Got me an Rx5
12-05-03, 03:00 PM
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Nice! You got a CD Cosmo. Does your car have any RX-5 badges? Or do they all say Cosmo? Mine all say Cosmo. Even the sticker under the hood says RX-4 - Cosmo. As far as I know, there were no RX-5s outside of Australia (that's because they didn't get the REPU).
Have you seen the pics of mine on my web page? There's just a few. If you have any specific questions, I can probably help you out.
Have you seen the pics of mine on my web page? There's just a few. If you have any specific questions, I can probably help you out.
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12-06-03, 07:13 AM
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Jeff > It was sold as "Rx5" here but as far as I know it had the "Cosmo" badges.
Posted som more on it in the Euro forum..
https://www.rx7club.com/european-forum-94/ill-get-my-new-rx-thursday-247226/
// Magnus
Posted som more on it in the Euro forum..
https://www.rx7club.com/european-forum-94/ill-get-my-new-rx-thursday-247226/
// Magnus
12-06-03, 09:33 AM
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All Mazda CD rotary cars sold in Europe were badged RX-5. The 4-cylinder cars were badged 121. Almost all CDs sold in Europe were of the first version with angular rear lights, in fact, I'm not sure that the facelifted version with straight rear lights came to Europe at all.
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12-07-03, 07:52 PM
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Here is a photo of a RX-5 emblem. This is from a catalog that I think is from the UK (England). The catalog was printed in Japan, the text is in english and the specifications are UK/European. Don't know if the production cars ever had these on them but the cars in the catalog do.
12-25-03, 05:18 AM
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The Rx5 had "Rx5" badges in sweden.. sorry I got it wrong before..
I think I've located a set for my car.
Just found me a set of stock aluwheels as well.
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I think I've located a set for my car.
Just found me a set of stock aluwheels as well.
// Magnus
12-31-03, 05:27 AM
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hey guys, nearly all markets except for US and JAPAN were marketed as RX-5. with option of 12A & 13B in japan. exports markets all 13b as far as i am aware. series 2 was japan only car with 13B. piston versions in most countries were 121 or 121L for the landau version. will post link soon for all pics ever needed. too much info to type i'm pissed.......mine is in process of getting 20B. amati was a division under development in early nineties to compete with lexus/infiniti. had 2-3 cars to concept stage and one was computer design only. was killed off due to mazda $$$ troubles and difficulty in marketing 3 divisions. mazda, eunos, amati.....WTF were they thinking.
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12-31-03, 08:22 AM
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I almost put a 20B into my Cosmo. I decided to leave it stock due to its decent condition. I'd rather not cut it up.
The 20B in NA form could have found its way into more cars if Mazda didn't make so many dumb marketing decisions. Even FWD rotaries could easily have been a reality; and I'm not talking about the other dumb idea of making the 13A with the eccentricity etc all different from the 10A, 12A 13B, 15A engine family. The 13A was as short as possible, which seems unnecessary in a longitudinal engine/transaxle setup. Can you say VW Dasher? The Audi had an inline 5 in the same arrangement. Talk about length! What I was talking about a few sentences up is a transverse mounted rotary. Plugs-up seems to work in airplanes, so a rotary mounted like most FWD four cylinder engines is very doable.
Sorry to hijack the thread.
The 20B in NA form could have found its way into more cars if Mazda didn't make so many dumb marketing decisions. Even FWD rotaries could easily have been a reality; and I'm not talking about the other dumb idea of making the 13A with the eccentricity etc all different from the 10A, 12A 13B, 15A engine family. The 13A was as short as possible, which seems unnecessary in a longitudinal engine/transaxle setup. Can you say VW Dasher? The Audi had an inline 5 in the same arrangement. Talk about length! What I was talking about a few sentences up is a transverse mounted rotary. Plugs-up seems to work in airplanes, so a rotary mounted like most FWD four cylinder engines is very doable.
Sorry to hijack the thread.
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