Descrizione
Design & Development: the inside story told by Mazda’s designers & engineers
L’affascinante storia dello sviluppo della roadster preferita al mondo, scritta dalle persone che hanno dato vita all’auto, gli ingegneri ed i designer. Uno sguardo unico, dietro le quinte, su come è nata la MX-5 Miata. Sono state vendute oltre 400.000 auto di prima generazione. Il libro segue il progresso del modello dal concetto originale fino al 1998.
Cap.1 Development of the MX-5 Miata by Toshihiko Hirai
Cap.2 The basic layout design by Masaaki Watanabe
Cap.3 Vehicle engineering by Naoyuki Ikemizu
Cap.4 The MANA proposal & beyond by Tom Matano
Cap.5 Design development by Kouichi Hayashi
Cap.6 Product design by Shunji Tanaka
Cap.7 Chassis design by Takao Kijima
Cap.8 Powertrain development by Sadao Isomura
Cap.9 Development of the body by Yutaka Imura
Cap.10 Computer simulation by Youichi Shibuta
Cap.11 Development of te soft-top by Sadamu Nishiguchi
Cap.12 Development of the detachable hardtop by Seiichi Omoto
Cap.13 Development of lightweight bumpers by Sumiaki Mizunaga
Cap.14 Testing & M2 story by Hirotaka Tachibana
Cap.15 Production history by Brian Long