DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #62
     



From: 	Bruce Maddox <maddoxbr@mail.jps.net>

Subject: Re: Pantera vs. Miata

Date: 	Mon, 3 Nov 1997 02:34:00 +0000



Hey, Don't let it worry you.



There may be some instances where a hopped up Miata can beat a Pantera. 

I know a stock MR-2 can beat a Pantera in a slalom (it doesn’t have as

much to push around the turns).  Remember that a Miata is just that; a

Miata.  No heritage, no history, no real style.  It's a nice car, but

that is all it is, nice.  A Pantera is a true Italian Exotic Sportscar

and that’s what is important.  Most of us bought the car for what it is,

not for what it could beat on a given day.



Remember that when a Miata drives by, no one pays a second thought. 

When a Pantera drives by, every head turns (whether they know what the

car is or not).  So remember; Miata's are nice, and Pantera's are

passion on four wheels.



Bruce

1973 #5494