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| Mazda RX-7 | |
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.jpg) 1994 Mazda RX-7 R2 (FD3S) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mazda |
| Also called | Mazda Savanna RX-7 (Japan, 1978–1991) Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 (Japan, 1991–1997) |
| Production | 1978–2002 811,634 produced[1] |
| Assembly | Japan: Hiroshima (Hiroshima Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Mazda F |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mazda RX-3 |
| Successor | Mazda RX-8 |
The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine.
The first-generation RX-7, sometimes referred to as the SA (early) and FB (late), is a two-seater two-door hatchback coupé. It featured a 12A carbureted rotary engine as well as the option for a 13B rotary engine with electronic fuel injection in later years.
The second-generation RX-7, sometimes referred to as the FC, was offered as a two-seater coupé with a 2+2 option available in some markets, as well as in a convertible body style. This was powered by the 13B rotary engine, offered in naturally aspirated or turbocharged forms.
The third-generation RX-7, sometimes referred to as the FD, was offered a 2+2-seater coupé with a limited run of a two-seater option. Some markets were only available as a two-seater. It featured a sequentially-turbocharged 13B REW engine.
More than 800,000 RX-7s were manufactured over its lifetime.[1]
- ^ a b Long, Brian (2004). RX-7. Dorchester: Veloce Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-904788-03-4.