GoodfellaFD3S

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I love the way it looks, but does anyone know where the symbol originated, when and why it was used on the Japan FDs, etc?

Mr. Stock

Rich,

I am surprised at you for not knowing

Efini stands for infinity in French(Although I took 5 years of French, I never learned that - Je parle francais un peu!).

Now look at the Efini symbol. Does it look like a stylized infinity symbol? It sure does to me.

Ed

Mr. Stock

I believe the Efini badges have been used on the third gen from its introduction in Japan.

PVerdieck

Wasn't Efini supposed to be the high-end Mazda line, ala Lexus and Infinity? The Millenia would have been the flagship?

Nathan Kwok

Here in the U.S. it was going to be Amati but it never materialized.

GEB

Mr. Stock is dead on...
Infinity, along with a different spin on the figure 8
"infinity" symbol/sign.

GEB

GoodfellaFD3S

iTrader: (213)

Hello there Edward old chap

so what years did they sell the 7 as an efini, and was it marketed as a different brand a la acura/lexus, as mentioned above? I've heard alot of b.s. about the whole Efini thing, but not much in the way of definitive answers.

And I took french for three years in high school--guess I didn't learn all that much

Mr. Stock

OK, Rich. Let me set you straight.

First, I am not as old as you think I am. On second thought, maybe I am

Anyway, I believe that the 2nd gen Rx7 was when the Efini models were started. They were, however, called Infini or Anfini. When the third gen RX7's were introduced in Japan in 1992, they had the efini badges.

As far as I know, there was/is no upscale division of Mazda in Japan.

lawn boy

the 2nd gens were called infini

rotorbrain

cool info!!

TpCpLaYa

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yep, VERY. id say the majority or 3rd gen ppl on the forum did not know that....me included...i always though it was sum sort of r x and a 7 all mish mashed in their and sideways but now i know. and i always git the sideways 8 thing in the 2nd gens too..Thanks

BrianK

so, they weren't called "RX7", but instead were called Efini? Or were they called "Efini RX7" Or "Mazda Efini" or "Mazda Efini RX7"?

I've always wondered about that too.

TpCpLaYa

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well i still cant really make anything out...well sorta..i dunno just looks like a nice design to me

GoodfellaFD3S

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lol....poor Ed....it was just a figure of speech man; you're still a vibrant young whippersnapper

I remember that first MADS, when we were speeding on the highway (my dad driving my 7) and we were trying to chase you down--my dad looked down and we were going over a buck forty, and you were still flying away. My dad was like, "He's crazy--I'm shutting this puppy down" and then he backed off.

Hey, I'll be back in the NJ/NY area for about ten days at the beginning of August--perhaps we can meet up? I can drive my dad's new R1 (hehe). I haven't seen your FD in over three years and would like to catch up

Re: the efini stuff, so then there were never any "Mazda Rx7's" in Japan? The 1999 came w/the new mazda symbol, correct? so pre-1999 were efini 7's sold at mazda dealerships?

So many ?s....

Ok, time to go out and

futurerexowner

Come on Tpc its not that abstract...

[IMG]C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\efini.bmp[/IMG]

Mr. Stock

I do believe that Anfini is the phonetic spelling of the French pronunciation of Inifini.

Ed

Mr. Stock

Wasn't your dad wearing a T-shirt that said "Drive it like you stole it!"

Ed

Mr. Stock

I found it in Brian Long's book "RX-7 Mazda's Rotary Engine Sportscar": In 1991, the name Savanna was gone and the new model was named Efini RX-7.

Rx-7Addict

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Dude!

No one commented that it is shaped exactly like a rotor?

I say it looks like an infinity symbol (figure 8) inside a rotor

jimlab

That's because that's exactly what it was meant to represent.

Wishful thinking though, considering the average engine life of many 3rd gen. RX-7s...

jimlab

I wasn't taking a shot, merely stating fact as I see it, and I said many 3rd gen. RX-7s, not all.

When a 100,000 mile story is a big event, even stock, you know there's something going on. No one even blinks twice that a Supra TT made it to 100,000 miles, even at BPU horsepower levels, and I wish I had a dollar for every 100k+ Camaro on the road.

When new owners have to be immediately presented with a long checklist of "don't do this" and "monitor this", not to mention that there's such a term as "reliability mod" associated with the car, I think it's safe to say that it probably isn't regarded as the most reliable example of automotive engineering.

And when potential owners are warned to budget for expensive maintenance (including potential engine or turbo replacement) as well as gas, insurance, and everything else that goes with owning a car, isn't that a hint that the car might be considered less than perfect?

My comment had nothing whatsoever to do with my own car or experience. It didn't have to, there's enough evidence elsewhere to support it a hundred times over.

Yes, they can run for 100,000 miles or more. Yes, the can live healthy and productive lives if properly tuned and maintained, and watched like a hawk. But they also require a lot more hand holding than almost any other sports car I can think of, and this area of the forum is filled with posts about engine problems. Visit another car forum and see if you can find the same frequency of engine failures. I doubt it.

Rx-7Addict

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HOPE YOU BEND A VALVE!

GoodfellaFD3S

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Jim, can I buy you a shot of Jager?

bee

its japan.. for superman

Mr. Stock

Huh?