New to RX7\'s little question.

[copie]

Hi guys, im new to RX7\'s brought my first one 3 weeks ago, and it turns out ive brought a UK one which is ment to be a bit special. Could some body please tell me why. ??

I was at jap show at the weekend, and  everybody kept telling me this. aparrently the rear lights and sun roof gave it away.

Its also got cruise control on a manual which people found strange.

[Oedipus Rex]

UK 3rd Gens are pretty rare, there\'s not may of \'em about -- although there are a couple on here. The rear bumper has a UK shaped plate holder, rather than the square Jap one. Also of the jap versions only the type X came with leather and a sunroof -- this is standard on a uk car.

Manual with cruise control sounds like it has been converted from an auto box to me. I had a type X the same.

[nikp]

Dunno why the rear lights make it a uk one - the giveaway to me is the wide number plate: uk style. Imports have motorbike style number plates.

UK ones are special because they were only officially imported in limited numbers. Something like 156. And i think Jeremy Clerkson wrote one of those off!

[Ada7]

There was only around 126 Uk cars sold.
The rear lights are different in that UK cars dont have a center brake light.

Adam

[barmar]

Mazda only sold 124 RX7\'s in the UK of which there are believed to be only about 40 - 50 left. Another thing you will notice about the rear bumper is the fog lamps either side of the number plate which was also a euro only thing. Having looked through the UK brochure I think manual and cruise were both standard (not even sure if the Auto box was available over here).

Barry

[ro284]

I have a Manual type X i think it\'s a touring X model, i also have cruise on the original manual box,  also air bags, full Bose audio, Sunroof, Leather seats, Mine is a Jap one, as far as i know all the rear lights are the same for all models, for that year, it\'s the rear number plate shape you have that denotes it as a UK model Also if it\'s a UK model it should have an extra pre-cat in the front Downpipe, The UK models are lower power spec than the jap ones, but i\'m not sure what the figures are.The jap rear is like this one,
Bob

[copie]

Yep its got Airbags and leather, also got bins in the back in stead of those tight seats. Its missing the sound system and all the speakers. If it had boss that would explain that.

RO284 - do you think is cause of the extra cat its got less power or did the uk one just have less power.

[barmar]

Yeah the extra cat makes the UK\'s power 237bhp as opposed to 255bhp for the Jap ones. After 96 the jap ones went up to 265 and again up to 280 in 98.

Barry

[Tdraper]

I have a Manual type X i think it\'s a touring X model, i also have cruise on the original manual box,  also air bags, full Bose audio, Sunroof, Leather seats, Mine is a Jap one, as far as i know all the rear lights are the same for all models, for that year, it\'s the rear number plate shape you have that denotes it as a UK model Also if it\'s a UK model it should have an extra pre-cat in the front Downpipe, The UK models are lower power spec than the jap ones, but i\'m not sure what the figures are.The jap rear is like this one,
Bob

Ahhhh puts my mind to rest as I was thinking mine had been converted from an auto!, I have the same spec in black with red leather

[Adriansturgess]

I once test drove a jap import type X  manual with cruise control so nothing unusual there. Strangely my current car is also a Jap import Type X with leather and sunroof etc but it doesn\'t have cruise control - must have been optional?!

[ro284]

Must say i do like all the bells and wistles, love the cruise and the Bose, certainly would not be without sun roof in summer,  guess it\'s what you get used to, but having got it i would\'nt want to be without any of it now,
Manual Type X for me.
Bob

[Oedipus Rex]

I\'m not convinced that it comes with cruise control on the manual. I thought mine was a manual type x with cruise control until we got it on the the dyno. It was then we found out it had a screwy final drive ratio (3.9:1 instead of 4.1:1).

So even though it gave all the appearance of having an original manual box it had actually been converted over in Japan before coming over here. The problem with Jap imports is that most of the time you have no idea whats been done to them before arrival.


I agree with people that the type x is the nicest model (except the leather seats that you slide around on) The sun roof makes such a massive difference in the summer.

[Mazzyrx7]

I\'ve got a UK Car with a manual, they all come with cruise control fitted as standard.

Mine\'s completely standard and trying (its hard) to keep it that way as a lot have been modded now. So next year may get a jap RX with a nice single on there.

[sadgoth]

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Manual with cruise control sounds like it has been converted from an auto box to me. I had a type X the same.

not true, my FC is a UK manual and has cruise control. Remember these were high priced cars new and the UK market expects cruise on cars of this sort of value.

[ro284]

Am 100% certain my jap manual is standard, with cruise also, (as did my engine builder who was a Mazda specialist) works beautifully too, not an addition or altered, would not see any point in that, when you could buy a different car if you didn\'t want an auto,

Mine\'s completely standard and trying (its hard) to keep it that way as a lot have been modded now. So next year may get a jap RX with a nice single on there.

Are you not happy with performance as it is Mazzy? mind you i do like to mod my car, i think it\'s a personal thing, so i go for appearance more than extra performance/less reliability, but that may change i guess,
Bob