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Old 05-12-2011, 02:40 PM   #88 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Now I won't say that today's Lotus or Miata don't handle as well or better. Heck, even the Insight is pretty good. But they are not typical vehicles of today.
Depends where you live.

A decent FIAT, Ford, GM or even a Hyundai hatch will give a Miata a good run for its money cross country.

The original Mini competed against the Porsche 911 in rallies in its later days - thats 1293cc (rally engine) vs something >2 litres...
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