Hmm... Nope... Said it was "totally beautiful!"
To each his own, I guess... It may be fun to drive from a seat of the pants perspective, but it's about as "beautiful" as a sand rail IMO..
Just a horrible thing to do to a Miata!
You could improve more on the weight, and I assume tossability, by keeping the length down. Aerodynamics don't seem that great either. It seems to be more of an attempt to create a look alike to an apparently very ugly car, than an attempt to optimize car properties.
Leon
Here's the original design, once upon a time a "classic" Lotus, and now a Caterham. The proportions are far more balanced:
-John
Made famous (at least on this side of the pond) by the TV series "The Prisoner".
If you've got BBCAmerica on your cable, they're rebroadcasting The Prisoner (along with The Saint and The Avengers) on Fridays- with all of those lovely cars. Come to think of it, my affection for small sleek roadsters may come from the teenage brain overload I experienced seeing Mrs. Peel in her Elan.
Joe Silver '99
You need to get your eyes examined. The first thing I noticed is a crappy paint job and a huge gap between the door and the fender. Used Z3's are not that expensive, so why bother?
---------- Alex
I like the clamshell hood, but the quality of the parts looks very poor.
-------------- Alex
Yeah, kinda like not bothering to read the whole thread before replying, huh skippy ?
The front end of my 2001 MX5 got caught on a steel column stu sticking out the ground in a car park. The bottom of the plastic just below the air intake is a bit scratched and there's a small hole; it's also slightly wrinkled. Not worth replacing the nose cone but is there a part repair panel available that could be grafted in? I will probably DIY it or get a local body shop to have a look, but I know there initial reaction will be "replace the whole front end, which is about £600 just for the nose cone I believe.
Alastair
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