Category: Mazda
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Mazda RX-7 FD
The FD-generation Mazda RX-7 is one of the definitive Japanese performance cars: low, light, rear-driven and powered by a twin-turbo rotary engine unlike almost anything else. Here are ten details behind its enduring appeal. The third-generation RX-7 paired compact rotary power with an exceptionally clean shape. 1. The FD was the third RX-7 generation Mazda…
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Mazda MX-3 V6: History, Specs and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Mazda MX-3 is a compact four-seat coupé introduced at the 1991 Geneva Motor Show. Its defining version uses a 1.8-litre, 24-valve V6: Mazda described it as the smallest-displacement mass-produced V6 engine in the world at the time. Quick answer: the MX-3 was sold with four-cylinder engines as well as the…
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First-Generation Mazda RX-7 SA and FB: History, Specs and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The first-generation Mazda RX-7 is the compact rotary sports coupé launched in Japan in March 1978. Known by the SA22C chassis code and often called FB after its later export-series designation, it placed a twin-rotor engine behind the front axle and used a large glass hatch, pop-up headlamps and rear-wheel drive.…
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Mazda MX-5 NB and Mk2: History, Specs and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Mazda MX-5 NB is the second generation of Mazda’s two-seat rear-wheel-drive roadster, produced from 1998 to 2005. Often called the Mk2 in Britain and the second-generation Miata in North America, it retained the original car’s compact proportions and double-wishbone suspension while adding a stiffer body, fixed headlamps and more mature…