The rotary engine’s compact size allowed it to be mounted behind the front axle, helping with a 50/50 weight balance. Handling response is instant, direct, and surprisingly heavy and locked-on despite the size of the 1993 Mazda RX-7.
I couldn’t bring myself to drive this classic aggressively, but the eagerness and agility can be felt at every touch of the wheel.
The cabin exemplifies pure '90s Japanese sports car cockpit-ness. It’s tight and snug and hopelessly short on storage, though a centre-mounted 8,000 rpm tachometer and a centre console curved towards the driver create a truly personal space to take in the performance.
Practical? Hell no. But if I ever felt more like I was in a cockpit, I don’t remember it.
Without the distractions of modern day gadgets and safety gear, the 1993 Mazda RX-7’s engineers could focus purely on the driving experience. This was a car from an era where focusing on the driving experience was a very big deal.
And now, even two decades later, the Mazda RX-7 still drops the jaws of people half its age; as well as the jaws of folks like me who had a poster of it on their bedroom wall when they were a kid.
I couldn’t bring myself to drive this classic aggressively, but the eagerness and agility can be felt at every touch of the wheel.
The cabin exemplifies pure '90s Japanese sports car cockpit-ness. It’s tight and snug and hopelessly short on storage, though a centre-mounted 8,000 rpm tachometer and a centre console curved towards the driver create a truly personal space to take in the performance.
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| The cabin exemplifies pure '90s Japanese sports car cockpit-ness. (Photo: Justin Pritchard) |
Practical? Hell no. But if I ever felt more like I was in a cockpit, I don’t remember it.
Without the distractions of modern day gadgets and safety gear, the 1993 Mazda RX-7’s engineers could focus purely on the driving experience. This was a car from an era where focusing on the driving experience was a very big deal.
And now, even two decades later, the Mazda RX-7 still drops the jaws of people half its age; as well as the jaws of folks like me who had a poster of it on their bedroom wall when they were a kid.
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