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Mazda RX-3 - The rotary-engined Mazda RX-3 paved the way for the subsequent success of the more famous RX-7 Everybody remembers the Mazda RX-7 as the quintessential rotary-engined sports car. But the car that made the RX-7 possible was the Mazda RX-3, which celebrates its 50 th anniversary this year.
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The Mazda RX-3 - An Introduction The Mazda RX-3 "Savanna" was a paradox of a car. Fledgling Japanese car maker Mazda built a pretty typical for the period small passenger car and dropped a twin rotor Wankel engine into it.
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Jan 11, 2024. If you think the exterior of Todd Budde's 1993 Mazda RX-7, complete with its 1970s-era RX-3 front end transplant and bulbous front and rear fenders, seems like a wild approach, then.
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The RX-3 launched in 1973, in coupe, sedan and wagon form. (A piston-engine version was available as well, though it got little attention from media or buyers.) The styling, pleasantly vintage today, was seen as typical Japanese-oddball by many. The 91-inch wheelbase was larger than Mazda's previous entry, the RX-2, but had a solid rear axle.
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1973 Mazda RX3 - Revived Rotary Double your power, double your fun in a '73 Mazda RX-3 View Gallery 12 Photos Related Video Click to Unmute Matthew Jones Photographer BK Nakadashi Writer Dec 6,.
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TUBBED, TURBOCHARGED 13B ROTARY 1972 MAZDA RX3 FATRX3
Published Jun 21, 2023 Mazda's RX-3 served as a successful platform for the iconic rotary engine, a feature that set it up to be an ideal collectible classic car. Mazda The Mazda RX-3, or Savanna, as it was known in Japan, was launched in September 1971. It was available as a coupe or sedan, and featured the 10A rotary engine.
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The Mazda RX-3 was a rear-wheel drive machine with 4-speed manual transmission. Trims and Model Years Launched in 1971, the Mazda RX-3 was available in three body styles- a two-door coupรฉ, a four-door sedan, and a five-door station wagon. Coming with a 10a, the RX-3 Series 1 was equipped with a different suspension setup at both front and rear.
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Globally, the RX-3 was a success, with a total of 286,757 sold between 1971 and 1978. That makes it the second best-selling rotary car of all time, behind the much longer-lived RX-7. More to the point, Mazda sold more RX-3s than every other car it had manufactured previously combined.
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Muscle Cars Here's What Made The Mazda RX3 Special By Jaime Luis Aldecoa Published Apr 11, 2021 The RX-3 also set the tone for other Mazda sports cars to follow. Via: Wikimedia Commons The Mazda RX-3 was your typical baby muscle. It's a small passenger car shaped like a muscle car with a twin-rotor Wankel engine under its hood.
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The Mazda RX-3 (aka Mazda Savanna in Japan) is legendary. It was launched in September 1971, and was manufactured in both coupe, saloon, and estate body styl.
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The largely identical rotary -powered versions were marketed as the Mazda Savanna (ใใใใปใตใใณใ, Matsuda Sabanna) in Japan, with export markets taking this model as the Mazda RX-3 . The Grand Familia/Savanna were originally intended to replace the smaller Mazda Familia to better compete with the Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sunny, and Mitsubishi Colt.
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A 10A-powered RX-3 took a late 1971 victory, and cemented Mazda's reputation with a pole position and a 1-2-3 at the Japanese Grand Prix, held in May 1972. The race engines were rated at 240hp, thanks to a 48mm twin-choke Weber carb and a set of side-intake auxiliary bridge ports, which extended into the trochoid housing.
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The Rotary Champ Remembering The Mazda RX3 At 50 Carscoops
Here are the 10 most interesting things about the Mazda RX-3 The RX-3 is 50 years old. It's also amazing. Here's why Craig Jamieson Published: 10 Mar 2021 Top Gear Magazine Subscription - 5.