Mazda : RX7 (FB)
Model Introduction
The Mazda RX-7 FB, introduced in 1978 as the first generation of Mazda’s iconic rotary sports car, combined sleek, lightweight styling with the smooth, high-revving 12A and later 13B Wankel engines. Designed by Matasaburo Maeda, it offered near-perfect weight distribution, sharp handling, and impressive performance for its size, earning widespread praise from motoring journalists and winning Motor Trend’s 1980 Import Car of the Year. With its pop-up headlights, wraparound glass, and distinctive rotary power delivery, the FB established the RX-7 as a serious rival to European sports cars.
Magazine Articles
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Newcomers : The rotor motor is back - and how!
Mazda RX7: TR7 basher turned Porsche chaser
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Mazda, full-time wolf
Bob Murray on the growling, if-looks-could-kill RX7
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Eastern Light
Mazda's rotary-engined RX7 is the first Japanese car able to meet Alfa Romeo, Porsche and BMW on their terms. After 12,000 miles with one we'd say it could even teach them a thing or two...
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Giant Test
Porsche 924 v Alfa Romeo GTV6 v Mazda RX7
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Free Wheelin'
Mazda RX7
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Rapid Rotarian
Ill-executed turbocharger conversions litter the motoring wayside but Elford's blown RX7, well mannered and forceful of performance, is not among them. Its abilities should seriously concern Porsche, and others.
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White Lightning
Motospeed Mazda RX-7 Turbo
