• Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    My personal theory is they wanted to get away from the Miata punchlines, but that was half its brand, I have heard people say they like/want/have Miatas, never heard of MX-5 outside of seeing it in print.

    • BURN@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      MX-5 is the way they’re commonly referred to in racing, but I hear most people call the older street cars Miatas