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EverydayCommentary: Spyderco Mantra 4 Review

There were a whole bunch of reasons on paper, why the project should be a success. It has non-load bearing body panels and a number of touches to make the car lighter.

EverydayCommentary: Spyderco Mantra 4 Review

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There were a whole bunch of reasons on paper, why the project should be a success.

It has non-load bearing body panels and a number of touches to make the car lighter.

In some ways it seemed to be an American answer to newer, smaller, post-Oil Crisis European sports cars like the Lotus Esprit.

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There were a whole bunch of reasons on paper, why the project should be a success. It has non-load bearing body panels and a number of touches to make the car lighter. In some ways it seemed to be an American answer to newer, smaller, post-Oil Crisis European sports cars like the Lotus Esprit.

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The problem was, on this car everything was cheap.

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It was the first production mid-engine car made in the US.

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