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    Post '67 Lotus Elan & MX-5 Super 20 Concept Tested on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

    Sam Smith, contributing editor at Car and Driver, takes a look at how the sportiness of the classic 1967 Lotus Elan translates to today's Mazda MX-5 Miata on the latest episode of Car and Driver: Tested.

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    Sweet, but my Grandmother could not drift in the Elan. I am always surprised to see how small the Elan was.

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    Awesome video!!

    My dads first car was a Lotus Elan and my first car was the Miata!
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    Thanks for sharing that segment! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

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    "I get out of a Miata, and I think the rest of the car industry is broken."

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    This guy does a great job the way he explains how the two cars feel.

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