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wrote:

> Over the years, Mazda has been well known for making overstated claims
> about the amount of horsepower produced by its Miata engines. I'm
> wondering if the 2006 model really belts out 170 HP as they claim.

The Solstice claims 178 from a larger displacement, and is slower. 170
for the NC seems right in the ballpark for its 6.5 second 0-60 time.
It's just a number, anyway--all agree the car is significantly quicker
than the NB.

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Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
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