Rest in peace, Matano-san. It's thanks to you that we will remain 'always inspired.' ...

The automaker ran a test plan along similar lines in the Japanese home market for the Beat, its kei roadster, back in 2017.

More than a designer of one of the most important sports cars ever, Matano engaged with fans and mentored students hoping to follow in his footsteps.

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Anthony’s passion for cars grew out of a mixture of intrigue and boredom while surfing the web looking for his first car during class in high school. Hours searching through Craigslist and Facebook ...

The last 30 odd years have been nothing short of a revolution for the Indian auto industry. From a time when we had a choice ...

In 1989, the Mazda Miata changed the world. It revived the formula of classic British roadsters, a compact and lightweight way to get the wind in your hair, but with the reliability of a Japanese ...

Tom Matano is not a household name like Enzo Ferrari or Ferdinand Porsche, but he built icons. As the man largely responsible for the design of the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Matano helped redefine everything ...

Exceptional, low-mile examples of the Solstice GXP have sold for upward of $20,000 in 2025 at auction. For instance, in ...

Tom Matano, the designer behind the first-generation Miata, has died, aged 76. A fixture of the Mazda enthusiast community, he appeared often at fan events. Matano was known for being generous with ...

The world lost an automotive legend this weekend when Tsutomu 'Tom' Matano passed away on September 20 at the age of 76. Matano is often referred to as the “Father of the Miata” for his work designing ...