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Originally Posted by kingkilburn
Wasn't there a coupe version of the miata in the early 90s? The mx-9 or something like that.
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You're thinking of the MX-7, It was based off the Miata wagon.
It had a 4 cylinder/rotary motor, with a rotor situated between each cylinder.
The exhaust had auxillary dump into the intake manifold to pressurize it like turbocharging without losing efficiency.
The transmission was a shifter-less manual. It had a foot clutch, but would change gears automatically whenever you'd push in the clutch.
It also had speed sensitive steering that would loosen the faster you'd go, as to make the car more stable. At about 120mph, you'd be able to spin the wheel 360 degrees without leaving your lane.
It was such a hardcore performance car, the instrument cluster consisted of only the following: a shift light, an exhaust temp gauge, and the indicator for the left turn signal.
The body panels were constructed of carbon fiber, which was then covered with a sheetmetal veneer, and then painted with a special lightweight paint, mixed from crushed dragonflies, the blood of baby seals, and the tears of children from Leeds, England.
The seats were made from real tigers. By that I mean there were actual live tigers were the seats would go, and under hard cornering, the tigers would hold the occupants in place with their claws.
Unfortunately, it is really hard to find an MX-7, since the entire production run was built by magical gnomes and sentient Mopeds on February 29th, 1997 in Mazda's secret factory in a dormant Volcano in the Galapogas islands.