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MazdaRX-7
FD3S, European specification
- Power
- 239 PS
- 0–100
- 5.3 s
- Top speed
- 250 km/h
Photographs: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0; Aos.1905, CC BY 4.0; Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.
Curator’s note
A light, balanced sports car powered by a twin-turbo rotary engine.
The third-generation RX-7 used a compact twin-turbo rotary engine set low and well back in the chassis, giving near-even weight distribution. In European form it made 239 PS.
- Twin-rotor Wankel engine
- Sequential twin turbochargers
- Engine set behind the front axle
- Double-wishbone suspension all round
0–100 km/h5.3s89th of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed250km/h72nd of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power236hp117th of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque294Nm123rd of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
The story
Mazda RX-7
Mazda launched the FD in 1991, with a smooth body and a chassis built around the small, light 13B rotary engine.
Its two turbochargers worked in sequence for strong response. Development continued in Japan until the Spirit R edition closed production in 2002.
Character
Dimensions
01
Later Japanese-market cars reached 280 PS under the makers’ ‘gentleman’s agreement’.
02
US-market cars were rated at 255 hp.
03
Mazda won the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours with the rotary-powered 787B.
04
Weight figure is kerb weight.
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