370Z... modern day FD RX-7?

[fly yellow]

That is a nice looking RX-7. Mazda took a giant step backwards with the RX-8 IMHO.

Whatever happened to flip up headlights on cars. Are they now illegal, or just no longer in style?

[mjd77]

Mazda has been working on a new rotary called the 16x with DI, more power, and better mpg than the current 13b in the rx-8. I wish they would hurry up with it. That 7 is legendary, but mazda doesn't seem to want to match or better it.

[shesha]

I have yet to feel the same way about any car as I did when I sat in and drove a RX 7. I felt like I was in the cockpit of a fighter jet.

RX 7>370z.

I heard a rumor they are bringing the RX 7 back........

[nogoodname]

Originally Posted by fly yellow

That is a nice looking RX-7. Mazda took a giant step backwards with the RX-8 IMHO.

Whatever happened to flip up headlights on cars. Are they now illegal, or just no longer in style?

not in style anymore

[damascus]

Originally Posted by fly yellow

Whatever happened to flip up headlights on cars. Are they now illegal, or just no longer in style?

style is a part of the change - looks butt ugly with the lights up for sure...

cars are not as low in the front end anymore for modern lighting issues and more recently, due to NHSTA mandates addressing pedestrian frontal impact design. have you noticed the huge change recently in front bumper/grill/hood areas? take a look at how the MINI Cooper, Nissan Maxima, Toyota Camry, etc. have evolved. You can even see it in the new 370Z and GTR. The front end is almost completely squared off to address the pedestrian vs. automobile issue. Sad...

[The_Zed_car]

Definitely not Rx7 in spirit.

The FD3S is a "better" sports car.

The Z is a different beast.

[edeeZee]

Originally Posted by damascus

style is a part of the change - looks butt ugly with the lights up for sure...

cars are not as low in the front end anymore for modern lighting issues and more recently, due to NHSTA mandates addressing pedestrian frontal impact design. have you noticed the huge change recently in front bumper/grill/hood areas? take a look at how the MINI Cooper, Nissan Maxima, Toyota Camry, etc. have evolved. You can even see it in the new 370Z and GTR. The front end is almost completely squared off to address the pedestrian vs. automobile issue. Sad...

No way, the flip-ups are gorgeous! At least the FD does it gracefully. Yes, the sign of times deems that flip-ups are 80's-ish.

But yeah, the FD was one of my dream cars during high school. I had a friend who had the R1 brand spanking new, the red one. It fell apart easily from what I remembered i.e. the paint chipped easily, it overheated, it consumed oil too fast (I understand that rotaries consume oil), and had poor gas mileage.

I was about to buy either used S2000 AP2 or a FD prior to my 370, but I wanted to ask, are FD's really mechanical and tuning nightmares? I'd like to pick one up in the future because they're so gorgeous.

[damascus]

Originally Posted by edeeZee

No way, the flip-ups are gorgeous! At least the FD does it gracefully. Yes, the sign of times deems that flip-ups are 80's-ish.

But yeah, the FD was one of my dream cars during high school. I had a friend who had the R1 brand spanking new, the red one. It fell apart easily from what I remembered i.e. the paint chipped easily, it overheated, it consumed oil too fast (I understand that rotaries consume oil), and had poor gas mileage.

I was about to buy either used S2000 AP2 or a FD prior to my 370, but I wanted to ask, are FD's really mechanical and tuning nightmares? I'd like to pick one up in the future because they're so gorgeous.

great comments from all... the poor paint issue was resolved for the '94 & '95 model year - the '93 also had inferior interior trim pieces. rotaries do run hot. most of us have addressed that fairly easily with larger intercoolers, radiators, etc. no problems now. oil consumption? you bet! they actually have a 'OMP - oil metering pump' that sends oil into the combustion chamber to assist in cooling the motor!

[wstar]

Originally Posted by fly yellow

Whatever happened to flip up headlights on cars. Are they now illegal, or just no longer in style?

Not to derail too much about the wonderful RX-7 above, but I hate flip-up headlights. My last car had them. The reason I hate them is that they change the aerodynamics of the car on a night drive.