MAZDA RX-7 - Everything You Need To Know (and SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT) | Up To Speed
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The RX-7--Mazdas front engine, rear wheel drive beast, is arguably one of the most iconic JDM sports car platforms of our time. From its wankel rotary roots, inspired by the Mazda Cosmo and RX-3, the FB, FC, and FD RX-7, have all shaken up the performance car world, and inspired automotive enthusiast circles globally. You can catch it on Forza, on motorsport reels of the past tearing up the IMSA circuit and 24 Hours of Lemans, racing down Mt. Tsukuba in Initial D--and you'll absolutely find the RX-7 racing through the Fast and Furious franchise. Join James Pumphrey as we trace the RX-7's roots, and answer the question--WHY did Mazda, stop making the RX-7?
Check out our podcast, Past Gas, to learn more about the rotary engine:
• The Rotary Before Mazd...
►Episode Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
06:04 The FB RX-7
09:40 ABFC
13:13 The Yellow One From The Cartoons
17:05 The RX-7 Legacy
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Day 212 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
Nothing need to say, good job and keep it up
Day 2 of supporting this guy
What comments will you comment on during their week long break?
oh hi there
This is dedication
"The RX-7 Debuted in 1978" For anyone else who was confused that is 17 years before Post Malone's birth.
Thanks life saver
So it was Past Malone
Fun Fact: The RX-7 is old enough to be most people's moms/dad.
Nobody cares.......
@@neilbrown82 well it helped my
James: "we'll be back in about a month"
*9 months go by*
I was just thinking the same thing
Hopefully James will make it up with an insane episode of up to speed, hopefully it’s about the RAM trucks.
@@corporalcreative9892 Why?😂😂
@@ErikBeckner93 cause why not! He’s done the Silverado, f 150, and he’s done Cummins.
@@corporalcreative9892 Cummins is all Dodge has ever had. Other than that no Ram has ever impressed me. I guess if you like a cracked dash and replacing transmissions they’re okay.
James: “we will be back in about a month !”
4+ months go by with no up to speed:
Donut fans and James fans and literally everyone:😭😭😭😭
please mr james punmphry and donut media really please do an up to speed on National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR)
@@tristahncruzada4338 yeah or just do any up to speed
Day 1 of asking James to do an Up To Speed on Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May
Now this is a movement I can get behind.
Yesssssss
Mostly Clarkson. That man writes so well
Captain slow, mr crash and burn and of course the most brilliant man in history!!!
69th like
Did anyone else click in heartbeat thinking the vid was about Mazda announcing another RX7?
That's what I thought lol
clickbait indd and misinformation in previous vids made me unsub its sad what DM has become
It would be a crappy electric or hybrid car, maybe without even the rotary. Please let the RX-7's name stick to real RX-7s, in modern days it would just be a marketing thing.
BuDDa ChieSeL Ok Boomer
plus those keeps commercials i did some research about thez ingredients. the can cause organ failure and cause impotention but ey a full head of hair makes up for all that ffs :rolls eyes: there are some real horrorstories in the 80/90's from people that had organ failure because of itbut the problem is once you use it you can not stop using it without it killing you. a lot of countrys ban it a heard
5 months without a single episode of donut's biggest series Daddy James we need another up to speed big boy
"a month"
so that was a f**king lie
Car salesman: *slaps the roof of car*
" This bad boy gonna break down so many times. "
But hei...POPUP HEADLIGHT
would like but you have 69 like rn ill wait for someone else to bump it up
"This bad boy is gonna eat so many apex seals"
www.mazdaforum.com/forum/mazda-rx-7-33/joe-maddox-super-rare-1-100-1989-fc3s-gtus-rx7-2jz-gte-vvti-build-43602/
I have found and saved the rarest Mazda FC RX7 ever made! Now this car is rare. Really rare! Let me break this down really quick...
Ever heard of the rare 100 GTUs rx7s? Only 40 have ever been claimed and only 7 are confirmed at the time of this posting! Here are the rarest rx7 FC3S models:
1500 10AE Turbo models
1400 infini
1000 winning limited
150 final edition convertible
100 GTUs...
out of that 100:
83 red on black
10 black on black
7 white on blue
There was only 100 GTUs models created between 1989 and 1991.
If you own one of these rare models sign your car up to the registry list here on any of the rotary forums!
@@joemaddoxrx7 pain
He remade an episode just for us, to prove how much he loves the RX-7 and his audience. Thank you James, very cool.
They did the same thing with the skyline
Also the skyline, for their 100th episode baby
should remake the saab episode
Nah- just ran out of ideas
@@michaelrossi3707 nah, they still have a lot of brands and card to cover, they could have done the SuPrA but they didnt
It’s now 2021 and he have yet to have gotten a new episode 🥺🥺
No one:
Up to Speed: THE GAS CRISIS OF THE 1970’S
Me: *watches up to speed on any car
Me: immediately spends 100k in upgrades on that car in forza
Dude I do the same thing
True
for every episode of up to speed ill be driving around on fh4 with the same car they are talking about
On my channel I beat the hell out of stock trucks in the mountains. Never upgraded anything, just trying to make people laugh.
Yeah same here
D-list of James' greatest moments with his father
Yes
That would be a very short video...
Oof
Oooh no....
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
James, if you want to remaster some of the old episodes that had no character in them, you should definitely do the mustang again.
True
Don't forget the Supra! That shit was lame!
Nissan Z !!
Supra plz
The Jetta episode too
Mazda: we have an fc wanna buy it?
Customer: looks like a Porsche
Mazda: yea but lighter, cheaper, and its got some brap brap brap
@davide zarantonello Psychiatrist: Words can't make noises
This post: hold my apex seals
@president camacho chassi type
@president camacho generation for before the FD... its the hatch with the square tail lights.
@president camacho hell, yeah
I don't want to like this comment
because it has 420 likes
It’s always about the little things that count like that initial D intro Font.
We need a D-list episodes of
top 10 funniest name of automotive history
I bet 80 percent of them would be german tho
True
Mazda scrum wagon
Suzuki space wizard
Holden sandman panel van
There's a few
I know that you probably won't see this comment but me and my dad love this channel and we watch every day. We are huge fans and its brought us closer together. Thank you
We're glad to have you both as fans!
@@Donut can we get an Up to Speed on how Donut has changed James' relationship with his father?
@@___asd159gh43 lmao
Ok, when I read the “Big Announcement” caption who else thought they might be coming out with a new RX-7?
I was hoping bart was coming back
I was hoping James was finally gonna do that Up To Speed on his dad.
Brando the MEME all the feels :(
Yeah me to
It would be an RX-9
Maybe James does a D-List on top Ten funniest names in automotive history??
Brilliant
Plis
GREAT
Idea
Opel/Vauxhall Corsa (Italian for Racetrack) on a 56hp Hatchback.
Was thinking the same thing
Fun fact, they actually used a 2jz sound for Doms Rx7
Wtf
No they used the 1jz mostly with a mix of the 2jz
Which kinda sad
Rotary engines are so unreliable they couldnt even make movie sounds with out breaking. Lol
allencharles14 laughs in 787b
as a kid I was always attracted to rotary cars without knowing they're even rotary
Destiny
beavis and butthead how? as a kid you’re basically just liking cars for how they look not what engine is in them..
@@EvanRackle Yeah, and the rotary cars we were all exposed to had borrowed their looks from other, more successful and well known cars. Porsches and such, as described in the video. So even without knowing what was under the hood, the rotary cars already looked good.
So the rotary did not attract you... So you comment makes no sense.
and also the white one!
I remember when my parents bought a 88 Fc in satin gold metallic with like a reddish cloth interior back when I was a kid.I absolutely loved that and had a lot of good memories going for rides with my dad in it.I was sad when they eventually traded it in when they bought a corvette.The vette was cool but I would have rather had the fc if I had the choice.
That's dope dood. I'd choose the same.
I love how James golf is just chillin in the background lol
He has been rocking some dope VW hats recently too. He was wearing a Farfegnugen hat in a video the other day....that was some rare 90's VW schwag
Thats a green screen
Who's James?
It’s a green screen, remember they’re at home because of corona
@@300ml_brasil -with his car...
Donut deserves the right to lay low!
They’ve been knocking videos every single day and during tough times! They give the best car vids on the block.
James: “we will be back in about a month "
* 6 months later
Everone:''SO THAT WAS A FUCKING LIE"
tell james pumphry that a month is a lie and also tell james make up to speed on nascar, indycar, indianapolis motor speedway, daytona international speedway,the stig from top gear,motogp
I think what I really REALLY like about this car is the tailights, they look so iconic and well.
indeed, probably the sexiest ass to ever be in a car
@@LeoMkII next to a 3rd gen taurus I agree 🤣
Don’t forget to mention that that the FD can literally melt its own Catalytic Converter
I knew the RX8 and RX7 would've have something alike.
That's not a big deal the 350z hi car did straight through time dud
@@JydeeUK That wasn't a stock car.
Ehh, did that on my own stock Corolla. Nothing worth bragging about.
patx35 no you didn’t
“In a month” *a year passes* Me: um so they lied to us for half a year
Facts
This video is bittersweet and caused my eyes to water. I totalled my beautiful red '93 RX-7 on a wet rainy night back in 2001! It was the R1 model with the black suede seats. I had a few mods done like Greddy intercooler, exhaust and turbo boost controller. 19 years later, I still have the occasional dream about spanking a few Mustangs & Camaro's back in the day which was the closest thing to being in the cockpit of a fighter jet. Now all I have left are a handful of pictures taken with a disposable camera!...Smh. Great video!
Nobody:
RX7 Engineers: Yeah let's make replacing the fuel filter a 2 HOUR job
Because if you have an RX7 you loving working on your car and want to spend all your time on it
Yeah let’s not put it where every other fuel filter in history has been on every car ever
@@judahweesner2651 uh no you can love a car but a 2 hour job for something rly simple will piss you off eventually, stop sugercoating everything
huleyn135 😂😂😂 fr
Judah Weesner so you’d rather spend your time obnoxiously repairing something again than actually driving your car?
If car saleman were honest:
"This pringles can is going to break once a month. So you will kick and punch your car and then sell it. But right after that, you will see your old car in Fast and Furious, at car meets, in Initial D. Before you know it you old car is rackin up all the hype, and they are now twice as expensive as they were when you bought yours, and even though you want it back more than your highschool girlfriend, you will never get it back."
I want to drive 1 to see what al the hype is about
This sounds like a RegularCarReviews monologue LOL
Did this happen to you sound very specific
Fairly accurate but just a quick addition people should know "This pringles can is going to break once a month...and our factory Mazda mechanics in the US aren't trained enough to fix them correctly. "
A corolla is just a corolla. Nothing special.
I hope this series comes back eventually. I've been watching one episode after another recently, and I really really hope we get to see an Up to Speed on Jaguar. That'll make me super happy.
Update. It did.
“A month”
*2 Months Later and no new episodes*
ok tell donut media and pumphrey to get more epiosdes of up to speed i hope its about castrol or gulf oils
So here's why there's no up to speed.. (129) car/truck videos (make model and sub model) videos. (7) oem perf. division videos. (7) aftermarket perf. divisions. (2) racing (F1, group b) videos. (2) race car drivers (Petty, Miles). (1) race track, the ring. (3) engines Hemi,LS,Cummins. (3) motorcycles. (2) semi trucks. 4 misc eps. Santa sleigh, quattro system,foxbodys, john deere tractors. (2) deleted eps. and a Redux episode of the RX-7.. ⚡⚡⚡ ...and now there out of ideas maybe?
Like to see a new up to speed about the abarth 😁🤓
Donut Media: **Talks about the RX7**
Rob Dahm: **Wants to know your location** 😂
I knew Rob would should up here 😂
Up to speed on:
James'dad
Bunta Fujiwara
Chrisfix
Adam LZ
BMW M3 GTR
Jeremy Clarkson
Jay Leno
Jeremiah Burton's bikes
Takumi Fujiwara
The stig
Chrysler
Mad mike whidett
Odi bakchis
Matt fields
Vaugh gittin jr.
Mustang(pls redo it)
C-west
RTR
Outlaw
Need for speed
Gran turismo(game)
Burnout (game)
Drifting
C.O.P.O
HURST performance
Injen
AEM
APR
Borgwerner
Greddy
Blitz
Veilside
MOMO
Castrol
Keichii Tsuchiya
Bel air
Chevy C10
Ford Fairlane
NHRA
Ken Block
VW Bus
Hewland
Nascar
Daytona speedweek
Ford torino talladega
and C/K series trucks
And on post malone
I really want to see up to speed on RAM
get some head in my raaaps
rock star life so much money make jew laugh (aye)
Lincoln
Abarth
1 month break from up to speed is starting to sound like when the government said 2 week lockdown
Were still waiting for more up to speed. This isn't ok anymore
My earliest memory is my dad giving it the beans up a hill and setting off the Rev limit beeper. So intoxicating and I’ll treasure that memory for ever
The crossover everybody is waiting for: DonutMedia x Hoonigan
Hell no
Alan Montenegro and cleetus McFarland
I see what you did there. Better than the crossovers car manufacturers make.
Adam lz, tommyfheah,the hunt are all doing things with FD RX-7s atm
You mean collab?
Vids like this prove James’s passion in yt and that he’s trying to improve. Love ur vids
Just finished watching your first RX up to speed. You sounded like you just woke up after a bender, and your College study group made you do a presentation in front of class. You had the excitement dialed up to 0!. Seriously, glad you got a re-do. This serious is awesome
“Buckle up for the best reboot since Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man”
Me: *unbuckles*
All spiderman movies are terrible
@@chevydodgedude1234 *Into the Spiderverse has entered the chat*. Now listen here you little shit...
Just as I read this James said it
You must have been like : God no I'm outta here (angry old man going out of house meme)
@@chevydodgedude1234 nah wtf respect the OG if the old was redone exactly the same that mean tobi as spidey except it would follow the timeline in his older years then with the new cinamatic effects it would be fucking epic
His glow up is unreal. He shows his true self now, seems free.
Fr tho, I'm very happy to see him so much healthier
Well, he almost died so.... kinda not much of a choice but to change
Late to this video, but James’s passion for cars is so beautiful ❤️. And it’s so awesome to see it only growing through the years
James: We'll be back in about a month
Me: (almost half a year goes by) i think thats cap
"Car culture is most fun when its about community" this gave me goosebumps
The R stands for RRRRRRRRRR...makes sense
Yah the roatry its funny nice joke
XD
@12:32. Im so glad you added the ,"UP TOOOOO SPEED" at the and of the ad break, because I was kinda worried I was watching "How to play Mahjong with Aunty Doris" for a while. So glad I'm still watching your fantastic content instead. (Breathes a sigh of relief in "its been a big week, and I have had too much to drink on Friday night ".)
I can't belive I've watched every single episode of up to speed in the last month....now, this is the last one and it was shooted 5 months ago....i felt something like emptiness, I can't really describe it....but i will miss this show so so so much....I've enjoyed every single episode, every single topic and, I can't belive I'm saying it, but i will miss all the talks on the gas crisis of 1973 and all the tears shared with James when he was so emotionally taked away that i naturally followed him. I really love all this stuff and i can't thank enough all the donut guys for everythig. You're the greatest! I know that car history is a limited topic and you cover almost every brand, model and engine worth of mentioning but i hope to Get up to speed as fast as i could. Why don't we do something in italian with a European perspective about cars history? Or something related on simracing (i am a simracer from over a decade)? Anyway, I love you! A big hug from Italy
This episode marks the end of a truly great era for Donut.
Long live Up to Speed July 20 2017 - August 20 2020. Unfortunately one of the many casualties of 2020. You will be wholeheartedly missed by all. Don't blow your engine on the road to Heaven, may you still be driving strong up there in the snowy sky! "We'll be back in about a month" - Up to Speed's famous final words
"up to speed" sounding like intial D had me dead
A few points that were missed: the 1978-1980 RX-7’s were actually a SA chassis, not a FB. The 1984 and 1985 FB’s had a trim called the GSL-SE which used a fuel injected 13b engine, not the standard carbureted 12a. The GSL and GSL-SE also had rear disc brakes from factory. The FC RX-7 never came with a 12a motor, it came with a N/A 13b and a turbo 13b
Came to the comments to look for this.
I thought the sa22c was for the first 2 years at least in America then the rest after 1980 was called the fb
I thought 79-85 was fb?
Always a person that knows it all
@@hzyodydyodyodyoduod3570 exsept he's right i have a 1979 sa rx7. The main difference is the tail lights and steel bumpers over the fb's plastic bumpers. The rear is different cause the tail lights holding the plate higher
I don't think there's a car I want more than a FD. Been obsessed with them since booting up Gran Turismo for the first time in 97-98.
One day, one day.
“We will be back in about a month” 20-08-2020
Its now 4-12-2020 what happened pls bring this show back i really love it
I’m not trying to offend you but why did you write your dates like that and I agree they filmed a new episode like 3 weeks ago but they haven’t aired it.
@@darthwarspite8544 DD-MM-YYYY is the ( right ) european way
@@driverdodo oh okay thank you for teaching me that. Merry Christmas
@@darthwarspite8544 np,
Merry Christmas
Happy new year
Commenting every week till James meets Post Malone
Week5: we should all go ask post malone to hop on pop up up and down headlights
MAC BIG hi
@@ryangraz2411 hi
Pop up up and down headlights desperately needs a Posty feature
Yes I agree
If post made a song called pop up up and down headlights. That would be great
Correction: they used 2JZ sound overlays for the RX7 in Fast and The Furious
1JZ and a bit of 2JZ
@@raymondjunger4742 They're both Toyota inline 6s lol they basically sound identical
Awesome video dudes. I had a 1980 X anniversary RX7 and it was an absolute riot and an absolute nightmare all together but mostly amazing lol. I miss it often.
I really want a 2000GT up to speed. Such a beautiful car.
Yes, finally someone who knows this car exists
I thought the RX-8 rear doors were clever. A true “4-door coupe.” The style design itself looked kinda goofy tho
In my opinion, the RX-8 was decent, but it just was not the car to continue the R-7 lineage.
The RX8 could have benefitted being wider and sleeker rather than this stumpy looking thing.
But hey, atleast the Gemera now fixed what the RX8 couldn't and that is not requiring to chop the legs of a person above 6ft.
it looked more like a MX5 than an RX7.
Honestly I just wished they kept the RX7 design and ditched the power dorito engine. The rx7 FD is fucking beautiful, you could release it today with an updated interior and no one could ever tell it was made in the early 1990s.
Lars as an rx8 owner, I unfortunately have to agree. The 8 it’s a great car, but not the true spiritual successor of the legend that became the rx7.
17:50
James: I'm pretty sure they used V8 noises for it.
2JZ: Am I a joke to you?
1jz: wtf?!
As much as I like JDM cars, ill take the LS
zerone sBinnala b15: cries sadly in the corner knowing that it’s a joke to v8 owners I6 and rotary owners alike
@@stephenfitzsimmons1752 here take this tissue
@@mulsanne1 I put the LS in the JDM ;)
Good things take time still waiting for video. Love you guys.
Here lies the last online relic of the once-glorious series Up To Speed. Once the highlight of many a car fan's week, now just another casualty of 2020. With high hopes of a swift return, all mention of the series vanished like dust in the wind, like so many other things in this cursed, wretched year. Many still hold out hope for its return, but time and again I find myself just unable to do anything but feel sad from the lack of new updates. Personally I'll be withholding my viewership on any of the content made after this date until new episodes make their unveiling, as frankly the best part of the channel, the one that made it what it was, is too harsh a pain to bear the thought of leaving. Here's to hoping 2021 turns brighter by gracing us with new episodes, but until such a time, I'll be here, remembering the good times on each thursday for years on end, years I had hoped would keep coming...
"It sounds like a pissed off pig."
Also, how about an Up to Speed on Western Star
The butter?
What the hell is that
@@hacatan24 a truck like Kenworth, Freightliner etc.
lmfao xD
Also an UTS on Mack.
Long live the bulldog!!!
Great redo because you’ve gotten better James. Appreciate these redoes. (:
I would watch redos of the first ten Up To Speeds on loop for the next year
Zealot Nice 👍. I would suggest that as well. Good idea. (:
FD. One word. Beautiful. Absolutely Beautiful.
I bought a 1987 Turbo II when I was 17 years old (around 1999). It was in amazing condition, had like 45,000 miles and basically looked new. I had for about 8 years. I only modified the intake and exhaust. I kept the engine bay so clean that my neighbor demanded I enter it in the car show (I didn't). I feel now that I didn't really deserve such a nice, fun, and quick car when that young, but I had a blast with it and didn't crash or anything.
Are you gonna redo all the old up to speeds of the depression era
Wait what lol
9fofo i think he meant when james was still lookin' like he was in his crisis era
Godzilla My bad 😂
The audio levels are all over on this episode. I keep having to adjust the volume.
Because rotary!
Thank you SO MUCH Donut Media for doing a black and white version of the Oil Crisis shirt. Living in Texas and being able to wear one in the cold and one in the heat is an amazing option and I wish more channels had white or at least lighter colored merch for those of us who often see 100+ degree weather
Suggestions for future Up To Speed: (if it’ll ever come back...)
GMC
Alpine
Abarth
Jaguar
Maserati
Peugeot 205
Citroën DS
Lincoln
Also:
Nissan Leaf
Ford Ka
Lada
Subaru Outback
Renault Clio
Opel
Good
10:05 The NA FC was a 13B, not a 12A. The Turbo II engine was a 13B-T
Edit: (some fact checking from some friends)
- these further engines also used iron seals, not graphite
- the SA was the first RX7 model, not the FB
- the RX8 has 50:50 weight distribution, it’s just heavier than the FD
- the FB GSL-SE trim came with rear disc brakes and a 13B
hope that helps ;)
To add, the gslse (1st Gen) had a 13B. I wanna say the turbo 1st Gen was a Japan only??
Glad these 2 comments were made I was like wth
IRZhii yeah believe that’s right
IRZhii i don’t think there ever was a turbocharged fb
@@fwiskygatswag last year production of fb, they introduce turbo version, that why the fc were called turbo 2
I'm gonna have a heart attack when I finally see the Blue Initial D Version of the "Up to speed" intro
Having a heart attack is very Donut.
@@matthewshelley1365 Christ! 😦😅
As an Rx8 owner I feel like I need to set something straight. The weight distribution of the RX8 is not "messed up". Not only does the RX8 have a 51:49 weight balance, but it has less polar momentum due to the engine being lower and further back than the FD's. Not only that, the chassis is 50% stiffer than the FD's. With a torsional rigidity of 30,000Nm/deg it's as solid as an exotic sports car. And don't even get me started about the suspension bushes.
Kind of like it's little brother, the mx5/ miata, the RX8 isn't about blistering acceleration. It's about balance and the driving experience as a whole. And what driving enthusiast doesn't love an engine that can rev to over 9000 rpm. You don't get that kick of turbo torque, but you do get superior throttle response and predictable linear torque.
If you guys at Donut Media haven't driven a well sorted RX8, I highly recommend you do before passing judgment.
Thanks for helping understand the love for this car!
"its not fun going fast if you can't stop" as soon as that was said my sister called my mom to tell her she just rear ended someone
I made it 69 likes xD
I made it to 70 likes XD
Day 56 without Up To Speed.
When will it end 😭
Danm it's been like 70 days
do an up to speed on nascar
Yes
It’s officially been 100 days without up to speed today. Let’s hope it will come back soon.
My first car....second too. An 86 and 88 both red with 200k+. I ran the piss out of them and no issues other than very occasional fuel dump into the engine when off. A 96 v6 camaro would step out during turns where I'd be asking for more and looking to pass, found out going 10/10
WE NEED MOARZ UP TO SPEEDZ!!!!!!!!!
People who dislike this video are people who switch the 13B engine out from their RX7.
Heathens
Or anyone who has dealt with any of the admin‘s or moderators on the groups and clubs
@@joemaddoxrx7 sounds like somebody got banned lol
Engine hoist stops half way down
with LS.... "But I want to make more powa baby."
Or are very familiar with all the headaches of a rotary after owning them for years and just got tired of the inferior engineering nightmare there was to face with a rotary engine. That period of my life still brings back nostalgic feelings. its a thumbs up for me.
unpopular opinion but the FC is my favourite out of the rx-7 family. it just embodies the 80s so well, i love the boxy look with the lift back, and personally it feels like you’re sitting in a fighter jet. as a passenger, the floor is like ramped so your feet rest on a slope while the seat is tilted and sits far back, making you feel like you’re in a jet or something. it handles amazing, sounds great, feels great to drive/ ride in. honestly my favourite japanese car
Fear not that’s not too unpopular of an opinion. While I’m an FD guy, it’s safe to say that I like fc just as much.
I’ve had dream cars before that lasted a bit and then changed over and over but a few moons back when I got into the FD Rx7 my be never loved a car more. This car is part of why I’m a car enthusiast now. Nobody understands just how much I want one. And I’m promising myself someday I’ll get one. For me they’re never has been or never will be a car even close to as good as the rx7 and I don’t think that’s ever gonna change. Heck it’s been my pfp for a long time now on multiple media platforms!
There's a couple little inaccuracies/ mentionables: The 79-80 model years were known as the SA, 81-85 were the FB. The FB turbo was available in Japan only. The FC never came with a 12A engine; only a 13B NA or a 13B Turbo.
The FB isnt actually "the first RX-7".. The Series 1 was called SA22C, Series 2 and 3 were then called FB33
Also, the FC never came with the 12A engine. It was either a 13B VDEI NA with 140-ish hp, and 180 for the S4 Turbo II model and a 13B DEI with 160/200hp, the 12A was dropped with the series 3 FB33
thank you
Exactly. I wanted to say something similar
Coming Soon...
Comeback Up to Speed Episode: Everything you need to know about Nolan riding a bike
we need an up to speed on NORIYARIO
that silver rx-7 @ 14:49 made watching all these youtube adds worthwhile :)
Hey James im from Malaysia and a big fan of this channel. It would be great if you make an episode Up To Speed about the 24hrs Le Mans 🙌🏻
I LAUGHED WHEN NOLAN GOT YEETED INTO SPACE WITH THE RX7😂🤣
For sure!. Me too!
looking back at old James,
im so glad he discovered cocaine
Cocaine or maybe James is just crushing up and snorting rails of Adderall. He's perfected his Up to Speed delivery. Whatever he's done it seems legit.
The delivery of a key of speed was the key to perfecting his delivery of upto speed
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stolen joke.
I'm worried some of y'all actually don't know, someone say it lol.
I lived with 2 brothers from Pensacola in College and they both had 2nd Gen RX7 projects. A black convertible and red hard top.
So this was the last up to speed. Fair thee well then 'Up to speed', this series is beloved by me for introducing me to the Toyota Land cruiser and many other vehicles. I will miss you, fair show, but I am glad I got to experience the LIGHTNING LIGHTNING LIGHTNING in the first place.
I love my FD. I've had it since I was 19. Despite being on my second engine due to coolant seal failure after 2 years of ownership I wouldn't change it for anything. You have to drive a rotary to know how different it is to drive.
I've been looking for one for years, but there's none I could find in Illinois. Finally in Japan, but I'm on deployment so I don't have time to go car shopping. So close I can almost taste it
@@danimalgame8225 You wont regret it, current fuel pricing aside ofc!
Hands down my all time dream car is an RX-7 FD. Definitely the most beautiful car EVER MADE.
One of the first Hot Wheels I bought my son was a white FD RX-7 which is also his favorite. Im so proud he's making such great choices at 3.
SA debuted in 78 FB came out in 84 both 1st gens came 12A & in Japan they came 12A turbo... The FB came 12A & 13B... FC only came with the 13B... The difference between the FB&FC 13B was where the coolant seals where placed amongst motor mounts & turbo 13Bs where 4 port while the NA 13Bs were 6 port... The FB came with 4 wheel disc brakes on the GSL & GSL-SE models...The FC came 4 lug as the SE (Base Model)... FC also came with an Oil Cooler as well... The RX-8 exhaust ports are on the irons & not the housings like all the Rx7 generations & that also caused problems with the Rx-8... My first car was an 84 GSL-SE (FB) Glass sunroof
Love Rob's 4 rotor! Has anyone else been subbed to him since before he started building it?
10:00 for any one who is interested, this is false. The FC never came with the 12A but what is know as the 13B Six Port, AKA 13B NA (Naturally Aspirated) as well as the mentioned 13B Four Port, AKA the 13B Turbo II.
Edit: P.S. keep up the good work Guys love your videos and have been watching ever since the Up To Speed on the RX7 over two years ago.👍
I noticed this too and it gave me Forest Whitaker eye
still no up to speed for 7 weeks, when will it be over
Don’t know it’s been sad without them
Yeah this shit is killing me XD
@@owenstokes3917 facts bro I miss the Thursday lightning ⚡️
I just realized that donut will be taught about in the racing history books one day as one of the biggest (if not the biggest) educators of racing ever 🤯 I mean who else reaches this kind of audience with racing history?
@@user-pw6px4es9s good news up to speed is coming back this week
I own an RX8 and I'm a huge fan of it. I've never driven an RX7 (yet), but it will be the next car I buy when I'm finished with my RX8 project!!
"We will be back in a month" three months later no up to speed
Day 5 of asking James to do an up to speed on Post Malone.
I've been asking for that for a while
Lmao im behind on this
Idk what it is but im in
Andi post malone the rapper?
April Fools Episode?!?