1986 Mazda Rx-7 Gxl One Owner Low Mileage 2 Door Hatchback 1.3l Rotary on 2040-cars
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
For Sale By:Private Seller
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1.3L Rotary
Sub Model: GXL
Exterior Color: Blue
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Gray
Year: 1986
Number of Cylinders: 2
Make: Mazda
Model: RX-7
Trim: 2 Door Hatchback
Options: Sunroof, Cassette Player, Leather Seats
Drive Type: Rear Wheel Drive
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Windows
1 owner 1986 Mazda RX7 for sale with only 62,500 Original miles! Lots of service history as well as original bill of sale. This is the GXL model that comes with all the options; power sunroof, power windows, COLD A/C. All in perfect working order! Also has Sport and Normal suspension setting.
Past 2 years (less than 1,000 miles driven) have replaced brake master cylinder with new one, new struts on rear, Tires, and battery (All due to very limited to non-use) Car is owned by my grandmother; the original owner.
The paint has gotten rather flat over the past year or so, and is not as reflective as it should be. Seats show minimal wear. All power options still work great!
Remember this is the 1st year of 2nd Generation RX7; this is the GXL model (top of the line in '86, best you could buy, optioned to the limit). It is also a 1 owner car with LOW mileage, and other than the flattening paint is in Mint condition. For sure a collectors item over the next few years.
With nothing more than a paint job, you could be the owner of a rare, low Miles, top sports car of the '80's, all paperwork (original bill of sale; original delivery inspection sheet etc) for it's entire lifetime, and it's only going to increase in value!
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Mazda CEO says rotary not viable, so don't look for a new one
Tue, 19 Nov 2013We have some very sad news to report, rotor-heads fans: Don't expect a new rotary-powered vehicle anytime soon. This comes straight from Masamichi Kogai, the CEO of Mazda, which is the only company to ever market a commercially successful rotary-powered automobile in the world. The issue, as it has pretty much always been, is environmental.
While the Wankel rotary engine does indeed make a lot of power in a small, lightweight package, it does so while burning lots of fuel and emitting lots of noxious gases into the atmosphere, at least when running on gasoline. And that means the rotary engine will likely only ever be able to power niche vehicles. And that, in turn, means that it is very difficult to turn a profit on vehicles with rotary engines, particularly for a small automaker like Mazda.
"It has to be a viable commercial proposition. If we are going to adopt it, it has to be a product that can generate at least sales of 100,000 units a year. We have to be able to achieve a profit," said Kogai in an interview with Automotive News. Mazda sold 56,203 RX-7 models in the United States (the automaker's biggest market) in 1986. Sales of the RX-8 peaked in 2004, its first full year on the market, with just 23,690 units.
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Masamichi Kogai (pictured) will be appointed the new president and CEO on June 25, pending approval at the company's annual general shareholders' meeting. Kogai assisted Seita Kanai with the production-efficiency initiative that Mazda called Mono Tsukuri Innovation, which worked to give export-dependent Mazda the best chance at profitability in spite of a rising yen. Kogai, lately in charge of production and purchasing, has been with the company since 1977 and worked in areas from R&D to logistics.
Kanai, who headed the Mono Tsukuri effort and was among the leadership on Skyactiv, will be promoted from executive vice president to vice chairman. Akira Marumoto will become executive VP of Mazda and assistant to new president Kogai. Yamanouchi will remain Chairman of the Board. There's a short press release below to make it official.