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Sexiest & Fastest Car From Japan!

Advantages: Supercar Speeds. Exotic Looks. Very Driver Focused.
Disadvantages: Group 20 Insurance. Small rear seats. Regular 3kmile Services Needed.

I use a Mazda RX7 as an everyday car, commuting to work and for play. ;) I bought it from the Southampton car import dock yards and here is my honest review. Note: Remember I am only talking about the 1992-2001 "FD3S" RX7 as in the picture above! The designer of this RX7 was not happy with the standard of sports cars around at the time. He proposed to Mazda that he wanted to create a REAL sports car designed for just that. The rotary engine was ...
...enjoy the RX7 most." What Mazda ended up with is the most lightweight car out of its competitors at the time which made it the best handling high power sports car for 1992-2001. Forget the newer RX8 - it is a weak attempt at recapturing the target market from the RX7 pedigree where the RX8 fails badly. Often described as the sexiest car from Japan - RX7s between 92-01 are ALL twin turbo 1300cc engines. 280bhp with a very quick 0-60 of 5 seconds ...

Tech777 27.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda RX-7

I love this car!

Advantages: Great looking, quick, easy to get work done, decent for a "tuner car"
Disadvantages: not the best gas milage, not many turbo options

...all. I have a 2008 Mazda 6 and I have been waiting to give a review about this untill I drove it in the snow. With all season tires (not even winter tires) it does an impressive job of getting through snow, slush, and pouring rain. In the summer, this car out-performed my expectations in handling. Not only that but this car is very quick. Of course it doesn't compare to the Audi RS4 or the Nissan 350Z, but for a non-turbocharged inline 4 engine it ...
...it up nicely. It is easy to get service done on the car if it ever would need it because the commonly used Duratec DOCH engine. The gas milage on the car is decent, but it could be a little better. If you are looking for a little extra performance there are many performance intake options for the V6 and the I4, and also many performance suspension options. On the down side, there are relatively few options for turbocharging, and none of them are ...

halozander6 14.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda 6

Ten years with a Xedos 6 - not to be regretted

Advantages: Looks, build, performance, refinement, reliability, lovely small V6 engine, minor classic
Disadvantages: Saloon only available, repairs can be expensive, steering feel, limited space

...mount up. In Brief: Mazda Xedos 6, 2.0 litre (6-cylinder), 144bhp/141bhp, 1.6 litre (4-cylinder), 113bhp/107bhp. Transmission: five-speed manual or four-speed auto. Performance (2.0 manual): 134mph, 29mpg overall. Insurance: Group 16. Produced from 1992 to 1999. Numbers sold in the UK: approximately 7,000. Cost new: GBP 20,000+, value now (approx.) GBP 500-GBP 2,000. Websites: xedos6.co.uk (English); mazdaxedos6.com (Italian and English); xedos-community.de ...

zephyr4 18.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda Xedos 6

Performance you can afford!!!

Advantages: Fantastic driving experience, cheap to maintain
Disadvantages: not very practical

...the proud owner of two Mazda MX-5's and I have to say they have been the most reliable and joyous cars that I have owned thus far. Do not be fooled by thinking this is a typical hair dressers car, It's NOT! This really is a proper sports car which offers all the frills of a porsche for a fraction of the cost. The MX-5 has near perfect weight distribution combined with rear wheel drive which offers sublime handling and is regarded by many as being ...
...You can pick one of these beauty's up very cheap now, and my advice would be to wait for winter to kick in as you will see some excellent examples pop up for less than a thousand pound. In my opinion you can have just as much fun in the mk1 MX-5 as you can the mk2 and pick them up for a lot cheaper too. The styling on the mk1 is a bit more classic, with the main exterior difference being the pop up headlights which is not offered in the mk2. I would ...

kylehall99 05.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda MX-5 1.6i

The Perfect Driving Machine

Advantages: Great driving experience, offers the frills
Disadvantages: not the most practical sports car

...the proud owner of two Mazda MX-5's and I have to say they have been the most reliable and joyous cars that I have owned thus far. The 1.8 sport has the added bonus of a six speed manual gearbox which only adds to it's already sporty pedigree. Do not be fooled by thinking this is a typical hair dressers car, It's NOT! This really is a proper sports car which offers all the frills of a porsche for a fraction of the cost. The MX-5 has near perfect ...
...handling and is regarded by many as being one of the best handling cars in the world. You can pick one of these beauty's up very cheap now, and my advice would be to wait for winter to kick in as you will see some excellent examples pop up for less than a thousand pound. In my opinion you can have just as much fun in the mk1 MX-5 as you can the mk2 and pick them up for a lot cheaper too. The styling on the mk1 is a bit more classic, with the main ...

kylehall99 20.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mazda MX-5 1.8i