These special Miatas include all the items of the LS plus Blazing Yellow Mica or Titanium Gray Metallic paint, 16-inch Enkei alloy wheels,
The Blazing Yellow Mica comes with black interior with factory black leather seats
with an embroidered Miata logo. In addition there is a Torsen limited-slip defferential, a 6-speed transmission, white gauge faces with aluminum accent rings, aluminum door handles, chrome fuel lid and aluminum scuff plates and foot pedals, in dash 6-disk CD changer with speed-sensing audio volume control, unique keys and badging.
The Titanium Gray Metallic comes with a saddle brown leather faced interior
and door panel inserts. Also included are two-tone, three spoke Nardi steering wheel with a Nardi leather shift knob and handbrake lever. In addition there is a Torsen limited-slip defferential, a 6-speed transmission, white gauge faces with aluminum accent rings, aluminum door handles, chrome fuel lid and aluminum scuff plates and foot pedals, in dash 6-disk CD changer with speed-sensing audio volume control, unique keys and badging.
On a personal note: My wife and I were guest of Mazda at the Chicago auto show for the debut of the two new Miatas. Mazda played a short video of us and then we ran out on stage and pulled the covers off the SEs for the press to see for the first time. Here is a quote from Cars.com:
"Before uncovering the two latest Miatas, Hughes (CEO of Mazda North America - pictured above with my wife and I) showed journalist a video with the theme "an affair to remember," which featured couples who have owned and loved the Japanese-built sports car in the past. One of the enthusiastic couples, Chris and Andi Lambert from Pensacola, FL, even appeared at McCormick Place South to help with the presentaion."
To see the making of the video and some of the Chicago Auto Show debute
Click here
Special Order
For the first time in the US market, Mazda offered a custom order program for the 2002 Miatas.
From September 13, 2001 till October 15, 2001 the Mazda website let the customer
customize their Miata and select any normaly offered color or chose one of two colors, Vivid Yellow and Laser Blue
Mica that were only being offered through the program and had an additional charge of $150 dollars. The finished Miatas were sent to dealerships based on the order's zip code in about 14 to 18 weeks. The total production of special order Miatas by colors comes from the Miata Owners Club website:
Vivid Yellow 239
Laser Blue Mica 152
Crystal Blue Metallic 4
Midnight Blue 2
Pure White 1
Brilliant Black 1
Emerald Mica 1
Sunlight Silver Metallic 1
TOTAL 401
Production Changes
New for 2002
Optional in dash 6-disk CD changer
Trunk light now illuminates with out the parking lights having to be on
Spotting Tips
The new optional Bose radio with an in-dash 6-disk changer, looks very different from the 2001 radio. If you spot one of those radios you know you are looking at a 2002.
Vivid Yellow, Laser Blue Mica, Blazing Yellow Mica and Titanium Gray Metallic are all 2002 colors only.
Colors
