Mazda RX-7 is a sports car produced by the Japanese automaker Mazda from 1978 to 2002. The original RX-7 featured a 1146 cc twin-rotor Wankel rotary engine and a front-midship, rear-wheel drive layout. The RX-7 replaced the RX-3 (both were sold in Japan as the Savanna) and later replaced all other Mazda rotary-engine cars except the Cosmo.
The original RX-7 was a sports car. The compact and lightweight Wankel engine (rotary engine) is situated slightly behind the front axle, a configuration marketed by Mazda as "front mid-engine". It was offered as a two-seat coupé, with optional "occasional" rear seats in Japan, Australia, the United States, and other parts of the world. These rear seats were initially marketed as a dealer-installed option for the North American markets.
FC3S
- Engine Name: 13B-T
- Engine Type: Twin-rotor rotary engine
- Max power: 205 PS/6500 rev/min (Ryosuke's FC is initially tuned to 350 PS but was detuned to 260 PS)
- Maximum torque: 32.9 kgm/4000 rev/min
- Displacement: 654 ccx2
- Drivetrain: FR
- Aspiration: Turbo
- Length: 4310 mm
- Height: 1270 mm
- Width: 1690 mm
- Weight: 1200 kg
- Transmission: 5MT (5-speed manual gearbox)
- Body kit: Fujita Engineering (later RE Amemiya)
FD3S
Keisuke's FD3S
Kyoko's FD3S
Specs
- Engine Name: 13B-REW
- Engine Type: Twin-rotor Rotary
- Max power: 340 PS Later changed to 450PS (260 PS stock)
- Maximum torque: 217 ft-lb (Kyoko's FD has less torque)
- Displacement: 654 cc x 2 (1308 cc)
- Drivetrain: FR (propulsion)
- Aspiration: Twin Turbo (Kyoko's FD is Single Turbo)
- Length: 4280 mm
- Height: 1230 mm
- Width: 1760 mm
- Weight: 1265 kg
- Transmission: 5MT (5-speed manual gearbox) (Touring X models use a 4-speed automatic gearbox)
- Body kit: Mazdaspeed/RE Amemiya (for Keisuke), Border (for Kyoko)