What does RX-7 mean?
 

The title speaks for itself.

Does it mean anything?

Or somebody say,
Hmmmmmm RX 7 would be a cool name...

Rotary eXperiment #7...i think.

Prescription for heaven

(RX) (7)

ONCE and FOR ALL:

RX stands ROTARY EXPORT !!


do a search this topic has been covered many times

SORRY!:( Mine was meant to be a joke:rofl: but I guess it was not funny huh?

ok.. so what does "7" mean.. I figure this is up top already...

Rotary Export?!?! I've never heard this before. I was always under the impression that it was Rotary Experimental 7... Obviously 7 is the sequence number. :boring:

Can't believe someone who's not a newbie is asking this..

On a side note I always thought it meant "Rotary Xperimental 7" as well at least I thought I heard this used on an Option video somewhere.

The story goes the RX-7 is the SIXTH rotary engined model designed for export BUT 6 was considered an unlucky # in Japan so they called it #7 -
I don't buy that story - I think it was the 7th RE Export model and model # 6 never saw the light of day.

OptusX4, black99, JoeD, et Al

Why would MAZDA consider the RX-# cars EXPERIMENTAL when they came AFTER the proven COSMO 110 and R-100 models?
read Yamaguchi's books he states Rotary Export as the OFFICIAL meaning or the RX- designations. :D

Ok, so I really don't know my facts, but why would mazda call it a Rotary EXPORT, when they mainly stayed in Japan?

Because in JAPAN all the OTHER RX-# cars had different model names RX-2,3,4 etc were only used in the EXPORT markets (North America Europe etc) even the early RX-7s were called SAVANNAs in JAPAN. It wasn't until the RX-7 became a HUGE success in the EXPORT markets (NA) that RX-7 came into use for the JDM cars.

Ps I have gone through this before - SEARCH !!!! :D

OMG. Not again.

Maxpesce, I wasn't doubting you and I don't at all. I wasn't saying you were wrong, just saying what I always thought. I figured you got it from the Yamaguchi book. Damn I need to put that book on my list of things to buy..

1st day: god created universe.
2nd day: god created planets
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5th day: god created men
6th day: god created women to match with men
7th day: god created a car named RX-7

:D

I heard that #6 flopped...but you are right about Rotary Export.