3rd Gen Rx-7 years
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3rd Gen Rx-7 years
Hey you guys, my friend tells me that there was a rx-7 at the local dealership the other day that was a 96'!!!! I was like noooo, bc they stopped making them in america in 95', rite?
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FYI they never made any in America. They stopped importing them in 95, but continued production overseas after that. 96 rx7's do exist, but it is very unlikely to find one for sale at a dealer in the US.
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if you see a 96 in the us, it will most likely be a rhd, unless its been converted. 95 models are very rare, since only 500 were made, but if you find i 96 or higher, you have found a rarety, since they stopped importing them to the us in 95.
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Originally posted by Mahjik
It's doubtful it's an honest to goodness '96 produced model.
It's doubtful it's an honest to goodness '96 produced model.
Hence why the car is being marketed as a 96........
FYI.........
Jap spec series-6 started sales in .......NOV-91
US spec series-6 started sales in ........APR-92 (although for reasons of stupidity all 92 models are called a 93 alongside the actual 93 models)
Oz spec series-6 started sales in ........MAR-92 (thankfully here, the 92 models are actually called a 92 model)
Basically the general consensis is...........
series-6 92-95 = Worldwide export
series-7 96-98 = Japan + Oz
series-8 99-02 = Japan
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Originally posted by DMRH
although for reasons of stupidity all 92 models are called a 93 alongside the actual 93 models
although for reasons of stupidity all 92 models are called a 93 alongside the actual 93 models
"Mid-year" (spring, early summer) model releases are almost always listed as being "next year's" model, especially when a ramp up in production is required or a quality issue is encountered which results in missing the usual release timeframe. The non-existent 1983 Corvette is a good example. GM had some reliability issues with the (then) new C4 platform and missed the release timeframe for a 1983 model because it was more cost effective to delay, sort the problems out, and release early for 1984 than to put cars on the road with known problems.
The reason that there is no "1992 RX-7" in the United States was because Mazda was ramping up production of the new model. An RX-7 available for sale in late 1991 or very early 1992 would have been a 1992 model, but since the 3rd gen. was not ready for importation until mid-year in 1992, all cars produced to that point became "early release" 1993s, as the VIN reflects.
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