Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 21 Jul 1993, p. 25

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Il It also comes with a four-poster rear spoiler and exceptionally deep chin spoiler with dedicated front brake cool- ing ducts. Under the hood of this front enginehear drive missile is the no-non- sense engine compartment with cross- drilled shock tower bar. But what impressed me was the glistening girth of the aircraft-quality anti-lock brake Jttechanism. s The 25th anniversary version offered for 1993 is the previously unavailable Rl version the Americans get. But taking a paring knife to all non essentials, the weight is reduced to 1,269 kg (2,797 lbs). Gone is the fancy interior to be replaced by voluptuously bolstered lightweight cloth seats. There's a gaping slot where the CD might have gone and the interior abounds in matte black metal, no pre- tense being made to cover it with plas- ti The RX-7 we normally get is already monstrously fast. With its sequential twin turbos producing 255 tip from the two-rotor inline rotary engine, it tips the scales at a dainty 1,309 kg (2,885 lbs). Mazda 25th Anniversary RX -7 demands attention Tpeeial to the Beaver WARNING - The Mazda 25th Anniversary RX-7 is not for those seeking sensible, A-B commuting. f It is a car which demands your mention all the time. It is as small and light as could possible be engineered. It can hit 0-60 mph and 4.9 seconds. It has a drag coemciimt of 0.29 or similar to a F-16 fighter jet. Inside and out, anyone can tell this is the product of a single-minded per- son who above all, is a racer. His name is Thkaham Kobayakawa and he is the ultimate racer. He once told me "we those to make the new RX-7 lighter and more powerful, so it responds to the driver's commands at all driving speeds, not just at higher speed or on we tracks. " Folks, take it from me, he succeeded. By JIM ROBINSON And what a joy to look up at the 3% Budds' Gliit SUBARU of DAKVILLE DON'T t-' [ LEAVE A YUKKIES BEHIND ut yukkies in their place! "Power Windows & Lock Wheel Covers 0AM/ FM 5 Seats 02.2 Litre, 16 Valve 24 Hour Roadside Assistar knrWarranry And More! vAir Conditioning oAutomatic Blockbuster ZLEARANCE Clearancé Priced! Hurry! Sale ends July 31. 2400 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD WEST 845-3577 The Family Business That Service Built . * E; 'iRllg §16 7 95 rd! , Available only in black on black, the interior is as small as it could be made. The double-bubble roof line isn't there to make a smidgen more head room as one might think after worming your way in through the tiny crescent-shaped door and past the non- tilt steering wheel. Using two Cray computers to design the car, Kobayakawa found that little crease down the centre eliminates a small, drag-inducing vortex found in a flat roof. Imagine taking that much trouble for perhaps a half kilometres more Tires are 255-section Z-rated boots on 16-inch wheels with five spidery spokes to let the heat out from the four 11.6-inch discs. The transmission and clutch still stand out in my mind from this standout car. Hard to believe something which feels as light as a Miata is really hiding a Gleason Torsen torque-sensing limited slip differential which ensures sure ALL the power gets to the mad. suspension with the car on a hoist. The rear has double aluminum wishbones, Formula One style, being squeeze-cast A-frames braced by forged aluminum control arms. Even the shock tower is aluminum. Same thing goes for the front suspension. Not one extra gram of weight remains. You come away knowing a racer has been at work here. (S oDriver's Side Air Bag oltear Spoiler 'Sport Stereo 0Tilt Steering Wheel oFold Down Split Rear 3. 150 hp Engine 04' Wheel Disc Brakes OSubaru's nee Program in Partnership with m 0% yr 100,000 During my week with the car I PAY NO GST, NO PST* 1993 Mazda RX-T The 25th Anniversary RX-7 is for the very few. But for those few who canhandlewhatithastodeliver,itcer- tainlyhastobeoneofthetwoorthree most potent cars you can buy in Canada m order to be more maneuveraBle, so the RX-7 25th can be driven slow but only comes into its own as the design envelope fringes are approached. This is an immensely powerful car with prodigious capabilities. I would strongly recommend anyone with the 344215 purchase price no invest a few more bucks in a driver's school. As a colleague once told me, having a car like the RX-7 and keeping it hobbled by the inability of the owner is like keeping an adult black panther locked up in an apartment. found it took lots of time behind the wheel before I began to coordinate boost and torque. There is no boost gauge on the instrument panel. I thought this curious at first. But now I know this car goes forward so fast, and in so little road space, you really don't have time to be looking at dials. And because of the power and weight, this is also no car for those with a learner's permit. The Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo, for instance, is more driver-friendly and can be driven casually is so desired. But like .modem jet fighters which are designed to be inherently unstable in order to be more maneuverable. so I jet fighters wl inherently unstt , maneuverable be driven slow Me, so JW but design _ -. - Alll 7 F, J. W sttcraial "pc,, A 323 MIATA Nap& Power Steering) PROTEGE DX Get Your Car Serviced Before you go! 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