How the Mazda RX-7 Became a Legend - The Ultimate Rotary Sports Car!
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2022
- The RX-7 can be considered to be one of the most iconic JDM sports cars of its time. The Mazda RX-7 was in production for three gens, all of which made use of the compact, lightweight Wankel Rotary Engine. All the fans can easily recognize this car from the Fast and Furious Franchise where it was driven by Dominic Toretto in the very first movie of the series. The franchise brought it back for the Tokyo Drift where Han's Mazda RX-7 was easily the most beautiful car in that movie.
Mazda RX-7 was not the first rotary-engined car that was launched by the company, that would be the Cosmo Sport which had come out almost a decade earlier. Mazda got into using these engines as they had a number of advantages. The Wankel Rotary Engine has a power to weight ratio of 3:1 over a standard engine, it also revs at higher rpm, due to lesser moving parts, it was much cheaper to produce than the standard piston engine.
This is the story or the Mazda RX-7
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When my wife graduated from nursing school and became an RN, we bought a new red 1984 RX-7 GS to replace her POS '75 Ford Pinto. She had never driven a stick but she learned quick. Being her first sports car car she drove it hard and fast. Running through the gears down our Pasadena neighborhood steet each morning to work, one of our Caltech neighbors nicknamed her "Red Shift" after what happens when you approach the speed of light. She loved that car, so much to that after we hard our first child we installed a folding rear seat kit for the baby seat. But after 120K miles & 11-years, a second child and growing 5-year old first child, the time had come to sadly say goodby. The red RX-7 was replaced with a new Ford Explorer. But we still have the great memories of that car and that time.
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In highschool my teacher had a first gen silver RX-7. Loved that car. Another teacher had a 1979 black Z28
In 1979 I had a 74 Mazda rotary pick up.
Currently have 6 first gen RX7s, one is a race car. The engines are bullet proof, Change the oil and red line it once a day to exercise the apex seals and you're good to go!
I remember when the RX7 first came out, I instantly loved it. The second generation was also cool, but I think it lost some of its uniqueness imitating the styling of the Porsche 944.
Great car. I almost bought one in 1979 however I bought a Mustang Turbo instead as I got it at cost as my father was employed by Ford. I wish I would have bought the RX7 instead.
My sister got a brand new red Mazda RX-7 in 1983 and I loved that car!🤘
Always loved the RX7, but never drove one (I was a Z car owner!). Sadly, the RX8 successor has been gone over a decade. I guess Mazda just couldn’t afford to market two different sports cars at the same time anymore. The Miata has certainly proven its worth.
We all knew someone that had one!!
I wanted one still have the poster that I had on my bedroom wall. would been a cool car for my 16th birthday
I had a 1983 and 1985, both bought new. I do not remember the trim on the '83, but the '85 was the GSL-SE. The bigger engine, leather, air conditioning. Both cars were silver. Beautiful cars. Only sold it (in 1990) because I was moving for new work and needed a sedan. I never had any problems with either car.
I had a 91 that I put together from pieces, blew it up and then became a dad. Got rid of it in 96 and miss it every day since
The Mazda RX7 is a great car!!! My favorite is the 1st generation!!! 👍👍🎄
In 1984 I had a 1979 red RX7 with the 12 A engine, don't let the horsepower fool you! That rotary engine was strong and powerful with the 4-barrel factory holey carburetor. Great cars good luck trying to find a mechanic who knows how to work on the rotary engine.
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I used to see Series 4s and 5s all over Maryland. I loved those cars. Very 944/928esque.
My first car 78 and probably the best car I have ever owned !
The title says it all: "The Only Car with a Rotary engine!"