Can you still watch it on imsa tv if you’re in the us?

The rx7 DID NOT pave the way for the 787. The 787 is the far descendent of the 717, which debuted 2 years into the production cycle of the first gen rx7. A car that is replaced by a prototype racer, because the rx7 chassis was not competitive at Le mans.

If you’re referring to their success in IMSA GTU, then you are correct. But it failed repeatedly in Europe and specifically at Le Mans and in the ‘Ring. Mazda racing was concerned with Europe, the imsa winning cars, pioneered by Kent racing, were not mazda team race cars, but independently ran projects.

I only brought up sales figures because of a previous reply by someone else.

But for it to be true, it has to be... you know... true.

The RX7 was just another entry into the sports coupe market. It did not sell as well as its direct competitors and its sales continued to decline until Mazda pulled it from the American Market. It didn’t have a real impact on the market other than providing another offering to consumers.

I didn’t want to bother to make a serious reply to your response, but you should know that the RX7's sales figures were not as substantial as you think they were. An average of 60K per year is not substantial.

Nothing to feel bad about. Having driven several FB’s, I can say with certainty that I have nothing to feel bad about, because I’m fortunate enough to not own one.

One represents a car that would eventually turn into a complete failure and the other represents just another entry in the economy car market.

“The first-generations of the Mazda RX-7 and Honda Civic are among the most important cars in Japanese automotive history.”

Sounds awesome. Nice car!

Did you do anything to the chassis? Modernized front suspension? IRS? Chassis bracing?

“The under-hood view of the modern-day C7 is a work of art.”

I’m afraid you are the one who is misinformed.

While this is mostly true in the brake industry, there are still independent manufacturers who produce and distribute their own electrical, suspension, and other parts.

I wouldn’t advise 0-60 sprints in the wet - even if you’re sporting AWD.

Yes, it is most likely a re-branded part from a 3rd party distributor. It is almost certainly not a part manufactured by the OEM, but a 3rd party manufacturer, such as Raybestos for brakes, Moog for suspension, or Bosch for electrical equipment.

I would classify the GLC43 as a crossover. It’s built on the c-class chassis. Calling it an SUV is a stretch.

I agree. Though I wouldn’t exactly call this SUV a very functional SUV in the original sense. It’s nearly a crossover in many ways.

The problem is that this SUV isn’t all that capable off road. There is no ground clearance, poor angles, and the brakes are too big to fit a rim small enough to accommodate decent tires.