hey everyone, I'm just helping out the neighbour kid next door. He needs to do a project about 93+ RX-7 crash tests for his auto class and came to me for some info. I drive a FC, so I dont know much about the FD's so thats why I came here to ask!
any links/info would be appreciated. I was glad he chose to do a RX-7 for his project, I've never really talked to him but he says he loves my car. so I though I would help him out and convert him to the rotary side at a young age.

 

As far as I know there isn't any. Consider the car a death trap!
Honestly the car seems to hold up pretty well for it's size and weight from what I've seen, but it's no Volvo, or Saab. There are some pictures of some fatal crashes on the board, I'm no sure if the search would bring it up or if the photos are still up.
There are also other non fatal crash photos out there, but the same goes for those as well.

 

Here's one of a FD rapping around a tree after hitting at a high rate of speed.

 

That $hit would buff right out!

 

My friend's brother died in a similar accident driving a 90 Camaro. Just to give you an idea the front passenger tire was in the drivers seat, or what was left of it.
That FD and others I have seen on this forum hold up pretty well given their size and weight as mentioned above

 

better than the hummer i say

 

I remember that car, it was the seller was local to me. Yeah, and FD is no Volvo, but if you pay attention to what going on around you, an FD is maneuverable enough to get you out of harms way alot of the time.

 

I looked here:

http://www.safercar.gov/

but the RX-7 does not make the list. Interesting....

 

I came across this site, from a link at safercar.org :

http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/main.cfm

It seems you can request additional data :
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/data_r...id=0&year=2004


Tell him that we'd like to see a copy of the report when it's done.

-s-

 

I know the guy who was driving that Hummer. He got away with a broken arm and a couple ribs.

 

If he is in Canada, he could look a little closer to home for a sports car built like a tank. (The only model ever crash tested front and rear using the same vehicle.)