one of the best jobs in the world, a car company "Product Excellence" position... just having fun and trying to improve the cars

"A position opened up at Mazda for something called “Product Excellence,” a sort of Ministry of Fun. It was perfect. So for the last 10-plus years, Coleman and a small squadron of Mazda Product Excellence compadres have worked to keep Mazdas fun."

Full story at Autoweek, May 26th 2014 issue, or http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140526/carnews/140519817  of the lifelong aspiration of a kid who at age 10 announced he wanted to work at Mazda R&D

Mazda Miata is now celebrating 25 years of production

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140210/CARNEWS/140219997

the 25th anniversary special will have 100 models made, and the engines are going to be specially built by hand for every bit of extra oomph they can add to it.