[DOC] [TLE] Man behind Miata decides there's a Next act in design [PAR] Nov 22, 2010 ... With a car like the original Mazda Miata in his portfolio, a designer might be 
content ... He is more proud of the swoopy 1993 RX-7 sports car. ... Career stops 
for Tom Matano, who emigrated to the United States from .... Automakers  
Executives  PACE Awards  Manufacturing  Regulation & Safety  Suppliers... [DOC] [TLE] Mazda's Matano, who led the design of Miata, trades his pen for ... [PAR] Aug 29, 2002 ... Tom Matano, who led the design of the legendary Miata roadster and ... at Mazda 
Motor Corp., is leaving the Japanese automaker for a teaching post. ... listed by 
Guinness World Records as the world's best-selling sports car. [DOC] [TLE] Mazda Miata MX-5 designer Tom Matano a.k.a Mr.Miata and me ... [PAR] Sep 8, 2014 ... The Mazda Miata, or MX-5 as it is officially known, came together through 
inspiration, astute planning & plain luck. READ Tom... [DOC] [TLE] The Untold Story of the Mighty Mazda MX-5 Miata - Maxim [PAR] Oct 20, 2014 ... Or, 'Oh, it's [designer] Tom Matano's car. ... That's because in the early '80s 
Mazda was considering other proposals for a sporty new two-seater, including ... 
in roadsters and prompt other automakers to introduce their own. [DOC] [TLE] Tom Matano - Mazda Miata | Hagerty Articles [PAR] Feb 23, 2015 ... Twenty-five years later, Miata designer Tom Matano is more than happy ... and he 
and his design team longed to build a two-door sports car for... [DOC] [TLE] BEHIND THE WHEEL/1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata; The Lure of the ... [PAR] Jun 28, 1998 ... Michelle Krebs Behind the Wheel article on Mazda Miata; photos; table of ... In a 
Switch for Paris Show, Automakers Turn From Diesel ... would spawn a wave of 
imitators, reviving the virtually dead market for sports roadsters? ... Tom Matano, 
designer of the original Miata who now heads Mazda's California... [DOC] [TLE] L.A. Auto Show 2015: Meet 'Mr. Miata' - LA Times [PAR] Nov 19, 2015 ... Mazda Miata designer Tom Matano talks about the newest version. ... What does 
he think of the new, fourth-generation Miata, unveiled by Mazda earlier this year? 
... Auto Show, we look for the potential to lift the automaker's fortunes, ... That two-
door, soft-top sports car, which sports a powertrain built by... [DOC] [TLE] 2016 Mazda MX-5: Why It Matters And Where It Came From - GaijinPot [PAR] Sep 8, 2014 ... The ever-famous Mazda Roadster MX-5 (or Miata as it is known to my Stateside 
... with an introduction from Mazda's American director of design, Derek Jenkins. 
... what is often called the perfect sports car, the story of the MX-5/Miata is one ... 
the brain child of Tom Matano and Bob Hall emerged victorious. [DOC] [TLE] Iconic Mazda MX-5 Miata is the world's happiest sports car | Driving [PAR] Sep 11, 2014 ... Iconic Mazda MX-5 Miata is the world's happiest sports car ..... Designer Tom 
Matano, he whose hands first sculpted the Miata in clay, is a ... Volvo will be 
joining the automakers trying to manufacture autonomous vehicles. [DOC] [TLE] Miata Is Standing Pat - Page 2 - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel [PAR] Nov 7, 1996 ... European automakers are putting the pedal to the metal in '97 to try to ... If you 
ask Tom Matano, Mazda's vice president of research and design, what ... Despite 
the new stable of sports cars, the Miata still is in a class of one in... [DOC] [TLE] Popular Demand - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Mar 12, 1995 ... The Miata Speedster concept car unveiled at the Chicago Auto ... 4-cylinder 
engine, only about 25 h.p. short of the Mazda RX-7 sports car, ... The not so good 
news is that Tom Matano, executive vice president of design for Mazda, said the 
automaker has no plans to change Miata's styling for another five... [DOC] [TLE] August 2014 Newsletter -

Question: Tom Matano designed this automaker's sporty Miata
Answer: Mazda