May 24, 2016 · Mazda's latest rotary-engine model, the RX3, falls between the two models the Japanese company has been selling in the U.S., the R100 and the RX2. It's about 9 in. longer and 5 in. wider than the...

Mar 11, 2021 · In among this maelstrom of noise, spent hydrocarbons and cigarette sponsorship, the Mazda RX-3 took a class win in 1975, beating absolutely everything except for the four Holden Torana SL/R 5000s...

May 21, 2019 · Fledgling Japanese car maker Mazda built a pretty typical for the period small passenger car and dropped a twin rotor Wankel engine into it. This had the effect of making the little RX-3 a highly exotic potential road rocket.

Thanks to the Mazda RX-3 success in competition, the car successfully promoted the rotary engine and boosted Mazda's reputation to the world.

Often overlooked when compared to the later RX-7 coupe or the earlier and far rarer Mazda Cosmo, the Mazda RX-3 was a landmark car in Mazda’s history – a car that cemented Mazda’s association...

Often overlooked when compared to the later RX-7 coupe or the earlier and far rarer Mazda Cosmo, the Mazda RX-3 was a landmark car in Mazda’s history – a car that cemented Mazda’s association with the rotary engine at home and abroad, while its export success helped put Mazda on the map as a global automotive company.

You are looking at a 1973 RX3 coupe with 45,667 original miles . This is a rare color combinatio, earth green (Eu) with a creamy white interior that is ALL ORIGINAL . The car comes with the original 12A motor and a 4 speed manual transmission .

Sold from 1972 through 1978 in the United States, the RX-3 was extremely successful. It originally used a 10A rotary engine like the Mazda R100, but American cars shared the larger 12A engine from the RX-2. Performance-wise the 10A RX-3 wasn't able to match the RX-2 with 12A.

May 30, 2018 · The car you see here is any self-respecting Mazda-phile’s unicorn. A 1974 RX-3 with a built triple-rotor semi-peripheral port 20B producing 400 bhp. The engine was built by rotary specialists DNA Garage based in Santa Ana, California.

Mazda offered the RX3 as a replacement for the previous RX2 model. It was available as a coupe, sedan, or station wagon. The Japanese carmaker tried to make the vehicle sporty enough to appeal to...