I don't drive my 93 Touring much anymore. It lives under a car cover where I keep it on a battery tender and start it every couple months. I have a 68 Corvette convertible that I have restored and spend most of the good weather days driving along to the massive rumble of the big block motor. Today I got the FD out of storage and drove it for about an hour. I had forgotten what a pleasure it is to drive. Extremely quick, nimble, easy to drive, letting the suspension communicate to the driver. Compared to driving the beast Corvette, it is like comparing the brute power of a defensive lineman to a nimble outside receiver.

 

Seems you are recognizing the whole team for what their traits are. I too can enjoy an American V8 then get in the 7 and enjoy its lightness and responsive handling. See some German there as well.... enjoy the spring, man are we fortunate to have such options,so enjoy.

 

The main reason I got the Vette was I missed the sound of the exhaust of a V8. There is no way to make a FD sound pleasant, so we are stuck with its coffee grinder sound.

 

I don’t mind the sound of the FD, mine is nice the way it is, but it is no old lumpy V8 that’s for sure.
I toy with the idea of getting an old Camaro again which was my first car back in the day.
Glad you got to enjoy your Rx7

 

Yea, it depend on the exhaust setup. Love the sound of the Ganador-Ti + Magnaflow midpipe I'm running, I know it's no V8 but definitely better than other 6 and 4cyl setup I have had.

 

Just sold a nice FC but I still hang on to my FD to get the thrill of the feedback of the road and rev of the rotors. Not many cars spin up like the rotary driven Mazda. Nothing like the powerful rumble of a V8 tuned caddy with a magnetic ride either. Lots of ways to enjoy yourself I suppose.

Neither of my cars are beaters or anything that I would dog on but let’s face it, I do drive them. At idle and launch the V8 is more deep and aggressive sounding but both are probably equal as far as quickness (loosely speaking). Mid range that would all depend on straight line or track and conditions, etc, etc,. Top end, forget it, V8 (caddy) takes it in speed and torque. I can’t drop a gear in the 7 and spin the tires on it at 70 MPH but I can in the caddy. That’s torque, and it does it easily with fat tires. 185-200MPH top speed, not in my FD.

I’ve had the pleasure and opportunity to drive a lot of cars. The RX spools up and finds great power in the mid range and holds great lines on the curves. I remember some of the fastest sleeper cars being the RX-3 that looked like a Mr. McGoo car. The RX-7 is by far one of the most under estimated and misunderstood vehicles of its generation. Seems like they are catching on and I still hang on to my keeper.