The author was the Concept Engineer on the Miata, so it seems like he took all of the lessons and applied them well.
DYK Miata is a recursive acronym? It stands for: Miata Is Always The Answer.
In case anyone takes that literally: "Miata Is Always The Answer" is tongue in cheek backronym by gearheads.
Neat! I had no idea about his role w/ the Miata. Found another charming article by him on the same site while searching: https://www.hagerty.com/media/driving/i-helped-make-the-firs...