アンフィニ・RX-7（FD3S）
RX-7FD3S
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- MAKER
- MAZDA
- YEARS
- 1991–2002
- CODE
- FD3S
- TYPE
- SPORTS CAR / COUPÉ
- ORIGIN
- JAPAN
01 — Overview
Launched in Japan as the ɛ̃fini RX-7, the third generation used the 13B-REW with sequential twin turbochargers. Final top models were rated at 280 PS, the Japanese maximum at the time.
02 — Historical context
Historicalcontext.
- 01
Its 13B-REW was the first mass-produced sequential twin-turbocharger system exported from Japan, developed with the aid of Hitachi.
Source: Mazda RX-7 — Wikipedia (English) - 02
In Japan it launched under Mazda's ɛ̃fini brand as the ɛ̃fini RX-7, returning to the Mazda brand after ɛ̃fini was discontinued in October 1997.
Source: マツダ・RX-7 — ウィキペディア日本語版 - 03
Only 1,152 FDs were sold through the official Mazda network in Europe.
Source: Mazda RX-7 — Wikipedia (English) - 04
Final top models were rated at 280 PS at 6,500 rpm, the Japanese maximum of the time.
Source: Mazda RX-7 — Wikipedia (English)
03 — Exterior & interior
- Manufacturer
- Mazda
- Chassis / model codes
- FD3S
- Production
- 1991-10 – 2002-08
- Body styles
- 2-door coupé
- Layout
- Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
- Engine
- 13B-REW2-rotor Wankel · 1,308 cc · Sequential twin-turbocharged255 PSNote: At launch (1992 rating); rose to 280 PS by the end of Japanese production in 2002
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual / 4-speed automatic
- Length × width × height
- 4,285 × 1,760 × 1,230 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2,446 mm
- Units built
- 68,589
- People
- Wu-Huang Chin / Tom Matano / Yoichi Sato (chief designer)
Figures follow the sources listed below. Values vary by market, variant and year; anything we could not verify is omitted. Power is shown in the unit the source used (PS / hp / kW).
05 — Generations in the archive
06 — Global legacy
JDM
アンフィニ・RX-7（FD3S）
Export
Mazda RX-7
07 — Gallery
08 — Related
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09 — Sources
- 01Mazda RX-7 – WikipediaWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
- 02マツダ・RX-7 – Wikipedia (ja)Wikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
10 — Photo credits
Mazda RX-7 (third generation)
White 1999 Mazda RX-7 (FD3S), front three-quarter view on grass.
ByCalreyn88
Mazda RX-7 (third generation)
Teal Mazda RX-7 (FD) with carbon bonnet, head-on at the 2024 Cleveland Auto Show.
ByErik Drost