It revs to 9,000 RPM. I thought it didn't sound great, but it revved to 9,000. That was my impression. - BH

No resurgence, tech is going the other way. LEDs are smaller and smaller. There are three issues: Increased mechanical complexity, weight, impact on aero.

I like them both. My favorite is the BRZ, because of my Mazda bias. A flat four is a Subaru engine, not a Toyota engine. And Subaru has rear drive heritage in the 360. I like it a lot. I don't think they should do a convertible, since it would end up heavy. - BH

Always a convertible, removable hardtop is available if people want it.

There was a faction in Japan that wanted it. We fought it. There were a few issues, biggest being cost increasing. We wanted it to be affordable and attainable. Never very serious consideration. It was a different kind of car. The rotary didn't work in everything. - BH

It has gotten bigger, there is more space in the NC than the NB or NA. - BH

I was influenced by them. What happened was, my dad owned a ton of crappy English sports cars, except a 1939 supercharged Alta. Then he bought a Morris Minor Convertible when a guy pulled up next to him in an MG TD. The guy asked to trade cars because his wife wanted to divorce him. My dad did it. Then he bought a few…

Here's where the name came from. We wanted to call it 1600S, Japan wanted to call it RX-5. We said R means rotary, they said M means family car. We found an old high-German dictionary, and Miata meant "prize or reward." It fit.

I have absolutely no concerns whatsoever about the ND. It's gonna be a great fourth generation Miata.

I don't have a problem with it. It's not what the car's about. It was never supposed to be the fastest, it was about a feeling. I think a V8 diminshes the balance and feeling. The heart of the Miata is the chassis and body interface, not the engine. We could get the first close to 50:50 with the right people inside…

The original theme was racing colors. Italian red, Japanese/American white, French blue. Tom decided it was a good color, close to what Talbot used. We took plates off crash test cars and then cut a snip, sent it to Japan and told them it was French racing blue. - BH

Not a lot. My issues on styling were highly subjective and none of the changes would have altered who would have purchased the cars. In a way we made the car unfinished to let people modify it. - BH

It's not about power. If you can't go fast with 90 horsepower, 900 ain't gonna help ya. I genuinely feel that. - BH

No, I don't to be honest. I guess that some of the NA buyers aren't aware of that old greeting as younger buyers get in. It's funny about the pop-up headlights, I was the only one against the pop-ups. Lighter weight, less complexity, but the public loved them. It was about making it the car that was right for the…

It's no Miata