- "Japan's answer to the E-Type...with added wankel."
- ―Clarkson's Top 100 Cars
Mazda RX-7 is a flagship performance sports car built by Mazda from 1978 to 2002. RX-7 is extremely known for being lightweight, small but nimble, and rotary engine which in-favour of many petrolhead, many variety of motorsports and a balanced 50/50 weight distribution.
Most chassis code given with 'F' but North American markets has a unique code but nearly the same. RX-7 has a unique "buzzer" sound is purposely for warn the driver mostly reaching on redline. FB RX-7 has a sleek body design. Engines initially with 1.1-litre notably the smoothness in the engine, later 1.1-litre has a turbocharged which also phase out after the introduction of FC with 1.3-litre.
The second-gen FC RX-7 has a simple body coupe design with a bit rounded, engine has two 1.3-litre both NA (with twin-rotor) and turbocharged, overall dimension remains untouched. FC RX-7 is the only has a convertible version.
For the last-gen FD RX-7 body design is much rounded with pre-modern styling but has slightly increased of wheelbase and width. Engines only with 1.3-litre twin-turbocharged. An added of 2+2 coupe besides 2-seater. FD RX-7 has a many trim and limited-edition models with an improve of the performance. The Series 8 saw the use of 17-inch wheels in pre-late MY-models.
European market pulled out in pre-1995, due to cost to comply earlier European Emission Standards.
In 2002, RX-7 ended the production due to restrictive newer emission along the Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline GT-R and Nissan Silvia (including the European badged Nissan 200SX. The RX-7 was replaced by the RX-8 in 2003.
Appearances[]
- In 1993 Old Top Gear episode, Jeremy Clarkson reviews the RX-7 along the Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 then roadtested it, where he favours both.
- In Series 40 Old Top Gear episode, Jeremy Clarkson listed the RX-7 as appreciative price over to 20,000 quid on it's build.
- In Clarkson's Top 100 Cars, the RX-7 FD was ranked in 76th place.
- In Series 25, Episode 3, Chris Harris takes Mazda RX-7 with a test of sumo wrestlers, then a visit to Fukushima Power Plant across region and finally a race the return to UK, which he won.