A reflection on the history of the "father of the Miata," who recently passed at the age of 76. He also gave us the third-gen ...

In the 1980s, Mazda engineers sought to recreate an iconic era when compact British and European sports cars ruled the roads.

Matano—”Tom” to his friends, of which there were thousands—died this past month at the age of 77. With his passing, the world loses a singular vision willing to take risks and push boundaries in the ...

Tsutomu 'Tom' Matano, visionary designer behind the era-defining 'NA' Mazda MX-5, passes away aged 76 The post Tom Matano 1948–2025 appeared first on Classics World.

Tsutomu ‘Tom’ Matano, known as the “Father of the Mazda Miata,” designer of the original Mazda MX-5, has passed away on ...

Tsutomu Matano, known as Tom Matano, passed away on September 20 in San Francisco. The news was shared on social media during ...

Tom Matano has passed away at the age of 77, but will be immortalised as the man behind one of the most important cars ever ...

Tsutomu ‘Tom’ Matano, the man in charge of the design of the first-generation Mazda MX-5 or Miata, passed away over the weekend aged 77. Born in Nagasaki, Japan in 1947, Matano-san graduated with an ...

Honda officially launched the WN7 electric motorcycle: naked-bike design, priced at nearly 466 million VND; Hyundai launched ...

Tsutomu “Tom” Matano, the former Mazda designer best known for bringing the Miata to life, has died at the age of 76.As chief ...

Celebrating Tom Matano’s life and design philosophy—from the iconic MX-5 Miata to mentoring future designers, his impact on ...

Tsutomu ‘Tom’ Matano, the designer of the original Mazda MX-5, has sadly passed away.