Mazda RX7

I use a Mazda RX7 as an everyday car, commuting to work and for play. ;) I bought it from the Southampton car import dock yards and here is my honest review. Note: Remember I am only talking about the 1992-2001 "FD3S" RX7 as in the picture above! The designer of this RX7 was not happy with the standard of sports cars around at the time. He proposed to Mazda that he wanted to create a REAL sports car designed for just that. The rotary engine was used to keep the bonnet as low as possible as well as for pure power. The layout of the car is midship - meaning the engine sits in between the front and rear wheels resulting in improved handling ...  Read the complete review

A few years ago I had a mate who had one of these so I had extensive passenger and some driver experience of this machine. He had a beautiful UK spec RX-7 which he crashed in the first week of ownership - driving round a tight bend he lost control and it oversteered through a fence and down a ditch. After 8 months of extensive repairs he finally got it back in showroom condition :) First off this car is a fine looking vehicle, one of the better Japanese sports cars. The cockpit is like fighter jet with everything pointing at the driver and with little movement required say for changing gear. Getting in this car is not recommended for people of ...  Read the complete review

The best design to date for this car. A perennially beautiful power plant that has so much potential. Mazda's Rotary Rocket is a very underestimated car...to me it is purely a racing car for the street. I have owned this car 6 years now and it has given me everything I expected in a performance car. With a few modifications such as exhaust, re-calibration of my ECU to name a few examples. I would not trade it for the world!! The car gives you exhilarating performance , great handling characteristics and a real race feel. The cockpit is well designed and the cars shape makes it stand out in a crowd. Of course that unique ...  Read the complete review

I know nothing about the machinations of the car engine, I just go on what it looks like, how it drives and how fast it goes! The Mazda RX7 I drove did not belong to me, but I was allowed to drive it. Imported from Japan, this little baby could shift. Purchased by an American with a penchant for all things English, the car had manual drive, sat about 6 inches off the floor, and it went very fast! The car took corners as if it was on wheels, but the small steering wheel did make driving a little uncomfortable. This car looked hot, but cost quite a lot in fuel, even back when fuel was really cheap in the States, especially when you were ...  Read the complete review