Model Choice

[Trappy]

I'm looking to buy a 3rd Gen in the near future but can't decide which model I want. I figure that in buying a supercar I may as well buy the fastest model so I'm gonna go for the first 280bhp model made. From what I have seen this seems to be the Imported Type-R and if it has got rear seats then it'll have to be the one. I'm curious though as to when this model was launched. The '92-'94 model seems to be rated at between 239bhp and 255bhp (is this a confusing between bhp and PS??). Did the japanese models get the power hike to 280bhp in '94? Would I be able to get hold of one of these for under £9000?
Finally what is this Efini name? My MX5 is an import but is called a 'Eunos' Roadster. Is this simply its name in Japan, or a level of trim?

[Glenn Butcher]

Hello!

The 280hp or ps (hp and ps figures are the same - ps is the Japanese figure) model only came out in 1999.

It was also known as the Series 8 model RX-7. See this LINK (http://www.mymazdarotary.com/mazda_rotary/rx-7_rb-s/general/rx-7_specifications.htm) for a breakdown of the details on the Series 8 RX-7's.

The older models varied in power output, from 92-98 it was 239 - 255 (I think the type Japanese Type R may have had 265hp).

If you are purchasing one, try to get a standard (no engine modifications) - unless you KNOW that it has been done by someone who knows what they are doing.

[Trappy]

Ok so a '92 japanese spec Type-R has 265bhp and rear seats. (Is the car exactly the same size as a uk spec one? If not then what is in place of the rear seats in the uk car?).
So... these cars aren't terribly unreliable if looked after properly but if something does go wrong is it going to be very costly? I've tried looking at price lists on Rotary Engine sites such as W.G.T. Autos(I think!) and Rotecniks? and the prices seem to be quite reasonable, but, if it all goes wrong at the same time it's gonna be expensive. What I would like to know is the sort of things I can expect to go wrong so I can budget for them. I've read about hoses coming loose on the early cars that can be catastrophic and massive exhaust prices:(

[t2rew]

i think you`ll find horse power is not the same as ps. horse power is one way of measuring energy. i`m gutted now, i did know how it was worked out but am stumped right now. anyway ps is a german way to do basicly the same thing.



hp=horse power ps=pweisfhgdy(not a real word)




what youll find is 100 horse power is somthing like 110 ps
the bigger figure looks better on a sales broacher

sorry im not more informative but they say brainsells die at an alarming rate :eek:

[Trappy]

I've found it out. PS is the European measurement of power. To convert PS to HP multiply it by 0.9863. How very interesting...:o