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LS240
03-10-2008, 02:38 PM
Sorry to get your hopes up. Nope, it's a not a concept for an actual new RX7. Oh but don't leave just yet. Have a look at this:
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Reuben Zammit has created a number of stunning designs over the past 12 months but unlike most designers he has been fortunate enough to have some of his designs approved for production. His Bugatti Type 12-2 Streamliner concept, which we saw earlier today, is pure fantasy but his new X3 sports coupe concept is built around an old Mazda RX-7 FD chassis and could actually be produced today with a minimum of fuss.

The proposed engine for the concept is a three-rotor turbocharged rotary engine developing more than 700hp. The target of the project was to create a chassis that’s more rigid than the stock version but keeps the car’s total mass under 1,200kg. Some of the innovations include a new carbon-fiber roof, gullwing doors (these actually stiffen the chassis since they act as a roll cage), a tilted windscreen and new heat outlets positioned in the doors.

To keep costs down, Zammit’s design leaves a number of features from the standard RX-7 unchanged. Parts that were left untouched include the windshield shape, wheelbase, vehicle track and running gear. Check out the gallery below to see a comparison between the new X3 concept and the original RX-7 sports coupe.
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http://www.motorauthority.com/images/Odds/2008/Zammit_X3/01/r12_x3_01.jpg

http://www.motorauthority.com/images/Odds/2008/Zammit_X3/01/r12_x3_02.jpg

http://www.motorauthority.com/images/Odds/2008/Zammit_X3/01/r12_x3_03.jpg

http://www.motorauthority.com/images/Odds/2008/Zammit_X3/01/r12_x3_04.jpg

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/concept-cars/x3-concept-based-on-mazda-rx-7/

Now this is an idea that I really like! Take an older chassis that's readily available and pretty cheap, but still perfectly capable(many still consider the FD RX7 to be one of the best sports car chassis ever built), and drop on some stunningly beautiful and exotic coachwork. Brilliant.

Now if you noticed in the images, there are two pretty distinct designs. Honestly I really like both designs a lot. It's interesting that they didn't explain why there are two designs though.

I wonder how much this body conversion would cost if they actually build 'em? I'm guessing at least 40-50K for just the body portion, nevermind the turbo 3 rotor.

Oh, and those black wheels on the red design are gorgeous!

Discuss.

LongGrain
03-10-2008, 02:39 PM
the side profile of the concepts look very similar to the c6 corvette.

shade
03-10-2008, 02:41 PM
the side profile of the concepts look very similar to the c6 corvette.

I was about to say the same thing. I'm really digging the first picture.

WERDdabuilder
03-10-2008, 02:58 PM
the side profile of the concepts look very similar to the c6 corvette.

ha serious. they should just bring back the RX7..same body everything. shits so sexy.

brndck
03-10-2008, 02:58 PM
the side profile of the concepts look very similar to the c6 corvette.
way too similar. looks nice, but too chevy-looking.

ThatGuy
03-10-2008, 02:58 PM
Veilside Fortune RX-7??

SHIFT_*grind*
03-10-2008, 03:17 PM
TO THE BATCAVE

exitspeed
03-10-2008, 03:19 PM
Yea it's too Vette-ish. Even the front fascia and headlights are similar. Looks good though, but it's just not AS classically beautiful as an FD.

jackjack
03-10-2008, 03:46 PM
TO THE BATCAVE


LET'S GO :2f2f:



like everyone said......... resembles a vette.

lucky7
03-10-2008, 03:59 PM
red one looks better. looks much less like a vette.

adictd2b00st
03-10-2008, 04:01 PM
the side profile of the concepts look very similar to the c6 corvette.

just like the c5 looked like an fd? haha

Flipzide
03-10-2008, 04:04 PM
Veilside Fortune RX-7??

haha veilside popped into my head first as well.

azndoc
03-10-2008, 04:15 PM
Yes in my mind it looks like a vett also.

Looks nice though.

Bushido
03-10-2008, 04:21 PM
in my opinion,
it lacks mazda rx7 dna.

i don't see any design cues that tell me that this is a successor to the rx7...

a car with this kind of heritage should be instantly recognizable as an rx7 and the designs above just don't convey the same spirit.

Tops*
03-10-2008, 04:35 PM
Damn, it's pretty obvious, but everyone's seeing the same thing. I was thinking Corvette (front)/Veilside Fortune FD (side)/Mustang Fastback retro (rear). It is indeed a beautiful machine.

blasting_speed
03-10-2008, 04:59 PM
ha serious. they should just bring back the RX7..same body everything. shits so sexy.

You got that right. I wish the FD was just a little more reliable (engine wise). Other than that its a dream come true.

B18C5MK1
03-10-2008, 05:25 PM
in my opinion,
it lacks mazda rx7 dna.

i don't see any design cues that tell me that this is a successor to the rx7...

a car with this kind of heritage should be instantly recognizable as an rx7 and the designs above just don't convey the same spirit.

agreed.

& if i might add, it looks horrid. it makes me sad that people would compare it to a c5 / c6. :|

eli_eli
03-11-2008, 01:50 AM
wow...that looks awsome...and makes me miss my FD even more...;(...oh and they are not as unreliable as ppl make it seem, its just that parts a ridiculously expensive...i remember when i hit a tire on the freeway and one of the pieces of my lip broke off, it was $200 for the lip, and the dealership was asking about $185 for the nuts and bolts:keke: no joke...even the guy on the phone laughed along with me lol...B&B hardware...$11

and yes, it is missing a little bit of the rx-7 dna, but i am sure they would work on it more...which would drive it away from looking like the c6 also...

0100
03-11-2008, 07:22 AM
The rear red one looks awesome. I would rock that no questions asked. Looks like it should be the C7 though not next rx7.

bloodangels13
03-11-2008, 10:55 AM
reminds me of a TVR... maybe bec im in love with the TVR Sagaris

axiomatik
03-11-2008, 12:03 PM
yeah, the first one looks like a C7, the second one does look like a TVR. both are sexy.