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Mazda RX-7 Turbo (JDM), note the intercooler scoop on the bonnet distinguishing it from the naturally aspirated models. The second-generation RX-7 (sometimes referred to as "FC", VIN begins JM1FC3 or JMZFC1), still known as the Mazda Savanna RX-7 in Japan, featured a complete restyling much like similar sports cars of the era such as the Nissan ...
The best-selling two-seater convertible sports car in history. Pickup truck: Bongo: 1966 2020 – Pickup version of the Bongo. BT-50: 2006 2020 2024 Compact pickup truck. Third generation is based on Isuzu D-Max. Kei vehicles: Carol: 1962 2021 – Low-roof hatchback kei car with hinged rear doors. Second generation onwards is a rebadged Suzuki ...
Mazda RX-7 / Mazda Savanna RX-7: 1981–1985: The FB chassis was a new name for the SA2 used in the 1979–1980 RX-7 VIN. FC Mazda RX-7 / Mazda Savanna RX-7: 1986–1991: Also served as the basis for the Mazda MX-5's NA's platform. FD Mazda RX-7 / ɛ̃fini RX-7: 1991–2002: SE Mazda RX-8 [2] 2003–2011
It was exported as the Mazda RX-3 in its first generation from 1971 to 1978, and as the Mazda RX-7 in its subsequent generations. For the original 1971 version of Savanna, Mazda fitted its 10A rotary engine to the Mazda Grand Familia to create a separately marketed product sold in coupé, sedan, and station wagon guises. The engine was upgraded ...
Mazda's strength since the 1960s has been in its line of Inline-4 engines. Beginning with a tiny 358 cc kei car engine, one of the smallest ever made, Mazda continues to this day to be a leading developer of this type of engine. OHV engine – 358 cc–1.2 L OHV I4 (1961–1974) xC engine – 1.0 L–2.0 L SOHC I4 (1965–1983)
The RX-7 and 626 buoyed Mazda's American fortunes enough for it to expand. Mazda built an American plant (now Flat Rock Assembly Plant) to build the 626, bringing the company to Ford's attention. The two joined on the 626's 2-door offshoots, the MX-6 and Ford Probe. Mazda finished the 1980s the same way as the 1970s, with an image-building ...
After substantial successes by the Mazda RX-2 and Mazda RX-3, the Mazda RX-7 has won more IMSA races in its class than any other model of automobile, with its hundredth victory on September 2, 1990. Following that, the RX-7 won its class in the IMSA 24 Hours of Daytona race ten years in a row, starting in 1982. The RX-7 won the IMSA Grand ...
The Mazda GTP is an IMSA GTP race car that was built by Pierre Honegger in 1981. Based on a Mazda RX-7, the car initially competed in the GTX category as the Mazda RX-7 GTP, before it was rebuilt for the IMSA GTP category in 1983. Throughout its career, the car used a Mazda 13B Wankel rotary engine, similar to