Re: Why are so many people fat?

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From: E Brown
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:57

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On 12 Jul 2006 19:56:20 -0700, "Nexus7" <ac25kV@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> 	And the Miata was based on the Lotus Elan - they even shipped one
>> to California (where it was designed) to analyze it.
>
>Every automobile manufacturer studies the competition as well as they
>can; even buying their products and dissecting them if needed. They
>would be negligent if they did not do so.
>
>It's silly to assert that something is based upon something else
>because the manufacturer studied the other thing.

	It's not an assertion, it's a fact. Mazda wanted to re-create the
classic British roadster, while eliminating the problems. They looked
at MGs, Triumphs, and Lotuses and decided to emulate the Lotus Elan
because it had the best combination of power and handling. Any book on
the development of the Miata talks about the Lotus Elan, and the
designers and engineers as well.
	The cars that have *followed* the Miata (MX-5) are more in the vein
of what you describe - including my own Z4. The moderate success of
the Miata had everyone else scrambling (if you can apply that word to
the inexpicably long period it took) to release their own: Honda's
S2000, Pontiac's Solstice, BMW's Z3, even the Porsche Boxster.
	epbrown
--
"Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; 
most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus 
2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black

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