Arai RX7 Corsair Nakano

Advantages: Tried and tested by Nakano at 200mph, motoGP credentials, arai brand
Disadvantages: price, noise

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Titz 04.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Arai RX-7 Corsair Nakano

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 used to keep the bonnet as low as possible as well as for pure power. The layout of the car is midship - meaning the engine sits in between the front and rear wheels resulting in improved handling and further enabling the designers to tweak the chassis so that all 4 wheels can be pushed to their full potential around corners without sliding. Obviously this is a rear wheel drive car and is...

Tech777 27.08.2007 (28.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Mazda RX-7

a welcome surprise from Mazda

Advantages: sporty, eye-catching appearance
Disadvantages: rotary engine - unlike most other sports cars

...I had to babysit one an RX7 for a friend of mine while he was out of town. Knowing my liking for street racing, he gave me consent to use it anyway, while I got the customising done for him. When this car was first made, I believe it was aimed for the businessman who wanted something to drive that was a little "cooler" than everyone else, with a little "kick" and style - well, Mazda achieved that in this car. However, because of the discontinuation of this model and the introduction of the RX8, this car has been relegated to and is being sought after by street racers, who just find it to be a very good mergeance of style and power. However, I must admit that I am a fan of Nissan (300ZX, 350Z, 200SX, Skyline) and Mitsubishi (every model of the Lancer Evolution, Eclipse and the 3000GT), and rotary engines are new to me. By...

sting_of_the_scorpion 23.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Mazda RX-7

The best racing title ever

Advantages: Fantastic gameplay , Excellent graphics ,Amazing Customistation , 4 types of races, Online play
Disadvantages: You cannot just roam around

...Need 4 Speed Underground is easily the best ever racing game out until Juiced October release)and NFSU2(November release) . It is the only racing game where you can customize the appearance and performance of your car . You can customize your car with amazing detail from your bodykit and spoiler to your rims and decals . You can also upgrade speed , power , handling etc . to a third level , when you can put all these upgrades on a Mazda RX7 or Nissan Skyline they go like stink . Cars range between a Peugeot 206 and a Mazda MX5 and thats just the starters . This is also the only Racing Game that has multiple racing modes these are:Circuit -A race around a continuos circuit with lap numbers ranging between 2 and 8(Reccomended car:Mazda RX7.Drag-A race with manual gear changing it is a flat out gear change race in straight line you also...

noel13 05.08.2004 (06.08.2004) · Read review
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Review of Need for Speed Underground (PS2)

4 seat, 4 door sports car

Advantages: Sporty and practical, very well equipped
Disadvantages: Possible reliability problems, high fuel consumption

...Bose system. You get automatic climate control, xenons and full traction control at no extra charge. The only snag is that if you want Sat Nav, you have to get leather seats as well, meaning an extra £3000. Not so cool. The power-plant is the unconventional rotary engine. This puts out a large amount of power in a very small space, but drinks fuel like retired footballers drink whiskey. Expect 22mpg tops. For a sporty car, the lack of torque is very noticable, and this can disguise just how fast you are really going, especially since the engine redlines at 9500RPM! Reliability may also emerge to be an issue. Most RX-7s didn't last much past 100K miles without needing some serious under-bonnet work. Overall, though, an excellent compromise and great fun to drive. Get it on a two or three year personal contract purchase, and let someone...

wstockuk 07.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Mazda RX-8

Forza Motorsport

Advantages: Loads of cars
Disadvantages: None

...Forza Motorsport lets you get behind the wheel of some of the most realistic cars ever on a consol. You can choose from more than 230 models from more than 50 different manufacturers, and then you can trick out your ride with custom paint schemes, body kits, spoilers and much more. The body kits and spoilers don't just look nice, but they also give you extra down force, allowing you to take corners much fast, but they also decrease you acceleration and top speed. You can also tweak you ride performance from ride height to adding an aftermarket turbo charger. You can even change the cars engine e.g. put a Mazda RX-7 engine in a Mazda MX-5. Which is great if you are playing online, as you opponents will think you have a slow Mazda MX-5, but really you have a fast Mazda RX-7. One feature of this game I haven't seen before is that...

Coupe12345 01.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Forza Motorsport (Xbox)

Burn the roads

Advantages: Great Car races against a dazzling miami backdrop
Disadvantages: Weak storyline

...show stoppers are the beautiful cars and the car races. There are these beautiful american cars like Chevy Corvette, Saleen Mustang, Dodge Viper, Montecarlo which steal the show. There are also the gorgeous imported ones like Mitsubishi Spyder , Nissan Skyline, Honda S2000, Mazda RX-7 .. to name a few. The races are better than in the prequel( where the races were drag races). Here we have great turns and long straight stretches that make the races all the more attractive. The streets of Miami dazzle at night, and the background for the races is just perfect. The Sun in Miami also adds to the beauty of the races during the day. The street races are handled with great expertise. With movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious which idolize street racing, teens are drawn towards the dangerous world of street racing. When you crash against...

blackhawk1984 03.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of 2 Fast 2 Furious (DVD)

Halfrauds - What Else Needs To Be Said?

Advantages: Convenient - One of the only large retail motor factors.
Disadvantages: Bad Service, Overpriced Products. Poor Range Of Products

...information as it is normally only one experienced manager in the whole shop that actually knows what you want. A shop needs its customers to trust them which is why i was very worried when a member of staff was looking for a part for my car and said, "Is it the Vauxhall RX7?" Don't get me wrong though I still buy my car shampoo, wax, paint and other car essentials but if you look around there are alternatives in products as well as shops. People are almost willing to accept the choice in brands as Halfords is the only place they know so make their decision on items compared to the other items on the same shelf in the same shop. Halfords lacks a wider variety of brands. This is a very commercial retail shop but big brands do not always mean best quality....

Tech777 28.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Halfords.com

this had better not be Kia's Pride

Advantages: great gas mileage
Disadvantages: discontinued, hi-cost maintenance parts

...After recently returning my friend's Mazda RX7, I was in need of a car to move around with, and I got a Kia Pride at next to nothing (US $100). I figured what the heck. The car is a four door hatchback and mine came with a 1300cc engine, no power steering, automatic and air conditioning. Perfect for a fixer-upper quick-money-bringer. In terms of looks, you can't do much worse (if at all). This car is square - even Scion doesn't have a car this square and boxy, and this car was probably the inspiration for Nissan's cube. Inside, this car is a bad 80's flashback - grey interior, square, straight-edged dashboard, flimsy-looking gear shifter, everything is very basic. But she had it where it counted - under the hood. At 1300cc fuel injected, this little car isn't much to move around with (by comparison, the Mazda RX7 also...

sting_of_the_scorpion 30.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Kia Pride

Need for Speed most Wanted

Advantages: Fast paced, visualy stunning, many new ideas, grat gameplay,
Disadvantages: None spring to mind.

..., or the powerful whirring of the RX7's twin turbo rotary. This game captures every last detail from dump valves to the sound of your tires being left behind on the tarmac. In this game there are three game modes. CAREAR MODE: In this mode you will your aim is to work your way up the black list. The black list consists of 15 of the city police's most wanted, Warning its not going to be easy. As to race these drivers first you have to gain their interest as a formidable opponent. Each of the black lists will have a set number and races milestones stones to be completed before they will entertain the idea of taking things to the street with you. A mile stone is a set challenge such as clock 140mph on a speed camera or out pursuit the law whilst causing $500000 worth of damage to the city ect. Also in order to race the black list and rise up to...

krishook 21.02.2006 · Read review
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