Mazda Built The Most Beautiful JDM Of The 90's... Then Killed Off The RX-7
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- It's hands down one of the most beautiful JDM cars ever built. The rotary powered Mazda RX-7 is a world changing sports car that competed with some of the absolute best sports cars of all time!
This is the story of the Mazda RX-7.
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can i have a shoutout
Love mine ♥
Just... Citroen, by exemple, used the wankel motor before mazda
R34 is
trav tryna bring the prices down with this video so he can buy one
Lol fr. Make him do a video like this but with the mk4 supra 🤣
tell him to do one with R32’s 🙏🏽
Shhhhhh......
@@IdealMediaChannel W
Talk about driving up prices- ridiculous laws allowing the US to import RHD vehicles after a certain age. Those vehicles are now out of most peoples reach in the countries that have them and should be using them, legally and realistically. Low volume importing for collectors is fine, but now it’s 300+ million ‘Muricans instantly a JDM fanboi and Japan can see ya coming from a mile off and $$$$. At least we paved the way regarding Rotary development and the RB/Skyline GTR tuning scene. 🇦🇺 😂😂
Thing about Rotaries is that they're like the AE86, you own one once, then you either own one for the rest of your life or regret ever having sold the one you owned and desperately try to acquire one again, and regardless of how much the companies try to recapture it they NEVER EVER EVER EVER get it right EVER again.
this is how I feel about the 200sx I sold
@@keponen331 to be fair a lot of JDM or JEM cars made from like 1975 to 2005 manage to inspire this feeling in people. I still keep kicking myself for letting go of my uncles Z31 200ZR. It's been a decade since I was forced to sell it
@@JUDGExNOCTURNAL it's not that they don't get it anymore. It's a mix of regulation, their own lack of truly understanding it and then all of that just compounded by the lack of understanding within the enthusiast community too. It's what gave us the new 86. It's a good car, but in comparison to an ae86 it is a failure in understanding. What truly made the AE86 the legend it became wasn't a prebuilt aftermarket, nor just a good chassis, in fact even when it came out the AE86 chassis was far from state of the art. It wasn't a budget sports car, nor was it truly meant to be that. It was an affordable sporty trim for an econobox for families that just so happen to have decent driving characteristics. Racing teams and enthusiasts only really embraced it after its initial success in Japanese Motorsport. Those of us who owned one fell in love with them regardless of all of that for what the car was. The new one is pandering exclusively towards the enthusiast, forgetting that the original didn't need to do that to attain legendary status.
Same with old BMW
@@mateuszgainski3027 in a way, yeah, a few euro cars managed it as well.
Not gonna lie…every generation of RX-7 (1978-2002) were among if not THE most stunning looking car of their respective era. My personal favorite is the second gen, but only because I’m an “80s-ahaloc.” And the last gen is a truly timeless design classic.
the 80's were the era of very rapid acceleration in the car domain. Early 80's to late 80's saw rapid improvements and early 90's still gave fruits. Music too was rad.
Have had my fd now for almost 8 years and I’m never letting go of this car. Yea there are quirks to maintenance but it puts a smile on my face every time I drive.
The FD is possibly the most beautiful JDM cars of all time. My jaw still drops when I see one. Looks wise, can see a way to improve it!
Honestly, even the rx8 is awesome.
Even if that engine is really weird to cope with emissions and hence probably won't last 2 rebuilds before you need a new housing.
Was fun taking one apart though. Was the only engine they let me help with because it's so simple and easy to work with.
Honestly it's not the worst engine out there, but compared to a well built and maintained old 13B, it just doesn't measure up.
Mine has 170k miles on the original engine. Anything lasts if it's taken care of
The only problem with the RX-8 is... Mazda went from a Turbocharged engine to a N/A engine
@@GTMaverick23 nah, that wasn't the issue. The issue was they struggled to meet exhaust regulations through use of the se tech as a conventional Otto engine. The rotary may be an IC Engine but it's not quite the same as a regular Otto inline or V. It needs a different approach to make it more eco friendly.
@@GTMaverick23 there are issues turbocharging it actually. I don't remember exactly but I know it's because the exhaust is a sideport, back pressure from the turbo causes even more problems than normal. Essentially gonna break your apex seals even faster.
That's why most renesis tunes just go for fuel injection tuning and keep it na.
LOVED my 87 RX-7. Think about changing lanes and you do. Fit the driver like a glove and cornered on rails. Had to trade mine in for a station wagon when the first kid arrived... Sad... loved that car!
Still regret letting go of it and wish you could have it back as a car for just you?
Its still gravity, aero, centrifical forces and you can still enjoy it. Hopefully you got a good wagon. They're out there!
Greatest or not FD RX-7 has to be one of the most gorgeous cars japan has put out
I got a '94 RX-7 for my HS graduation and, 28 years and half a dozen cars later, I still consider it the 3rd best vehicle I've ever owned outside my M5 and Suzuki Hayabusa... But it's difficult to beat those
Its not a failure, I literally bought one 1 week ago and Im the happiest man alive
Until it starts to break down
That's awesome
@@bored9145 honestly, they are fairly simple engines and decently reliable once you do your research, especially because of how compact they are which means that you can pull out an engine way easier and make it easier to fix
@@s277garage6 I need to study rotary engines
@@bored9145 thats why it is a very good car, if you are a true car guy then you will try to fix its issue and enjoy the whole learning process, not only you will learn a lot about cars by buying car like this but also enjoy a lot so its a win win solution and in the end you will be a smarter petrol head just like rob dahm
I bought my first one in 79' loved it and was hooked! Then a 81' , 82' ,90' ,91' , finally 04' rx-8 so much fun! Thanks for the video.Rx-9 soon......
I still have my '95, one of the last 100 shipped from Japan. Still love it , when I occasionally take it for a spin. Also had an '84...
I want to like the FB, or even the cosmo, more than the FD. But I can't. The FD just looks so goddamn good.
100!
Hands down, the best host on this channel! And it's the first video I see with him.
Hands down the coolest JDM car PERIOD!
Brother owned one and the thing was a beast. Loved riding in it. Thad he ended up selling it. He also owned a Cosworth!
RX-7 is what got me to JDM in the first place
OK...phew... I was cocked and loaded expecting a hit job on this amazing car. I am glad you are not like some other channels that called the car a failure. I was a kid when the RX7 first hit the scene and it was... underwhelming. Compared to a 240Z or even a TR7, it was plain, small, and boring. It got a bit better when they introduced the turbo, but It remained visually boring up until the second gen, when it got a body worthy of such a car. That was when we, now teenagers started to lust after it. But it also grew in price and a once affordable sports car was now unaffordable to younger folks. Gen three made it even more difficult to buy as the price nearly doubled. So... lusting after it was all I could do. Now that I am in a position to buy such a car... there is nothing like it to buy.
So... now I think about a GT-R. That would be cool to buy, and 2021s are still available new... buy hola not cheep.
Thanks for watching!
@@IdealMediaChannel Thanks for making it.
My rotary life started with a 73 RX2 in high school. It continues today with a 60k mile 93 RX7 CYM which I've owned for 12 years now.
I've bought and sold about 8 FD's over the years. Usually ones with issues that I addressed prior to passing along to a new owner.
Smitten by the 3rd Gen and always will be.
I just got my fd about a month ago. Although it's a very clean example of a series 8, there were many changes to the car I had to do in order to make it safer and harder to get stole. However, I love the car! Even with factory tuning, the beauty performs like a beast and series 8 fd is just like a replica of a batmobile hahaha.
5:35
that clip makes me smile every time I hear it 😍😍
I really love RX-7's so much that I bought FB, FC & FD RX-7's Hotwheels
(Yes, just Hotwheels.)
Wanna buy the real thing but the prices are insane 😂😭
You had us in the first half ngl
@@hisheeelijah1482 lol 😂
I also got all 3 gens of Rx7 as hot wheels, also have the Rx3. But the dream is to once own the real deal
Only have the FC rx7 and a rx3 atm but plan of expanding it, still searching because they're quite hard to come by
@@kingsgarage938 i got my fd hw from Aliexpress
1993 rx-7 owner here. This better be a positive video.
Edit: This video made a grown man cry. Jk Men don’t cry we loose eye oil.
I always liked the FD RX7, they always looked like a tiny viper to me
Yeah man, a mini lighter, japanese viper
I was first introduced to the RX-7 on Initial D when it was showing on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. Yes, that long ago. It’s my favourite car.
I really wish i was rich so i could afford a rx7 veilside! it's beautiful!😍
I have had my Rx7 since February 1995. Best and most beautiful sports car from Japan and one of the very best worldwide ever.
My biggest automotive regret, and there's been a few, was selling my Black on Black 91 RX-7 Convertable.
They should remake the RX8 as the MX8 with the new turbocharged 2.5. It will be a winner.
I have an FD. Imported it when I was stationed in Japan. I’ve rebuilt the motor many times. Still mostly stock except the interior. It is high maintenance but worth it. Come race me in Cincinnati.
The RX8 is one of those cars that's still flying under the radar of the collecter's car crowd. It's the most refined of the rotary powered Mazdas. Also has a very well engineered chassis. Pair it with a Mazdaspeed body kit, and it'll turn lots of heads.
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I have had mine for 18 years, love everything about it ❤
I am currently pulling out my 13B right now. Still runs but is burning coolant. These cars are not for everyone, that's what i love most about it.
Dream? I own one of these things and its a pain in the nuts.
But its my pain in the nuts and even though I have every reason to sell it, I probably never will. I bought that thing in high school and have made so many memories in it, and its taught me all I know about cars. Its like a younger brother, its a pain to have around, but you love it anyways.
My favorite it's the fc,I had 1with,d sun roof no turbo 2 in Puerto Rico d more of the turbo 2 were convertible, stuck from the dealer my father God bless 🙏him was for good grades nice ride
When my father tested drive my fc,no turbo 2 ,but sunroof electrical, some guys stop by on a r3,mod I don't know that my pops beat the car right away u feel like in a airplane stuck &when we home says we need to check cause after 100mph110,d steer shake a little bit 😅
am old enough that my first car had a Ford flathead V8, and have had many many different cars along the way including a 68 Cougar XR7, another great (glorified Mustang) car overlooked. Few cars have just "knocked me out!! like the last RX7's. My own feeling is that along with the very different Lexus SC 300 + 400 , few cars of late have been so beautiful. Like many, I went from driver cars (Austin Healeys) to station wagons years ago!!! Found this site not long ago and find it interesting as hell because for the most part have no idea about the cars of this century! Thanks guys!!!! Still, if ever winning the lottery it remains a 1966-67 Ferrari 275 GTB long nose!
The problem with the rx8 is that people keep trying to view it as the successor to the FD....if that were the case it would be called the FE Rx7.
Comparing an amazing rotary 4 door saloon that looks like a coupe, to a 2 door turbo coupe is just an unfair apples to oranges comparison.
When evaluated on it's own merit, the rx8 is an incredible car that is so underrated....and this is coming from a massive FD fanboy.
I can see how native speakers of English would have a field day with a name like "Wankel" but it's actually pronounced like "vuncle" 😊
I own both a FDRX 7 and a FE-rx8, I would definitely probably sell the RX-8, but would have a hard time parting with the RX 7
I remember when I was like 3 to 5 years old. Our family had 3 cars. A buick (don't remember the model), a Ford Ranger and a RX 3 Savanna. I really wanted it, but my parents got rid of it when I was 6. He would take me on....interesting drives as a child in that car
Ayo. Tsuchis RX7 made it in the video?! LETS GOO
My father had one of the first rotory Mazda's back in the early 80's. It was beyond horrid to get work done on it. The engine always had issues and we found out later there was a fuse box in the steering wheel that was blown. With that stated it was one fast wagon for it's time and probably 20+ years. I never thought much of the car till one day my father hit the throttle. That thing moved and was probably the start of me liking cars.
The first rotary engine came in a production car in 1967 from Mazda.
I'm sure your car was great, but not one of the first rotary powered cars from Mazda by a few decades
I don't ever have to worry about apex seals or topping up engine oil😉..
That's only something those who don't know about rotaries think are a concern
This is a really good video, it's well made and informative.
I used to have a minty 87 FC and it was my favorite car I ever owned. The only reason I sold it was I had kids and needed something that could hold more than 2. The FD had problems when you were stuck in a place like California where you couldn't go single turbo and do some of the reliability mods due to their CARB restrictions, after I moved out I looked at getting an FD but what used to be a 10-12K car are now stupid money for high mileage versions.
Ouch, I have an RX8, absolutely I'd prefer an RX7 FD but this car is amazing itself and extremely fun to drive.
I can hear the music from Gran Turismo trailer! Nice choice!
the third gen RX-7 to me is still one of the best looking sports car ever designed.
I had an FD about ten years ago in my 20s. Babied that thing till no end. The engines still blew, apex seals ruptured all the time. 10 miles to the gallon city and 15 highway was way to expensive. But damn, that sound, those fire balls out the exhaust...well worth the money. Eventually we just did an LS swap and I sold her a year later. I miss it so much.
real talk
This was fascinating. I love the last Version. Id love it with a boosted LS swap since a coyote swap wouldnt work. HP to weight would be insane. Everyone be safe.
notice how a lot of the cars that are considered to be failures are the best ones and often the ones worth the most money. the car itself is great and i highly recommend riding in one if you haven't. it didn't sell because it was too different. and the exact same reason is why they are so popular today.
"Nissan 300ZX made 200hp and weighed 3000pounds"
Not sure where you found that info but:
NA Z32 222hp
TT Z32 300hp
Actually a touch heavier than 3k Lbs
Yea this guy .... needs to research befors spitting out bs
I love when piston engine guys start calling rotary's unreliable. If you know what your doing & pretty much forget everything you know about piston engines they can be quite stout. The best example is the 1000hp 20b in Kyle Mohan's Pro 1 class Formula D RX-8. That engine has been running for like 3 seasons straight without anything other than general up keep, oil changes, spark plugs etc etc. Most teams who run 2J's are goin thru 3 engines a season, not 3 seasons an engine LMAO.
I'm not wrong! Rx7 is sexy af! Fight me!
In Sweden RX-4 was sold with 13B earlier so that was not a brand new engine that made debut in RX-7, at leas 13B where available in 1974. :)
I love the rx7. Ihave an 85 1st gen. Love the 2nd gen and all that followed.
finally a video about the rx7
The 13B was used in the 1974 RX-4, and then on the Cosmo, the RX-5.
7:08 RX-7 FD 😍😍😍
In math class we started learning about these dorito-shaped polygons called 'triangles'
What most people don't even know is MAZDA in '79 Had a 12A turbo rx7 model..... my '83 RX7's rotary HAD 280K+ and would still roast the tires from 1st to 3rd, and smoke 2nd GEN's all day long....
I wouldn't call the FD RX7 a failure. Mazda just used a complicated engine with that rotary Wankel. That being said, if maintained properly, you can't go wrong with an RX7.
theres a reason why i have it as my pfp and a whole account based on it on tiktok
Straight up man
I bought an 86 and ran it till the early 2000's. I raced it, I ran it, and I took it on long trips. No torque, but I got it to do 137 one way, and 135 the other on an Az highway, Globe to Holbrook. If I still had it, it would be all tricked out.
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Mine was an "82. It was a fun car to drive.
Imagine a rotary powered miata
Its doable.. there's some k swap done on RUclips if I'm not mistaken
Why imagine when it’s already been done
Car and Driver had a long term 1993 RX-8 and it had to go back to the dealer 9 times during their time with it.
My father's FC t2. Stopped running a few years ago. Just sits in the garage looking nice. My dad said it will never pass CA smog emission. I told him you should of gotten a Honda!
RX7s were priced to compete with Porsches, RX8s with Audi TTs, people leave that bit out whether they compare the two. You get get a lot of car for the money and they're more reliable than people think, with the proper mods and maintenance.
looking to buy a manual car. I'm wanting to finish out my japanese car collection. I have a mazda3. I'm wanting to finish learning manual on either a Honda or Subaru.
ahhhh... damn
i miss the 90s
cars are great back then
after that cars just become soul-less, fat, heavy, weird looking, no more pop up headlight,
@ 7:01
He says the FD rx7 was a cut above the rest.
I don't know about that one about the Mazda RX7 being A cut above a C5 Corvette stock for stock.
My next car definitely 😍😍😍
Buy a rx8 now, before they sky-rocket in price. I did. Love it! Will be amazing in 10 yrs when most cars are electric. Brap!
You missed the R100, R2, with 12A..😉👏🏾👍🏾🇵🇷
Where's Brad's R8?
Don’t sleep on the rx8! We love ours!
Delete the oil injection system, put the oil in the fuel. That fuel should be E85 at 107 octane. E85 keep temps in check and affords knock protection at the same time.
Stack on a couple of rotors extra and you have an engine that will last and make big power.
See Rob Dom....
never had a rotary but the fd is very pretty
To all you believers of Wankle was a great genious "he was a thief." He worked for a company and his job was to
file away blueprints of engines and he "absconded " with the prints of the rotary engine . Please people don't get upset just read the Mazda table top book.
Price coming down again goes hope to buying another
The only problem they haven't solved on rotary engines yet is burning oil issue.....cooling issues and gas issues they have already solved with direct injection and three spark plugs.....the cooling has been solved already if they reverse the coolant jackets to up and down around each housing instead of going through......
That wanker engine is music to the ears
Ima be that guy the first gen rx7 was called the sa22c in Japan and other places and it was called the sa22c for the first few years but was called the fb in 81-85
Series 1 are Sa22c not FB. Outside of USA all Rx7 1st Gen are Sa22c
Not trying to hate bro.. but your voice is powerful and it's completely drowning out the background music.. your big old radio voice needs the music.. exciting car racing music.
Great times. You no longer have to be a motor head, just a modern electrician. For ten thousand bucks you can buy a five hundred horsepower tesla motor. But, that's already antique electronic motor technology. For a few grand any electrician can easily build a thousand plus horsepower electric motor in the garage. Community colleges in California have already built fifteen thousand horsepower electric motors using a variety of designs, all the similar size of a conventional eight cylinder combustion engine.
Exciting times.
No need to forge a cylinder and block and injection system etc etc. A rudimentary square gross ugly block with wiring and cables is simple to build and lightweight. The power is in your hands.
We grew up with turbos, nitrous oxide, etc. Now for a couple hundred bucks a reused hundred and fifty horsepower electric motor can be installed in-line for pennies.
My father introduced me to this wankel engine. I had never heard about it before. Then he made me a toy to demonstrate how the thing spins inside the engine. I still have it
Awesome!
RX-8 is a superior car by all measures RX-7. Was a nightmare plagued with problems
How can the first RX-7 remind you of a miata and a c5 corvette in the 80s 😂
You forgor the rx-5 💀
Can you make a video of the cost of every car from Fast X please
Aww my poor RX-8, such an underrated car. It really catches a lot of criticism, especially having debut after the FD. Slowly people are discovering them, turboing them, etc...and slowly their prices go up and up. At least in Japan, but I see the trend picking up in the US and the UK. The FD, however, still a head turner. Even for people who don't even like cars lol.
I bought a 6 speed RX8 with a bad motor, Bridgeport, next is turbo, yes values are slowly rising.
@@dronetrucker oh congrats m8. Minus the bad motor part. That car was and still is a personal favourite. I had to sell because I moved, but trying for another one. Spirit R if I could scrounge the funds. I also turbocharged that one. So someone got a good deal 😞. But NA was just fine. Good fortune on your new 8 m8!
@@mugen389 I bought a 2jzge, and a cd009 my plan was to rebuild the 2jzge turbo charge it then drop it in a rx8.
@@dronetrucker nooooooooo. I mean to each their own...but nooo 😢
@@mugen389 lol it was a idea, I have a 92 SC400, 01 Honda Prelude.
First viewer i wish i subscribed long ago
Your not first lmao
the rx7 is my dream car!
Mazda started as a cork company!!
I had a ‘72 RX2. It outran my brothers ‘68 318 Dodge Charger. But it went through almost as much oil as it did gas. Not a keeper.
It's a car that only works well in videogames, where you don't have to deal with the quirks.
Well said.