RX-7
Total Revs
65
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Global Rank
#08
Model Rank
1 MORE REVS TO REACH #07
About the RX-7
The rotary experiment that worked. While every other manufacturer used pistons, Mazda bet its sports car on Wankel rotary engines: small, light, high-revving, and thermally challenged. Three generations of RX-7 proved the formula could compete with anything. The FB was a lightweight wedge with a 12A rotary that weighed barely a ton. The FC added turbocharging and genuine speed. The FD put a sequential twin-turbo 13B-REW in a body so beautiful that it stopped traffic. Each generation weighed under 1,300 kg and handled with a precision that came from having a tiny engine sitting behind the front axle. The RX-7 was always compromised: rotary engines drank fuel, burned oil, and ate apex seals. Owners didn't care. Nothing else revved like that, weighed that little, or balanced that well. The FD remains one of the most beautiful Japanese cars ever drawn.