Small Car, Big Power

You might recognize this little red beauty if you saw the first film in The Fast & The Furious series. It's the car that Vin Diesel drives. How he fit in the car is still a mystery. The car is a Mazda RX-7 This car stands out for a few reasons. First, it's one of the rare Japanese cars I absolutely would love to own. Also even without an outrageous bodykit it has enough style and personality to turn heads. The main thing that makes it unique though is the type of engine it uses. The car has a 1.3 liter rotary engine. That differs from the normal internal combustion engine. It uses a different motion to make much more power. My car has a motor 4.4 liters bigger but the power made is just the same.

The completely scary thing about this car is how much power can be added with bolt on modifications. Or, in some cases the engine can be replaced by the same 5.7 liter V-8 that's in my car. The equation is simple: Small and light car plus much larger engine equals a car that can easily do 160 mph out of the box with no power additives!

However, these cars are rare and hard to find. Only a few thousand were imported in the early 90's. Plus they are extremely popular cars for illegal street racing. I don't condone street racing under any situation. I just respect the cars for what they are and what they can do. The cheapest one I've ever seen for sale was $12,000 with over 100,000 miles. They are extremely collectible and seeing one on the street is a rare gem.