RE: Shed Of The Week
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If you ever see the two cars parked up next too each other the similarity is obvious.
Look at the rear glass, the treatment of the b pillar, the shape and height of the front/rear bumpers, the rear spoiler, the creases down the side, the flare of the rear arches and the side glass. The actual and length, height of the cars are also indentical..
I realise this is subjective, but think the mx3 looks closer than the rx7 gen2 which is much longer and flatter, and has more pronounced shoulders where the glass meets the body.
Look at the rear glass, the treatment of the b pillar, the shape and height of the front/rear bumpers, the rear spoiler, the creases down the side, the flare of the rear arches and the side glass. The actual and length, height of the cars are also indentical..
I realise this is subjective, but think the mx3 looks closer than the rx7 gen2 which is much longer and flatter, and has more pronounced shoulders where the glass meets the body.
Road_Terrorist said:
ExPat2B said:
Thre is a back to back topgear test between the Rx7 and Porche that was on Youtube if anyone can dig it out ....
I remember next to the porsche it is incrediably similar, in looks propotions and performance, and Mazda continued the trend with the Mx3 matching the 944 stlying very closely.
An MX3 looks nothing like a 944 I remember next to the porsche it is incrediably similar, in looks propotions and performance, and Mazda continued the trend with the Mx3 matching the 944 stlying very closely.
"To look at the first generation RX-7 it is difficult to imagine it dates back to 1978. In Britain the Austin Allegro had only just been launched and the Sex Pistols were changing the face of modern music."
Hey, what - which years !
My memory says '73 perhaps for Allegro and definitely '76, and '77 for the Sex Pistols
Someone else look up these references on t'internet and see how many alternative years you can come up with - jurno skool
Hey, what - which years !
My memory says '73 perhaps for Allegro and definitely '76, and '77 for the Sex Pistols
Someone else look up these references on t'internet and see how many alternative years you can come up with - jurno skool
nice looking RX-7. I just bought a '86 Honda CRX in totally stock, very nice condition for $3000:
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x155/kedelbach/...
New cars are technologically impressive and no doubt 10x safer than '80 sporty cars, but jumping in the CRX on a sunny day and taking the long, twisty way to work is a form of therapy, lots cheaper than a shrink in the long run to as mine has pretty much hit rock bottom on the depreciation curve.
cheers
Kurt
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x155/kedelbach/...
New cars are technologically impressive and no doubt 10x safer than '80 sporty cars, but jumping in the CRX on a sunny day and taking the long, twisty way to work is a form of therapy, lots cheaper than a shrink in the long run to as mine has pretty much hit rock bottom on the depreciation curve.
cheers
Kurt
Parrot of Doom said:
james_tigerwoods said:
daveco said:
Look at that interior, fantastic. Audi could learn a thing or two from these boys
What would they learn???Audi could also learn a lot from the Alfa 166:
My god that's ghastly. I hope Audi don't try to learn anything from that. Give me the sombre grey and black over beige and wood any day.
My wife bought one of these in the early 80's. It had been imported by the wife of the British Ambassador in Japan and was a fully specced automatic. She drove it for 5 years, put 100,000 on the clock and never had a problem with it, the only upgrade being a decatted exhaust (you needed to have cats in Japan but not in UK at that time). It did have a terrible tendency to fishtail, when slowing down from high speeds.
The only down side was the fuel consumption, but in the 80's petrol seemed relatively cheaper than today.
The only down side was the fuel consumption, but in the 80's petrol seemed relatively cheaper than today.
This brings back good memories! Owned a 1984 Series 3 years ago in New Zealand. The Series 3 had the 13B engine, ~130bhp, slightly larger 14" wheels, and four wheel discs - which were magnificent. Around 85mph in top the engine would delightfully come on song. Lovely handling, particularly fun in the loose 
, helped by a genuine front-mid engine layout though we never called it that at the time.
Unique engine had high rotational inertia which gave a characteristic slur on quick upchanges as the clutch fought the engine. The rotors spin at 1/3 the speed of the output shaft so to understand the rotary's characteristics its better to think it a lazy 7.8litre 'twelve' having 6 firing 'strokes' per rev of the rotors rather than as a 2.6l 'four'. Its smoothness, inertia, and thirst then all make sense.
Rotor seals were pretty reliable provided you let the engine warm before using any more than light throttle. Once hot the seals coped fine. The little morning ritual of idling, door open, for 2 minutes before moving gently off was part of the RX7's charm. As was storming repeatedly over the Kaimai mountains ... to a combined soundtrack of Vivaldi and Japanese Wankel!
, helped by a genuine front-mid engine layout though we never called it that at the time.Unique engine had high rotational inertia which gave a characteristic slur on quick upchanges as the clutch fought the engine. The rotors spin at 1/3 the speed of the output shaft so to understand the rotary's characteristics its better to think it a lazy 7.8litre 'twelve' having 6 firing 'strokes' per rev of the rotors rather than as a 2.6l 'four'. Its smoothness, inertia, and thirst then all make sense.
Rotor seals were pretty reliable provided you let the engine warm before using any more than light throttle. Once hot the seals coped fine. The little morning ritual of idling, door open, for 2 minutes before moving gently off was part of the RX7's charm. As was storming repeatedly over the Kaimai mountains ... to a combined soundtrack of Vivaldi and Japanese Wankel!
The author of the article need to get his facts right i.e. "The Austin Allegro had just been launched" ( ...in 1978 ?!! ) - not so, the humble old Allegro had been with us for 5 years by the time this RX7 was born - I should know because it was my wife's 1st car - and what a heep of sh!te they were too !!
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