1988 Mazda RX7 Base from North America - Comments

Nothing has gone wrong with the car, but it has only 44 000 km on it, so it's nothing out of the ordinary!

The car is amazing. It revs till the cows come home! You gotta watch your foot because the engine is vibration free even at 7000 rpm, so if you're not watching you can easily rev it to fuel shutoff point. Amazing.

This car is so nimble that it's darty. Mine doesn't have power steering so the road feel is amazing. The faster you go, the more confident the car feels. It can take sharp curves or long sweepers in 3rd gear, whichever you fancy. The handling in this car is top notch.

The interior is bright, and I'm glad Mazda didn't waste space by putting in two uncomfortable rear seats which will rarely be used anyways. The trunk is really roomy for a small car, and all the controls are user friendly.

At night, the orange instrumentation looks like it came straight out of an F-16.

The engine sounds great and the gas pedal is the most responsive one I have ever driven. I haven't taken it on the winter roads yet, but I'm quite worried about that. The engine revs so easily that I can see myself spinning my tires out in 1st/2nd gear all the time.

Overall this car is great. It's everything a sports car should be, distilled down to its purest form.

That was a great review. Which did you like better the supra or rx7?

G-Day buddy how ya doing. I've have allways wanted to get a series 4 or 5 RX7, and at the end of the year I'm going to do just that! but non turbo because I'm only 17 and insurance is bloody ridicules on the thing!!they've got the looks and obviously the go as well! My mate is planning to get a generation 3 twin Turbo Supra soon and I was just wondering if you prefer the RX7 over the supra?? which one has got better handling, performance, fuel usage etc could you plz contact me at J_Patto@hotmail.com.

Worried? about an RX7 in the snow? I was too. But buddy, the car drives even better in the snow. Just don't over throttle, remember, real wheel diff. have fun. I miss mine. Wife and kids made me sell it.

If you're looking for a good looking, reliable, and sporty car, this is the closest thing to the poor man's Porsche 944. I give it 3 thumbs up.

Hey, the Supra is a much faster car than my non-Turbo Rx7. (But the TurboII model of the RX7 is faster than the Supra Turbo). However, the Supra is the Japanese equivalent of a Trans AM - straight line power, but its very heavy and the word nimble cannot appear in the same sentence as the word Supra. (This is for a 1987 Supra).

The Supra I had was loaded with all sorts of frills and electronic gizmos - my base RX7 has nothing whatsoever, just like a sports car should. Plus, its so much more fun to say you drive a rotary and then watch the expression on people's faces..."whats that??"

Nima.

Wells that's very oddd. I have non turbo RX7 and I raced this 87 or 88 Supra WITH turbo and for some reason it lost to my RX7...very strange.

Hey bro that was an ace reveiw, that's gonna make me buy that car for sure!!

Hi!

I have the same model as yours, Atmo with no power steering, and it is fun to drive and very sporty. I had a Nissan 200sx s13 before, which was more comfortable and easier to drive, but less fun. Also, the rotary engine, is quite impressive, and most people are enthusiatic about it.

Hi, I just read your review and I have an 88 convertible RX7 and I love the car. Your review was perfect for the car, but let me tell you, I live in Colorado and if you want to keep your car on the road, stay away from snow. I can't begin to tell you how if you don't have snow tires, how bad it does in the snow. Very light with a lot of power at the rear wheels, and the stock aluminum racing rims and tires equals very poor performance in the snow. But by far the funnest car I've ever driven.