MX-5, began May 17, 2005."