Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Mazda
- Also called
- Mazda Savanna RX-7 (Japan, 1978–1991), Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 (Japan, 1991–1997)
- Production
- 1978–2002, 811,634 produced
- Assembly
- Japan: Hiroshima ( Hiroshima Assembly )
- Class
- Sports car ( S )
- Layout
- Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Platform
- Mazda F
- Predecessor
- Mazda RX-3
- Successor
- Mazda RX-8
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Encyclopedic overview
The Mazda RX-7 is a sports car which was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 to 2002 across three generations. It has a front mid engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and uses a compact and lightweight Wankel rotary engine.
The first-generation RX-7, codenamed SA (early) and FB (late), is a two-seater coupé with a rear hatchback. 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, carrying the internal model code 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, model code FD, was offered as a two-seater coupé with a 2+2 version offered as an option for the Japanese market. It featured a sequentially turbocharged 13B REW engine.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mazda RX-7” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.