dillsrotary

I'm in love with this model, one of the rarest rotaries.

first a couple sad ones
they are such beautiful cars, so rare too which adds some mystery to them.





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and now a couple clean ones , i luv the blue one.











here's the link if you would like to see the whole set.
http://members.***.net/spirit_r/picture.html

some can argue about maintenence, engines blowing up, whatever other skeletons follow the FD's around, but i believe all of us just drool over the spirit R.

enjoy!

Renesis_8

Keep in mind that Spirit Rs are actually 2001 RX-7, quite new... or is it 2002? We think of FDs as 10yrs old+ cars... Its amazing to have a RX-7 with the quality/fit and finish/maybe some gadgets availble a few years ago
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dillsrotary

i believe its a special edition 2002 rx7, only 1500 made, final production year. Plus the dealers in japan were heavily limited to the number of spirit R's they could get, i think 2 or 3 per dealer.

RX-Hachi

The last one did roll off the production line in 2002, think it was August 2002 to be exact. A used Spirit R can still command close to $38-$40K in Japan. I'd be happy with any of the '99+ JDM RX-7s. Quite fond of the Bathurst Type R myself.

Ah just thinking about it brings back the memories of my '93 RX-7 R1. Vintage Red, bought new in '93, sold in pristine shape in '98. I often regret ever selling her (close your ears my darling RX-8).

dillsrotary

that must hurt selling that car hachi, not trying to rub it in but i bet the value really shot up the first 5 years after you sold it.

Renesis_8

Hahaha.... where did you buy it? Japan, if so, it'd depreciate like any other car=d
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Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2

my all time favorite is the 2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type B.... and i want the blue mica one.

playdoh43

track monsters... drool...

dillsrotary

here are some stats:
Produced in 2002
Numbers built 1500
Body design N/A
Weight 1260 kilo / 2777.8 lbs
Drivetrain
Engine 13B R-EW R 2
Engine Location Front , longitudinally mounted
Displacement 1.308 liter / 79.8 cu in
Valvetrain N/A
Fuel feed Fuel injection
Aspiration Twin Turbos
Gearbox 5 speed Manual
Drive Rear wheel drive
Performance figures
Power 280 bhp / 209 KW @ 6500 rpm
Torque 314 Nm / 232 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm
BHP/Liter 214 bhp / liter
Power to weight ratio 0.22 bhp / kg

dtorre

Does anyone have pics of the Type B or C spirit R....can't seem to find images of the 4 seater =(.....

Renesis_8

It probably had a lot more than 280bhp.
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dillsrotary

its a tight fit, like a 911 rear

dillsrotary

yeah i think they had to advertise at 280bhp for legal reasons (could be wrong), but i bet you're right it def had more.

playdoh43

judjing by the torque numbers, it probably had well over 300hp

Renesis_8

The law states you cant have more than 280ps and go over 180km/h, hence the 180k speedo, now they changed it.
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SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

Just look at those Spirit R seats... Recaro Full Carbon Kevlar seats. just look at the stiches... freaking beauty.

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

That is false... It produce ~ 290-300hp (even though it was advertised to be 280 hp (206 kW) (with 310 Nm (228.7 ft.lbf)) and in stock trim it can hit the 1/4 in 13.2 secs.

playdoh43

they cant put that engine in the rx8 due to emission?

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

No... because the rx8 and the rx7a re two completely different cars. mazda wont be able to sell any rx8s if they made it a pure sports car like the rx7. it was amde to be practical for everyday use also.

edit: iirc some guy in california imported a factory fresh Spirit R FD ( with 1.1 miles and the interior still wrapped with factory plastic covers) for amore than 60k dollars.

playdoh43

ohh ok i miss read it i thought it had 314lb-ft of torque

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

It has Twin Turbos (not just the same twins we have for the 93-95 FD but updated and more efficient twins) too.... so... you can expect a lil more from that.

CarAndDriver

A classic.

RX-Hachi

I'd say prices held flat, though they did seem to go up after the first Fast & the Furious movie. Amazing thing is if I still had the car now, and in the same condition, I'd probably be able to sell it for about the same money as I did back in '98.

Nope, the US. Ironically, I sold it because I moved to Japan for a little while. I live in Honolulu now, but still go to Japan on a regular basis. It kills me every time I see one of those beautiful late model RX-7s on the streets of Tokyo. Love drooling over the Skyline GT-R's too, but I'd still take the 7.

rotary crazy

2001 fd's have beeng known to dyno at 260+ rwhp and I have seeng ( on the internet) a car that dyno 273rwhp the same day they dyno a rx-8 at 186rwhp , so the dyno was working fine, also this cars are capable of 13 flat in the 1/4

the fd is a moder classic, someone must be crazy to sell one in good shape( or really need the money )

now a mazdaspeed rx-8 with 240rwhp would be pure sex!

Gomez

They are street legal imports here. There is a white one for sale at the moment with 200 miles on it for $60k AUD....$45k USD.