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* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGI97t6zyo Swan Drive]]" for Farmers Insurance, the mother warns the child not to do a cannonball in the pool. He complied, only to cause a bigger splash... by another dude in a yellow MX-5 that splashed down onto the pool.
* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGI97t6zyo Swan Drive]]" for Farmers Insurance, the mother warns the child not to do a cannonball in the pool. He complied, only to cause a bigger splash... by another dude in a yellow MX-5 that splashed down onto the pool.
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* A blue {=FD3S=] RX-7 is the cover car of Capcom's racing game ''VideoGame/AutoModellista''. It is a rather iconic car in racing games, sporting white racing stripes and a Mazdaspeed GT-C bodykit.
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* A blue {=FD3S=] RX-7 FD is the cover car of Capcom's racing game ''VideoGame/AutoModellista''. It is a rather iconic car in racing games, sporting white racing stripes and a Mazdaspeed GT-C bodykit.
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* The British series ''Series/MurderInMind'' features Angus Thompson, who loves his yellow Mazda MX-5 (or rather a yellow Eunos Roadster since it's a grey import in the UK).
* This is Dennis Stanton's car in ''Series/MurderSheWrote'': a red Mazda Miata (NA).
* The British series ''Series/MurderInMind'' features Angus Thompson, who loves his yellow Mazda MX-5 (or rather a yellow Eunos Roadster since it's a grey import in the UK).
* This is Dennis Stanton's car in ''Series/MurderSheWrote'': a red Mazda Miata (NA).
* The [[BadassAdorable cute]] [[TheEngineer mechanic]] and owner of the garage Haruka from ''Drift Spirits'' uses a wine red NC Roadster as her car of choice. Beat her and she'll can give you five [[NitroBoost Nitrous Tanks]].
* One of the civilians will drive a red MX-5 open top during the CarChase scene in ''VideoGame/LethalEnforcers''. '''Don't shoot her.'''
* The Wasabi Kimachi, a {{DLC}} car in ''VideoGame/MotorStorm: Apocalypse'' is a small two-door convertible sports car that resembles the third-gen MX-5 Miata.
* The Wasabi Kimachi, a {{DLC}} car in ''VideoGame/MotorStorm: Apocalypse'' is a small two-door convertible sports car that resembles the third-gen MX-5 Miata.
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** The first-gen Miata, alongside the fourth-gen appeared in the ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 reboot]]''. For the former, this is Manu's drift car. And if you get the first-gen Miata, you can fit a hard top roof and replace its pop-up headlights for fixed ones.
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** The first-gen Miata, alongside the fourth-gen appeared in the ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 reboot]]''. For the former, this is Manu's drift car.car used in Style missions, complete with a [[RiceBurner large spoiler]]. And if you get the first-gen Miata, you can fit a hard top roof and replace its pop-up headlights for fixed ones.
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* The Roadster debuted in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight Maximum Tune 3 DX'' using the NC platform, which Yuji Kishida drives instead of the S2000 since the game didn't allow Hondas to be added at that time. The NA and ND would soon follow up in ''5''. and ''[=5DX=]'' respectively, where as the targa top ND RS is added in ''6'' via Navi scratch-off. The latter two however cannot be visually modified. In chapter 46 of ''6'', you can spot RGO Yamamoto driving one.
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* The Roadster debuted in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight Maximum Tune ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 3 DX'' using the NC platform, which Yuji Kishida drives instead of as a substitute to the S2000 since the game didn't allow Hondas to be added at that time. The NA and ND would soon follow up in ''5''. and ''[=5DX=]'' respectively, where as the targa top ND RS is added in ''6'' via Navi scratch-off. The latter two however cannot be visually modified. In chapter 46 of ''6'', you can spot RGO Yamamoto driving one.
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* Nina A. Thunder and her co-driver Rei Kazama during the opening prologue of ''Anime/ExDriver: The Movie'' operate a white {{Pimped Out|Car}} Mazda NA Roadster. It bodywork was inspired by the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Miata/comments/u3myyx/the_only_na_to_compete_in_jgtc_alongside_supras/ 1997 Nopro JGTC [=GT300=] #17 racecar]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:The quintessential compact sports roadster.]]
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* The NC MX-5 Roadster is one of the cars in ''Sega Race TV''.
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* The NC MX-5 Roadster [[note]]Called the MX-5 Miata Touring in the North American version[[/note]] is one of the cars in ''Sega Race TV''.TV''. This is typically [[TheCutie Jane Kisaragi's]] car by default.
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Mazda is one of the brand notable for it Wankel rotary-engined sports cars, which have been a popular brand for import tuning.
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Mazda is one a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan. Founded in 1920 as a cork-making factory by Jujiro Matsuda, it started producing vehicles in 1931. The name Mazda was derived from Ahura Mazda, the god of harmony, intelligence and wisdom in UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}}, as well as a tweaking of the brand notable last name of it founder.
Mazda is known forit its innovative technologies, most notably the Wankel rotary-engined rotary engine, and due to its sports cars, which have cars it has been a popular brand for import tuning.
tuning. It has a long history of motorsport involvement, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 with the rotary-powered Mazda 787B.
Mazda is known for
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In fiction, the brand is highly regarded is widely popularized in Japanese media, usually depicted in {{Tokusatsu}} series.
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In fiction, the brand is highly regarded is and widely popularized in Japanese media, usually depicted in {{Tokusatsu}} series.{{tokusatsu}} shows, typically as the hero car driven by the protagonists.
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->''"A spaceship-like design powered by a rotary engine. Mazda's mark in automotive history."''
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The Mazda Cosmo Sport, otherwise known as the [[MarketBasedTitle 110S]] in the United States is a Japanese sports car manufactured from 1967 to 1972. It was the "halo" car of the brand and the TropeCodifier behind Mazda's trademark rotary Wankel engine. The name ''"cosmo''"'' refers to the trend of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace since Mazda wanted to showcase their advanced technology.
A prototype of the Cosmo Sport was presented at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show with 80 pre-production Cosmos produced. 20 of those pre-production models went to Mazda test department with the rest headed for dealership testing between 1965 and 1966. Full production followed up in May 1967 lasting through 1972 with a total of 1,176 Cosmos hand-built in the timeframe, with only six of the Series II models were imported into the United States.
Mazda would race the Cosmo in 1968 which saw it participate in the 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring in Germany. With two Cosmos entered, one of them would finish in fourth overall with the other being retired from the event due to axle damage in the 82nd hour. That would be the only race event the model would participate in.
The Series I Cosmo ([=L10A=]) is fitted with a 0810 two-rotor engine with 982 cc of displacement and produces approximately 110 horsepower, where as the Series II Cosmo ([=L10B=]) has a more-powerful 128 hp 0813 engine. The Cosmo was only offered in one color which would be its signature Swan White finish.
A prototype of the Cosmo Sport was presented at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show with 80 pre-production Cosmos produced. 20 of those pre-production models went to Mazda test department with the rest headed for dealership testing between 1965 and 1966. Full production followed up in May 1967 lasting through 1972 with a total of 1,176 Cosmos hand-built in the timeframe, with only six of the Series II models were imported into the United States.
Mazda would race the Cosmo in 1968 which saw it participate in the 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring in Germany. With two Cosmos entered, one of them would finish in fourth overall with the other being retired from the event due to axle damage in the 82nd hour. That would be the only race event the model would participate in.
The Series I Cosmo ([=L10A=]) is fitted with a 0810 two-rotor engine with 982 cc of displacement and produces approximately 110 horsepower, where as the Series II Cosmo ([=L10B=]) has a more-powerful 128 hp 0813 engine. The Cosmo was only offered in one color which would be its signature Swan White finish.
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Like the
Despite being iconic, the Autozam AZ-1's production was short-lived, being manufactured for less than two years from
A prototype of the Cosmo Sport
Mazda would race the Cosmo in 1968 which saw
The Series I Cosmo ([=L10A=]) is fitted with a 0810 two-rotor engine with 982 cc of displacement and produces approximately 110 horsepower, where as the Series II Cosmo ([=L10B=]) has a more-powerful 128 hp 0813 engine. The Cosmo
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* Misato Katsuragi's car from ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' is modeled after the white Mazda Cosmo Sport 110, as a clear ShoutOut of the iconic MAT-1.
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* Misato Katsuragi's car from ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' is modeled after the That lil' white Mazda Cosmo Sport 110, as a clear ShoutOut of AZ-1 was driven by the iconic MAT-1.T.A.C.'s stereotypical tech geek {{Salaryman}} Yoshiki Yaegashi during the OVA of ''Manga/BlueSeed''.
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* Perhaps the well known icon ever is the famous MAT-1 patrol car from ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman''. It uses a Swan White 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 with its signature red stripes as the basis. It was due that Mazda was [[ProductPlacement one of the sponsors of the show]].
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* Perhaps the well known icon ever The CV-01 Striker is the famous MAT-1 ''Series/BlueSWAT's'' armored patrol car from ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman''. It uses a Swan White 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 with its signature red stripes driven by Shou, using the Autozam AZ-1 as the basis. It base. [[spoiler:After the car got wrecked, it was due that Mazda was [[ProductPlacement one of eventually repaired and renamed the sponsors of the show]].'''Blue Striker''', which is... also an Autozam AZ-1.]]
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* The July 2023 update of ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' adds this beautiful Mazda classic. Can be a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]] when fully tuned, making it the top-performing Mazda ever offered.
* There are at least two different Cosmos in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', both the Series I and the powerful Series II are included (which also has its NTSC-U/PAL regional counterpart as the 110S). Said Series I Cosmo would be the prize car for winning Club "RE".
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4'' update adds the snow white Mazda 110S Cosmo. It's a small cute sports car that's can slip through the narrowest gaps of traffic with ease. And thanks to its superb handling, the Cosmo would be an extremely popular car for technical tracks like Hakone or Mt. Taikan.
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* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.
* There are at least two different Cosmos in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', both the Series I and the powerful Series II are included (which also has its NTSC-U/PAL regional counterpart as the 110S). Said Series I Cosmo would be the prize car for winning Club "RE".
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4'' update adds the snow white Mazda 110S Cosmo. It's a small cute sports car that's can slip through the narrowest gaps of traffic with ease. And thanks to its superb handling, the Cosmo would be an extremely popular car for technical tracks like Hakone or Mt. Taikan.
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* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.
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* The July 2023 update of ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' adds this beautiful Mazda classic. Can be a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]] when fully tuned, making it the top-performing Mazda ever offered.
* There are at least two different Cosmos inThis cute 'lil gullwing kei sports car has been there since ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', both 2'' up until ''6''. In such a rare sight, the Series I and the powerful Series II are included (which Mazdaspeed-tuned AZ-1 also in ''2'', available via Mazda's used car dealership by chance. Also, it has its NTSC-U/PAL regional counterpart as own dedicated "AZ-1 Challenge'' one-make race.
* For some odd reason, the110S). Said Series I Cosmo would be the prize car for winning Club "RE".
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4''''Enduring Spirit'' update adds of ''VideoGame/GridLegends'' as TheAllegedCar; the snow white Mazda 110S Cosmo. It's a small cute sports car that's can slip through Autozam AZ-1 Mazdaspeed kei car. If you thought the narrowest gaps Mini Miglia Challenge was gutless, wait until you see how pokey the AZ-1 is. In return, [[WeakButSkilled its lightweight body makes it quite nimble and agile in even the sharpest turns]]. [[spoiler:This was highlighted during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-2gT71kWiM "Healthy Competition" chapter]] where Lara Carvalho uses the Autozam to beat her teammate Yume Tanaka around London.]]
* RATT, a team who drives nothing but kei cars oftraffic ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer: Zero'', with ease. And thanks to its superb handling, the Cosmo would be an extremely popular car for technical tracks like Hakone or Mt. Taikan.
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* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.some members driving Autozams as their choice.
* There are at least two different Cosmos in
* For some odd reason, the
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4''
* RATT, a team who drives nothing but kei cars of
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* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.
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->''"A spaceship-like design powered by a rotary engine. Mazda's mark in automotive history."''
-->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 6''
The Mazda Cosmo Sport, otherwise known as the [[MarketBasedTitle 110S]] in the United States is a Japanese sports car manufactured from 1967 to 1972. It was the "halo" car of the brand and the TropeCodifier behind Mazda's trademark rotary Wankel engine. The name ''"cosmo''"'' refers to the trend of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace since Mazda wanted to showcase their advanced technology.
A prototype of the Cosmo Sport was presented at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show with 80 pre-production Cosmos produced. 20 of those pre-production models went to Mazda test department with the rest headed for dealership testing between 1965 and 1966. Full production followed up in May 1967 lasting through 1972 with a total of 1,176 Cosmos hand-built in the timeframe, with only six of the Series II models were imported into the United States.
Mazda would race the Cosmo in 1968 which saw it participate in the 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring in Germany. With two Cosmos entered, one of them would finish in fourth overall with the other being retired from the event due to axle damage in the 82nd hour. That would be the only race event the model would participate in.
The Series I Cosmo ([=L10A=]) is fitted with a 0810 two-rotor engine with 982 cc of displacement and produces approximately 110 horsepower, where as the Series II Cosmo ([=L10B=]) has a more-powerful 128 hp 0813 engine. The Cosmo was only offered in one color which would be its signature Swan White finish.
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* Misato Katsuragi's car from ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' is modeled after the white Mazda Cosmo Sport 110, as a clear ShoutOut of the iconic MAT-1.
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* Perhaps the well known icon ever is the famous MAT-1 patrol car from ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman''. It uses a Swan White 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 with its signature red stripes as the basis. It was due that Mazda was [[ProductPlacement one of the sponsors of the show]].
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* The July 2023 update of ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' adds this beautiful Mazda classic. Can be a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]] when fully tuned, making it the top-performing Mazda ever offered.
* There are at least two different Cosmos in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', both the Series I and the powerful Series II are included (which also has its NTSC-U/PAL regional counterpart as the 110S). Said Series I Cosmo would be the prize car for winning Club "RE".
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4'' update adds the snow white Mazda 110S Cosmo. It's a small cute sports car that's can slip through the narrowest gaps of traffic with ease. And thanks to its superb handling, the Cosmo would be an extremely popular car for technical tracks like Hakone or Mt. Taikan.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.
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->''"A spaceship-like design powered by a rotary engine. Mazda's mark in automotive history."''
-->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 6''
The Mazda Cosmo Sport, otherwise known as the [[MarketBasedTitle 110S]] in the United States is a Japanese sports car manufactured from 1967 to 1972. It was the "halo" car of the brand and the TropeCodifier behind Mazda's trademark rotary Wankel engine. The name ''"cosmo''"'' refers to the trend of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace since Mazda wanted to showcase their advanced technology.
A prototype of the Cosmo Sport was presented at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show with 80 pre-production Cosmos produced. 20 of those pre-production models went to Mazda test department with the rest headed for dealership testing between 1965 and 1966. Full production followed up in May 1967 lasting through 1972 with a total of 1,176 Cosmos hand-built in the timeframe, with only six of the Series II models were imported into the United States.
Mazda would race the Cosmo in 1968 which saw it participate in the 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring in Germany. With two Cosmos entered, one of them would finish in fourth overall with the other being retired from the event due to axle damage in the 82nd hour. That would be the only race event the model would participate in.
The Series I Cosmo ([=L10A=]) is fitted with a 0810 two-rotor engine with 982 cc of displacement and produces approximately 110 horsepower, where as the Series II Cosmo ([=L10B=]) has a more-powerful 128 hp 0813 engine. The Cosmo was only offered in one color which would be its signature Swan White finish.
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* Misato Katsuragi's car from ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' is modeled after the white Mazda Cosmo Sport 110, as a clear ShoutOut of the iconic MAT-1.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* Perhaps the well known icon ever is the famous MAT-1 patrol car from ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman''. It uses a Swan White 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 with its signature red stripes as the basis. It was due that Mazda was [[ProductPlacement one of the sponsors of the show]].
[[AC:Video Games]]
* The July 2023 update of ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' adds this beautiful Mazda classic. Can be a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]] when fully tuned, making it the top-performing Mazda ever offered.
* There are at least two different Cosmos in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', both the Series I and the powerful Series II are included (which also has its NTSC-U/PAL regional counterpart as the 110S). Said Series I Cosmo would be the prize car for winning Club "RE".
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4'' update adds the snow white Mazda 110S Cosmo. It's a small cute sports car that's can slip through the narrowest gaps of traffic with ease. And thanks to its superb handling, the Cosmo would be an extremely popular car for technical tracks like Hakone or Mt. Taikan.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.
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** ''Gran Turismo'' also had dedicated "Roadster Challenges", especially the "Roadster Endurance" in ''3'' where it's strictly MX-5 Miatas around Apricot Hill Raceway. Did we mention that the event '''forbids any upgrades'''?
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* The Roadster debuted in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight Maximum Tune 3 DX'' using the NC platform. The NA and ND would soon follow up in ''5''. and ''[=5DX=]'' respectively, where as the targa top ND RS is added in ''6'' via Navi scratch-off. The latter two however cannot be visually modified. In chapter 46 of ''6'', you can spot RGO Yamamoto driving one.
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* The Roadster debuted in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight Maximum Tune 3 DX'' using the NC platform.platform, which Yuji Kishida drives instead of the S2000 since the game didn't allow Hondas to be added at that time. The NA and ND would soon follow up in ''5''. and ''[=5DX=]'' respectively, where as the targa top ND RS is added in ''6'' via Navi scratch-off. The latter two however cannot be visually modified. In chapter 46 of ''6'', you can spot RGO Yamamoto driving one.
* ''WesternAnimation/ChinaIL'' has Miata Mike, a car thief who specialized in stolen Miata models. And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA89RWCnE1c this would show how much Miatas are the spotlight of this show.]] It's a Miata, indeed.
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* It all started with the RX-8 Concept from ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 3'' with its LM racing variant in ''Concept'' later on. The full production version shows up in ''4'', [[PaletteSwap in vanilla form]], Type S and Type E. Then u have the R3 SPIRIT R in ''7''.
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* It all started with the RX-8 Concept from ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 3'' with its LM racing variant in ''Concept'' later on. The full production version shows up in ''4'', [[PaletteSwap in vanilla form]], Type S and Type E. Then u you have the R3 SPIRIT R in ''7''.
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* It was widely a popular car among players in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' since ''2'', as an alternative to the FD RX-7. This was prominent in ''4's'' very first chapter of the story where Ko-chan (and Maa) drives one. ''6'' replacer it with a Toyota 86.
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* It was widely a popular car among players in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' since ''2'', as an alternative to the FD RX-7. This was prominent in ''4's'' very first chapter of the story where Ko-chan (and Maa) drives one. ''6'' replacer replaced it with a Toyota 86.
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->''"At 6,800 rpm, the engine won't complain, so a little buzzer does. / At 9,000 rpm, other sports cars would be making out their wills."''
-->--Mazda advert for the [[https://i.redd.it/8ys0y13l5za91.jpg RX-7 (FB)]] and [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e2/81/80/e28180dfcfac9eb213ce15a82915b9d0.jpg RX-8]] respectively
Mazda is one of the brand notable for it Wankel rotary-engined sports cars, which have been a popular brand for import tuning.
In fiction, the brand is highly regarded is widely popularized in Japanese media, usually depicted in {{Tokusatsu}} series.
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[[folder:Mazda Cosmo Sport]]
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->''"A spaceship-like design powered by a rotary engine. Mazda's mark in automotive history."''
-->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 6''
The Mazda Cosmo Sport, otherwise known as the [[MarketBasedTitle 110S]] in the United States is a Japanese sports car manufactured from 1967 to 1972. It was the "halo" car of the brand and the TropeCodifier behind Mazda's trademark rotary Wankel engine. The name ''"cosmo''"'' refers to the trend of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace since Mazda wanted to showcase their advanced technology.
A prototype of the Cosmo Sport was presented at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show with 80 pre-production Cosmos produced. 20 of those pre-production models went to Mazda test department with the rest headed for dealership testing between 1965 and 1966. Full production followed up in May 1967 lasting through 1972 with a total of 1,176 Cosmos hand-built in the timeframe, with only six of the Series II models were imported into the United States.
Mazda would race the Cosmo in 1968 which saw it participate in the 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring in Germany. With two Cosmos entered, one of them would finish in fourth overall with the other being retired from the event due to axle damage in the 82nd hour. That would be the only race event the model would participate in.
The Series I Cosmo ([=L10A=]) is fitted with a 0810 two-rotor engine with 982 cc of displacement and produces approximately 110 horsepower, where as the Series II Cosmo ([=L10B=]) has a more-powerful 128 hp 0813 engine. The Cosmo was only offered in one color which would be its signature Swan White finish.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* Misato Katsuragi's car from ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' is modeled after the white Mazda Cosmo Sport 110, as a clear ShoutOut of the iconic MAT-1.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* Perhaps the well known icon ever is the famous MAT-1 patrol car from ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman''. It uses a Swan White 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 with its signature red stripes as the basis. It was due that Mazda was [[ProductPlacement one of the sponsors of the show]].
[[AC:Video Games]]
* The July 2023 update of ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' adds this beautiful Mazda classic. Can be a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]] when fully tuned, making it the top-performing Mazda ever offered.
* There are at least two different Cosmos in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', both the Series I and the powerful Series II are included (which also has its NTSC-U/PAL regional counterpart as the 110S). Said Series I Cosmo would be the prize car for winning Club "RE".
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4'' update adds the snow white Mazda 110S Cosmo. It's a small cute sports car that's can slip through the narrowest gaps of traffic with ease. And thanks to its superb handling, the Cosmo would be an extremely popular car for technical tracks like Hakone or Mt. Taikan.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.
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[[folder:Mazda [=MX-5=] Miata/(Eunos) Roadster]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The quintessential compact sports roadster.]]
->''"If you can't go fast with 90 horsepower, 900 horsepower won't help you."''
-->-- '''Bob Hall''', American motoring journalist, "biological father" of the MX-5
Sports convertibles at that time were proven to have an very high price tag, to the point many of them would discontinue such production as this kind of trend almost disappeared in the market...
...that is until Mazda stepped in and pulled the DeusExMachina by introducing their new sports roadster.
The MX-5... [[IHaveManyNames or the Miata ...or even the Roadster]] is Mazda's small, lightweight, modernized and cost-effective roadster, considered to be the SpiritualSuccessor to European roadsters in TheFifties and TheSixties. First introduced in 1989 following the twilight of sports convertibles, sees the public regain interest in the trend again, with the first generation MX-5 selling about a quarter-million units in the US between 1989 and 1997.
Each of the generations of the MX-5 were designated with the two-letter code, begining with the first-gen NA, then the second-gen NB, and so on.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* The Gyrozetter Roadster is a "robotification" of the NC Mazda Roadster in ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter''. The car is usually seen in the hands of Saki Kouno.
* A classic red Eunos Roadster with a hardtop is owned by Toru Suetsugu from ''Manga/InitialD''. [[spoiler:In his battle against Takumi Fujiwara, Toru tried to copy his gutter technique, only for the car to flip, due to Toru failing to transfer weight properly.]]
** TheLeader of Team 246 Satoshi Omiya uses an orange NB Roadster RS for his race against Project D, acting as the "first wall of defense" for Team Sidewinder. The car is fully modded with Garage Vary body parts, and yes, comes with a high mounted RiceBurner too.
* Ghiaccio drives one in the animated adaptation of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind''.
* In the pilot opening of ''Manga/WanganMidnight'''s animated adaptation, two random Racing Wannabes are seen driving a red NA Roadster when they're overtaken by the Devil Z, shouting in surprise. The Roadsters also are one of the traffic cars in the anime.
[[AC:Film--Animation]]
* Mia and Tia in ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'' are a pair of twin Mazda Miatas who are [[FanGirl Fan Girls]] of Lightning. Assuming that the [[ThemeTwinNaming twins' name are name after the Miata itself]].
[[AC:Film--Live Action]]
* In ''Film/TheBenchwarmers'', at Karl's game, {{Cloudcuckoolander}} Clark Reedy, who is known for accidentally tossing the baseball bat as part of a RunningGag, has him yeeting his bat and it smashes through a coach's car windshield:
-->'''Karl:''' THAT'S MY MIATA! '''KILL HIM!''' ''[beatdown ensues on Clark]''
* ''Film/{{Looper}}'' has Joe driving an MX-5, an early 2000's car from a [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2044 setting]].
[[AC:Video Games]]
* This is Mazda's Class-C car in all of the ''VideoGame/BattleGear'' games.
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' and ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' has the Miata that appeared very commonly. For the latter's case, there's an absurd amount of [[PaletteSwap palette swaps]] that come with different trim levels for each generation.
** Exclusive to ''Forza''... has the MX-5 [=Super20=] and the Superlight barchetta, both of which are rare one-offs.
** ''Forza Motorsport (2023)'' also has the "MX-5 Challenge" series as part of one of the tours in career mode, in which all racers use the 1990 and 94' MX-5 Miatas for all races in the series.
* The track day MX-5 [=GT4=] in ''VideoGame/GridLegends'' is considered to be a Tuner car for the one-make MX-5 Cup.
* Starting with ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground'', the 1999 MX-5, in hardtop form is one of the starter cars.
** The Miata wouldn't return until ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'', now in its NC generation. This carries over in its 2011 games.
** The first-gen Miata, alongside the fourth-gen appeared in the ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 reboot]]''. For the former, this is Manu's drift car. And if you get the first-gen Miata, you can fit a hard top roof and replace its pop-up headlights for fixed ones.
* The only Mazda car in ''VideoGame/ProjectCARS'' is "Mad" Mike Whiddet's MX-5 [[ICallItVera Radbul]], tuned for drifting. The livery? It's nothing but [[ProductPlacement Red Bull]] since it's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] that it's Mad Mike's sponsor.
* There's loads and loads of Roadsters in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'', and perhaps the only few to have a coupe body.
* The Roadster debuted in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight Maximum Tune 3 DX'' using the NC platform. The NA and ND would soon follow up in ''5''. and ''[=5DX=]'' respectively, where as the targa top ND RS is added in ''6'' via Navi scratch-off. The latter two however cannot be visually modified. In chapter 46 of ''6'', you can spot RGO Yamamoto driving one.
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* Ladies and gentlemen... meet the Miata Masher... the lean, mean green machine from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
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[[folder:Mazda [=RX-7=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:A rotary revolution.]]
->''"The Mazda RX-7 wasn't the company's first product to use a rotary engine – that honor falls upon the Cosmo – but with production spanning three generations and 24 years, the RX-7 did more than any other to show the power of the Wankel engine to the international motoring world."''
-->--'''Chris Bruce''', ''[=Motor1.com=]''
The iconic Japanese sports that perhaps the majority best knows so much of.
Unlike many sports cars which use inline, flat or V-engines, the RX-7 instead uses Mazda's trademark Wankel rotary engine, developed by Felix Wankel in TheFifties. Though it's not the first ever to do so since it was also used in models before the RX-7 was ever produced such as the Cosmo Sport and the Grand Familia.
From 1978 up to its end in 2002, the RX-7 came across three generations. Its first generation ([=SA22C=]) succeeded the Savanna RX-3, transitioning the Savanna name to a lightweight compact sports car, fitted with its signature engine in its front axle to help balance weight distribution. The second-generation (FC) comes with a restyled body design and took inspirations from the Nissan [=300ZX=] and the Porsche 928. There was also a limited convertible variant produced exclusively to the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates.
Last, the third-generation (FD) was introduced in 1992, and is considered to be one of the most recognisably of the series. While the RX-7 discontinued in the US in 1995, the RX-7 continues production exclusively to Japan until 2002, with its powerful limited farewell model, the RX-7 Spirit R Type A, made exclusively to the country. The RX-7 was then succeeded by the RX-8 in 2003.
The RX-7's popularity became highly-known to the tuner community and in various motorsports such as the IMSA GTP, UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship and Super GT for the [=GT300=] class. With its lightweight and power made it a popular choice for drifting, which saw prominence in D1 Grand Prix, where Youichi Imamura won the 2003 title with the RX-7.
One more thing... you would notice that the RX-7 will [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLGEOb0YZ4o buzz if you go past the rev limiter]].
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* This is [[Characters/CaseClosedReiFuruya Rei Furaya's]] personal CoolCar in ''Manga/DetectiveConanZerosTeaTime'': a white colored Mazda FD RX-7. His RX-7 is a reference to the white Gundam that the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Mobile Suit Gundam]] character Amuro Ray piloted, the RX-78-2. His license plate number is 新宿 330, と 73-10.
** Another ''Detective Conan'' character who also drives a Mazda RX-7 is Miwako Sato, painted in red so its visible in the fog. ...and she's sometimes drives [[DrivesLikeCrazy reckless]], as she pulls a Takumi Fujiwara around mountain roads.
* Like Takumi's Trueno, the Mazda RX-7 is what is to be an iconic car in ''Manga/InitialD'' driven by some of the legendary drivers of Gunma Prefecture:
** The Takahashi brothers of Akagi [=RedSuns=], and later Project D, are well-known examples of rotary-engine specialists, to the point they are nicknamed "[[RedBaron The Rotary Brothers]]"
*** The HotBlooded uphill ace Keisuke Takahashi rolls in his yellow Mazda RX-7 FD, an iconic car decked with a Mazdaspeed body kit, which had a rich history of battles back when he was still a [=RedSuns=] driver. [[spoiler:As a Project D driver, his car was badly damaged after running through an OilSlick in Tsuchisaka, prompting to borrow Kyoko's single-turbo RX-7. His car was finally [[MidSeasonUpgrade upgraded with a new RE Amemiya body kit]] in time for his upcoming battles.]]
*** His older brother, [[RedBaron The White Comet of Akagi]] and TheLeader of Project D, Ryosuke Takahashi on the other hand drives an earlier model of this rotary-powered car, a Crystal White RX-7 FC. As a [=RedSuns=] driver, the car looks near-bone stock with various stickers places on the door. [[spoiler:When Ryosuke [[TenMinuteRetirement came out of retirement from racing]], his RX-7 gets a full MidSeasonUpgrade with RE Amemiya parts, in time for his death battle against Rin Hojo.]]
** Kyoko Iwase, one of the few [[ActionGirl female drivers]] of the franchise owns the same FD model as Keisuke's, albeit in Brilliant Black. Unlike Keisuke however, her car has a single-turbo. [[spoiler:She lent Keisuke her car for his battle against Aikawa after his was wrecked and despite its lack of power, [[WeakButSkilled Keisuke managed to beat him in a race]].]]
* At least one-third of the ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' characters drive [=RX-7s=] on the expressways of Tokyo:
** The [[RedBaron King of Speed]] Masaki glorifies his yellow ęfini RX-7 Type R during the Asakasa Straight arc since he's an ExtremityExtremist in rotary engines.
--->'''Masaki:''' The RX-7 is the only car I worship.
** Speed Factory RGO's Kazuo Ohta drives this one, [[AdaptationDyeJob whose color depends on the medium]]. In the manga, it was silver; in Genki-era games, it was red; in anime and ''Maximum Tune'', it's ''[[RealMenWearPink pink]]''.
** The Savanna FC RX-7 plays a major role in "The Legendary FC" arc, driven by car enthusiast Koichi Kijima. Tuned by ZERO's Hayashi, it was intended to beat the Devil Z and Blackbird on the Wangan straights, [[spoiler:[[EpicFail but failed to do so]].]]
** ...and with that said regarding the FC, Ko-chan in the early stages drives one.
** TheAce of Hakone, Oki drives this rotary-powered car, notable for its huge exhaust in the center. The car may have some AdaptationDyeJob depending on the media. ''Maximum Tune'' games has his car green, while the Creator/{{Genki}}-era games had his car sprayed in a white paint job.
** The "[[RedBaron FD Master]]" Shinji Ogishima as his RedBaron title states, is the driver behind the third-generation RX-7 FD. Its modifications is enough to go toe-to-toe with the Devil Z and the Blackbird without any malfunctions or drawbacks. In ''C1 Runner'' sequel, he's joined by...
** ...Nobu Setoguchi, who owns [[PimpedOutCar a white FD RX-7 with carbon hood, fixed headlamps and rear spoiler]], when he's working with Shinji at GT Cars editorial group. He later received Tatsuya Shima's "Black Bird" Porsche 911 Turbo after the latter's retirement.
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* An FB RX-7 is the car seen in the hands of Creator/SallyField's character from ''Film/AbsenceOfMalice''.
* Ever since the tuner era rose to prominence during the TurnOfTheMillennium, ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious'' wastes no time of adding this rotary revolution to its import tuning streets:
** As part of the [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001 first film's]] EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, Dominic Toretto uses import tuners before ditching it for American muscle in future films. One of his first cars he ever drove was a red [[PimpedOutCar Veilside CII RX-7]], used for his battle against Brian O'Connor in his green Eclipse.
** A similar RX-7 was also driven by Orange Julius in ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'' for his battle against Suki's pink [=S2000=].
** This one is something everybody and their fanbase who absolutely know of. ...and that is the famously iconic orange and black Veilside Fortune Mazda RX-7, driven by Han Seoul-Oh [[labelnote:Note (Spoilers!)]]Han Seoul-Oh is just his alias name. His ''real'' name is '''Han Lue'''.[[/labelnote]] from ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift''. [[spoiler:The car was T-boned by some Mercedes driver [[note]]Said driver revealed to be Deckard Shaw in TheStinger of ''Film/FastAndFurious6'', as revenge for taking out his brother Owen.[[/note]], seemingly "killing" Han.]]
* Who knows the HorrorComedy franchise ''Film/TheHowling'' revolves in a rotary car, that it got its own DownerEnding?
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* The [=SA22C RX-7=] was often used by many {{tokusatsu}} productions as hero cars during Showa-era. Notable of them:
** ''Series/BattleFeverJ'': The Battle Fever Car is basically a normal-looking green RX-7 with highly-modified jet-powered engine run by the Battle Fever team.
** ''Series/UltramanEighty'' has a modified cream-colored RX-7 as a patrol car codenamed "Scouter S7".
** ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'': the team's car, Bio-Turbo, is a modified red RX-7 in the style of beach buggy.
** ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'': The Ridoron, Kotaro Minami/'''Black RX''''s personal car, used an RX-7 as a basis.
** Annie from ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider'' uses a yellow RX-7 as her patrol car.
** ''Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion'': Juspion's main car is a silver RX-7.
* Some of ''Series/TheFallGuy'' episodes would generally have the FB RX-7 somewhere everytime. Once or twice, a bad guy would drive one in the first season.
* Two shows in ''Series/MetalHeroes' Rescue Mission'' trilogy used red [=FC3S RX-7=] twice:
** Junko's undercover car from ''Series/TokkeiWinspector'' is a red [=FC3S RX-7=].
** Ryoma Kagawa/'''[=KnightFire=]''' from ''Series/TokkyuuShireiSolbrain'' owns a red [=FC3S RX-7=] codenamed "Knight Custom".
[[AC:Music]]
* [=RX-7s=] are just... ''[[EverybodyOwnsAFord everywhere]]'' in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdoYMJ3nglM Baby Got Brap]]" by Music/TPain & Hert.
* Music/TheWeeknd'' in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diW6jXhLE0E Party Monster]]" revolves around that [[RealMenWearPink pink FC]] as you watch all the seizures come in... ...and behind the scenes, the car itself is a built owned by [=SoCal's=] Buddha Concept Designs.
* The cover art for Music/TravisScott's compilation album called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JackBoys JACKBOYS]]" features a yellow Mazda RX-7 as seen on the front cover.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* While is common to see this in every ''VideoGame/BattleGear'' game, you also get the [[Manga/InitialD Takahashi brothers']] bonus [=FC3S=] and [=FD3S=] tuned versions of that car. ''3'' also adds Kyoko's single-turbo tuned car and ''4'' adds one special car: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZQGqGeGjU an [=APEXi=]-spec RX-7 that was driven by [=D1GP=] driver Youichi Imamura in 2006]].
* The Tuned Sports and Sports DX in ''VideoGame/Burnout3Takedown'' is intended to represent the Mazda RX-7.
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}''. No words to best describe how common this car appears in every single game. ...plus that Hoonigan Twerkstallion in ''Horizon 3''.
* The RX-7, regardless of what generation is something you'd never miss in every subsequent ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' game. And feast your eyes with all the various trim levels and [[PaletteSwap palette swaps]]. Not only that, you get also the RE Amemiya tuned-variant and its [[https://live.staticflickr.com/8013/7447254692_644ccbc0bc_h.jpg JGTC/Super GT [=GT300=] Asparadrink-sponsored car]]. Talk about The Passion of Dr. Wankel and its ''entire family''...
* The [=ZR350=] in both ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' is a clear representation of the RX-7. The former game became the mainstay car for Carl Johnson to drive in the race mission in "Farewell, My Love..."
* The RX-7 is your quintessential drift car in ''Race Driver: VideoGame/{{GRID}}'', fitted with an RE {{Expy}} kit. Later installments include the vanilla RX-7 and the Panspeed tuned-variant.
* As expected, ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage'' isn't '''the''' ''Initial D'' without the RX-7. Aside from the users mentioned in the Anime and Manga section, there is also the kouki FD RX-7 Spirit R Type A (AS ''1-3'') and the Type RS (''5''-onwards). Plus a Complete PimpedOutCar from RE Amemiya dubbed the "Genki-7".
* ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}}'' has this rotary tuner in the lineup. In its sequel, you can make Han Seoul-Oh proud since one of the widebodies has the famous Veilside Fortune kit. And it's a great drifting car, too.
* ''VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed'' features this as one of the 8 cars in the lineup...
** ...and it wouldn't return until ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]'' where on of Eddie's {{Mooks}} drives one.
** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'', this mean-green machine is Kenji's car as the boss of Bushido.
** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet [=ProStreet=]]]'' has this Battle Machine RX-7 that was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzzOqZy8GiI only seen in the intro]]. ''That's basically it.'' The other one is driven by the Drift King, Aki Kimura, since RX-7 are considered to be the best drift cars ever offered.
** If you like to see this Battle Machine RX-7 [[PromotedToPlayable fully playable]], then you can surely get it in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' via the ''Challenge Series Expansion''.
** The FC made its mark in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift 2: Unleashed]]'' with its Works-tuned variant driven by "Mad" Mike Whidett.
** While the RX-7 Spirit R appeared in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 reboot]], ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' considers this as an Abandoned Car. In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'', this is Wayne's car, used to educate the PlayerCharacter in drifting.
* The [[{{Fauxrrari}} Seven-RX]] in ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'', driven by the Nanba brothers. The older Nenji drives an SA/FB RX-7, where his younger brother Kyoji drives this said Seven-RX (based on FC RX-7). [[spoiler:[[PlotlineDeath And that Diablo-tuned car is the one that took his life from a crash in the Yokohama GP]].]]
* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'':
** Far, ''far'' too many noteworthy examples to count, from Midnight Cinderella until ''Import Tuner Challenge'' to Platinum Prince starting from ''Import Tuner Challenge'', from Pursuit Tail Gunner to Betrayal Jack Knife in ''Touge Legends''. The one that stand outs the most and is worthier of mention, however, remains White Charisma's, one of the three fastest cars in the history of the Metropolitan Expressway. [[spoiler:The car, alongside Wataru, reappears in ''Import Tuner Challenge'' upon defeating Snake Eyes.]]
** "Dirty Fox" Kazumi Amachi of the PHANTOM NINE from ''Import Tuner Challenge'' owns a Type RS: with it, and her ludicruosly dangerous approach to driving, she's become the fastest driver on Shibuya Route 4.
* Since the first ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' game, [=RX-7s=] were the only cars in the Mazda lineup before its expansions in future installments. By ''4'' the FB Savanna RX-7 Turbo was also added, completing the three generations. Oh, and a vast majority of players due to its bandwagoning stats.
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[[folder:Mazda [=RX-8=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The {{last|OfHisKind}} of the rotary legends.]]
->''"Constructed with a unique 4-door body with rear suicide doors, this machine has an FR layout that balances its weight front and back like its noble predecessor, the RX-7, and its good balance gives it an impression of being lighter than its actual weight when driving. Its new-generation rotary engine allows the driver to feel an even smoother response."''
-->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' official website
The Mazda RX-8 sports car was produced from 2002 to 2011 as the direct successor to the RX-7. Like its predecessors of the RX range, it is powered by a rotary Wankel engine.
Unique to this 4-doored coupe design is its two "freestyle" rear suicide doors position near the backseats. Unlike the RX-7, the RX-8 uses a naturally aspirated 1.3 L RENESIS twin-rotor engine, capable of producing 238 horsepower, and usually offered with a four, five or six-speed manual transmission (later models use a 6-speed automatic paddle-shift instead).
The mid-cycle refresh in 2008 sees a major overhaul to the body, and with added structural reinforcements, with the now named RX-8 R3, first introduced in Japan. The RX-8 ended production in 2012 due to emission standards, which ended the Wankel-powered cars for good. Mazda commemorated its farewell with a limited edition RX-8 Spirit R, sold exclusively in Japan.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* Miles Edgeworth in episode 2 of ''Anime/AceAttorney2016'' shows him driving to the crime scene in what appears to be an RX-8 lookalike. And it somewhat got its [[MemeticMutation memetic]] status thanks to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsUhlXdMmQ him driving with some]] "[[Music/{{Eminem}} muffled rap music playing in the distance]]".
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' shows November bidding farewell to Misaki and walks over to where his red RX-8 is.
* The then-new Mazda RX-8 also shows up a few times in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''.
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* Ben Tennyson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBbYzDOv4Vs gets a sick new ride]] in ''Film/Ben10AlienSwarm''. It's the "Mark 10", a black and green car based on the Mazda RX-8.
* Neela in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift'' is perhaps one of the more renown examples of featuring this rotary legend, a her CoolCar is a light-blue Mazda RX-8 with shades of dark blue and black, plus decked with a [=VeilSide=] bodykit, where she takes that PimpedOutCar for drifting around the mountains.
* An ImprobablyCoolCar for the mutants of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' has the "X-MEN Car", a limited edition Mazda RX-8. Available in "Mutant Blue" with an X-shaped grille and an enlarged X on the nameplate.
[[AC:Music]]
* The street race scene in Music/{{Basshunter}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC9Ar8gYNa4 Angel In The Night]]" is where there is CarPorn all over. But the spotlight mostly goes to that orange and black RX-8 that emerged victorious.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* There had been various [=RX-8s=] throughout the ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' series, from the factory-tuned RX-8 Mazdaspeed of the first 4 ''Motorsport'' games, to the facelifted R3 from ''Motorsport 4'' onwards. Plus one of the Formula D cars seen in ''Horizon 5''.
* It all started with the RX-8 Concept from ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 3'' with its LM racing variant in ''Concept'' later on. The full production version shows up in ''4'', [[PaletteSwap in vanilla form]], Type S and Type E. Then u have the R3 SPIRIT R in ''7''.
* The quad-door rotary car shows up in both ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}}'' games, [[https://e.snmc.io/lk/l/x/cf154813be76ec11be49b7e3627876c1/9159057 with the distinction of the green RX-8 showing up in the game's cover]].
* ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: Los Angeles'' has this RX-8 "Shinka".[[note]]Shinka is the North American version of the Japanese "Sports Prestige Limited"[[/note]] While it can be purchased normally, you can get this car for free by winning a pink slip against Lester.
* Like the RX-7, the RX-8 is also another popular rotary tuner that showed up in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' since its debut in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground 2]]''.
** There are no less than two MsFanservice racers who drive [=RX-8s=] in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'': Your ExpositionFairy Mia Townsend, who drives a red RX-8 (the cutscene where she's introduced shows her being a HoodOrnamentHottie, with her sitting sexily on the hood of her car); and #12 of the Blacklist, Isabel "Izzy" Diaz, a SpicyLatina whose CoolCar is a silver RX-8 with black and red tribal patterns.
** This is your StarterMon if you choose a Tuner career in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]''. Your crew mates Sal and Yumi drives this Tier 1 tuner, plus you get not one, but ''two'' different bonus [=RX-8s=].
** One of "Mad" Mike Whiddett's creations in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift 2: Unleashed]]'' is the Team Need For Speed Mazda RX-8. Possibly a DiscOneNuke since you just need to simply reach Level 5 to unlock this godly Works monster.
** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit Hot Pursuit (2010)]]'', it switches to the facelifted R3, considered as a FragileSpeedster, which the car is the fastest in its category, but sucks at taking hits.
** After ''Shift 2: Unleashed'', the RX-8 was never seen again until ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'' [[TheBusCameBack eleven years later]]. This time its the Spirit R, which also has a bonus custom variant.
* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'': Upon fully returning to boss status in ''Import Tuner Challenge'', Midnight Cinderella switched from her usual RX-7 [=FD3S=] to an RX-8 [=SE3P=]. Like her previous car, this one's also an automatic.
* It was widely a popular car among players in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' since ''2'', as an alternative to the FD RX-7. This was prominent in ''4's'' very first chapter of the story where Ko-chan (and Maa) drives one. ''6'' replacer it with a Toyota 86.
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[[folder:Mazda Cosmo Sport]]
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->''"A spaceship-like design powered by a rotary engine. Mazda's mark in automotive history."''
-->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 6''
The Mazda Cosmo Sport, otherwise known as the [[MarketBasedTitle 110S]] in the United States is a Japanese sports car manufactured from 1967 to 1972. It was the "halo" car of the brand and the TropeCodifier behind Mazda's trademark rotary Wankel engine. The name ''"cosmo''"'' refers to the trend of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace since Mazda wanted to showcase their advanced technology.
A prototype of the Cosmo Sport was presented at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show with 80 pre-production Cosmos produced. 20 of those pre-production models went to Mazda test department with the rest headed for dealership testing between 1965 and 1966. Full production followed up in May 1967 lasting through 1972 with a total of 1,176 Cosmos hand-built in the timeframe, with only six of the Series II models were imported into the United States.
Mazda would race the Cosmo in 1968 which saw it participate in the 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring in Germany. With two Cosmos entered, one of them would finish in fourth overall with the other being retired from the event due to axle damage in the 82nd hour. That would be the only race event the model would participate in.
The Series I Cosmo ([=L10A=]) is fitted with a 0810 two-rotor engine with 982 cc of displacement and produces approximately 110 horsepower, where as the Series II Cosmo ([=L10B=]) has a more-powerful 128 hp 0813 engine. The Cosmo was only offered in one color which would be its signature Swan White finish.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* Misato Katsuragi's car from ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' is modeled after the white Mazda Cosmo Sport 110, as a clear ShoutOut of the iconic MAT-1.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* Perhaps the well known icon ever is the famous MAT-1 patrol car from ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman''. It uses a Swan White 1971 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 with its signature red stripes as the basis. It was due that Mazda was [[ProductPlacement one of the sponsors of the show]].
[[AC:Video Games]]
* The July 2023 update of ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' adds this beautiful Mazda classic. Can be a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]] when fully tuned, making it the top-performing Mazda ever offered.
* There are at least two different Cosmos in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', both the Series I and the powerful Series II are included (which also has its NTSC-U/PAL regional counterpart as the 110S). Said Series I Cosmo would be the prize car for winning Club "RE".
* A ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4'' update adds the snow white Mazda 110S Cosmo. It's a small cute sports car that's can slip through the narrowest gaps of traffic with ease. And thanks to its superb handling, the Cosmo would be an extremely popular car for technical tracks like Hakone or Mt. Taikan.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Surprisingly, this beautiful Japanese imported sports car would ultimately end up in a popular American CGI cartoon. And that would be this cartoonish-looking Mazda Cosmo, painted in red, owned and driven by Jon Arbuckle (even the license plate says JON-731) from ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''.
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[[folder:Mazda [=MX-5=] Miata/(Eunos) Roadster]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The quintessential compact sports roadster.]]
->''"If you can't go fast with 90 horsepower, 900 horsepower won't help you."''
-->-- '''Bob Hall''', American motoring journalist, "biological father" of the MX-5
Sports convertibles at that time were proven to have an very high price tag, to the point many of them would discontinue such production as this kind of trend almost disappeared in the market...
...that is until Mazda stepped in and pulled the DeusExMachina by introducing their new sports roadster.
The MX-5... [[IHaveManyNames or the Miata ...or even the Roadster]] is Mazda's small, lightweight, modernized and cost-effective roadster, considered to be the SpiritualSuccessor to European roadsters in TheFifties and TheSixties. First introduced in 1989 following the twilight of sports convertibles, sees the public regain interest in the trend again, with the first generation MX-5 selling about a quarter-million units in the US between 1989 and 1997.
Each of the generations of the MX-5 were designated with the two-letter code, begining with the first-gen NA, then the second-gen NB, and so on.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* The Gyrozetter Roadster is a "robotification" of the NC Mazda Roadster in ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter''. The car is usually seen in the hands of Saki Kouno.
* A classic red Eunos Roadster with a hardtop is owned by Toru Suetsugu from ''Manga/InitialD''. [[spoiler:In his battle against Takumi Fujiwara, Toru tried to copy his gutter technique, only for the car to flip, due to Toru failing to transfer weight properly.]]
** TheLeader of Team 246 Satoshi Omiya uses an orange NB Roadster RS for his race against Project D, acting as the "first wall of defense" for Team Sidewinder. The car is fully modded with Garage Vary body parts, and yes, comes with a high mounted RiceBurner too.
* Ghiaccio drives one in the animated adaptation of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind''.
* In the pilot opening of ''Manga/WanganMidnight'''s animated adaptation, two random Racing Wannabes are seen driving a red NA Roadster when they're overtaken by the Devil Z, shouting in surprise. The Roadsters also are one of the traffic cars in the anime.
[[AC:Film--Animation]]
* Mia and Tia in ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'' are a pair of twin Mazda Miatas who are [[FanGirl Fan Girls]] of Lightning. Assuming that the [[ThemeTwinNaming twins' name are name after the Miata itself]].
[[AC:Film--Live Action]]
* In ''Film/TheBenchwarmers'', at Karl's game, {{Cloudcuckoolander}} Clark Reedy, who is known for accidentally tossing the baseball bat as part of a RunningGag, has him yeeting his bat and it smashes through a coach's car windshield:
-->'''Karl:''' THAT'S MY MIATA! '''KILL HIM!''' ''[beatdown ensues on Clark]''
* ''Film/{{Looper}}'' has Joe driving an MX-5, an early 2000's car from a [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2044 setting]].
[[AC:Video Games]]
* This is Mazda's Class-C car in all of the ''VideoGame/BattleGear'' games.
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' and ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' has the Miata that appeared very commonly. For the latter's case, there's an absurd amount of [[PaletteSwap palette swaps]] that come with different trim levels for each generation.
** Exclusive to ''Forza''... has the MX-5 [=Super20=] and the Superlight barchetta, both of which are rare one-offs.
** ''Forza Motorsport (2023)'' also has the "MX-5 Challenge" series as part of one of the tours in career mode, in which all racers use the 1990 and 94' MX-5 Miatas for all races in the series.
* The track day MX-5 [=GT4=] in ''VideoGame/GridLegends'' is considered to be a Tuner car for the one-make MX-5 Cup.
* Starting with ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground'', the 1999 MX-5, in hardtop form is one of the starter cars.
** The Miata wouldn't return until ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'', now in its NC generation. This carries over in its 2011 games.
** The first-gen Miata, alongside the fourth-gen appeared in the ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 reboot]]''. For the former, this is Manu's drift car. And if you get the first-gen Miata, you can fit a hard top roof and replace its pop-up headlights for fixed ones.
* The only Mazda car in ''VideoGame/ProjectCARS'' is "Mad" Mike Whiddet's MX-5 [[ICallItVera Radbul]], tuned for drifting. The livery? It's nothing but [[ProductPlacement Red Bull]] since it's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] that it's Mad Mike's sponsor.
* There's loads and loads of Roadsters in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'', and perhaps the only few to have a coupe body.
* The Roadster debuted in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight Maximum Tune 3 DX'' using the NC platform. The NA and ND would soon follow up in ''5''. and ''[=5DX=]'' respectively, where as the targa top ND RS is added in ''6'' via Navi scratch-off. The latter two however cannot be visually modified. In chapter 46 of ''6'', you can spot RGO Yamamoto driving one.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Ladies and gentlemen... meet the Miata Masher... the lean, mean green machine from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
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[[folder:Mazda [=RX-7=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:A rotary revolution.]]
->''"The Mazda RX-7 wasn't the company's first product to use a rotary engine – that honor falls upon the Cosmo – but with production spanning three generations and 24 years, the RX-7 did more than any other to show the power of the Wankel engine to the international motoring world."''
-->--'''Chris Bruce''', ''[=Motor1.com=]''
The iconic Japanese sports that perhaps the majority best knows so much of.
Unlike many sports cars which use inline, flat or V-engines, the RX-7 instead uses Mazda's trademark Wankel rotary engine, developed by Felix Wankel in TheFifties. Though it's not the first ever to do so since it was also used in models before the RX-7 was ever produced such as the Cosmo Sport and the Grand Familia.
From 1978 up to its end in 2002, the RX-7 came across three generations. Its first generation ([=SA22C=]) succeeded the Savanna RX-3, transitioning the Savanna name to a lightweight compact sports car, fitted with its signature engine in its front axle to help balance weight distribution. The second-generation (FC) comes with a restyled body design and took inspirations from the Nissan [=300ZX=] and the Porsche 928. There was also a limited convertible variant produced exclusively to the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates.
Last, the third-generation (FD) was introduced in 1992, and is considered to be one of the most recognisably of the series. While the RX-7 discontinued in the US in 1995, the RX-7 continues production exclusively to Japan until 2002, with its powerful limited farewell model, the RX-7 Spirit R Type A, made exclusively to the country. The RX-7 was then succeeded by the RX-8 in 2003.
The RX-7's popularity became highly-known to the tuner community and in various motorsports such as the IMSA GTP, UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship and Super GT for the [=GT300=] class. With its lightweight and power made it a popular choice for drifting, which saw prominence in D1 Grand Prix, where Youichi Imamura won the 2003 title with the RX-7.
One more thing... you would notice that the RX-7 will [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLGEOb0YZ4o buzz if you go past the rev limiter]].
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* This is [[Characters/CaseClosedReiFuruya Rei Furaya's]] personal CoolCar in ''Manga/DetectiveConanZerosTeaTime'': a white colored Mazda FD RX-7. His RX-7 is a reference to the white Gundam that the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Mobile Suit Gundam]] character Amuro Ray piloted, the RX-78-2. His license plate number is 新宿 330, と 73-10.
** Another ''Detective Conan'' character who also drives a Mazda RX-7 is Miwako Sato, painted in red so its visible in the fog. ...and she's sometimes drives [[DrivesLikeCrazy reckless]], as she pulls a Takumi Fujiwara around mountain roads.
* Like Takumi's Trueno, the Mazda RX-7 is what is to be an iconic car in ''Manga/InitialD'' driven by some of the legendary drivers of Gunma Prefecture:
** The Takahashi brothers of Akagi [=RedSuns=], and later Project D, are well-known examples of rotary-engine specialists, to the point they are nicknamed "[[RedBaron The Rotary Brothers]]"
*** The HotBlooded uphill ace Keisuke Takahashi rolls in his yellow Mazda RX-7 FD, an iconic car decked with a Mazdaspeed body kit, which had a rich history of battles back when he was still a [=RedSuns=] driver. [[spoiler:As a Project D driver, his car was badly damaged after running through an OilSlick in Tsuchisaka, prompting to borrow Kyoko's single-turbo RX-7. His car was finally [[MidSeasonUpgrade upgraded with a new RE Amemiya body kit]] in time for his upcoming battles.]]
*** His older brother, [[RedBaron The White Comet of Akagi]] and TheLeader of Project D, Ryosuke Takahashi on the other hand drives an earlier model of this rotary-powered car, a Crystal White RX-7 FC. As a [=RedSuns=] driver, the car looks near-bone stock with various stickers places on the door. [[spoiler:When Ryosuke [[TenMinuteRetirement came out of retirement from racing]], his RX-7 gets a full MidSeasonUpgrade with RE Amemiya parts, in time for his death battle against Rin Hojo.]]
** Kyoko Iwase, one of the few [[ActionGirl female drivers]] of the franchise owns the same FD model as Keisuke's, albeit in Brilliant Black. Unlike Keisuke however, her car has a single-turbo. [[spoiler:She lent Keisuke her car for his battle against Aikawa after his was wrecked and despite its lack of power, [[WeakButSkilled Keisuke managed to beat him in a race]].]]
* At least one-third of the ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' characters drive [=RX-7s=] on the expressways of Tokyo:
** The [[RedBaron King of Speed]] Masaki glorifies his yellow ęfini RX-7 Type R during the Asakasa Straight arc since he's an ExtremityExtremist in rotary engines.
--->'''Masaki:''' The RX-7 is the only car I worship.
** Speed Factory RGO's Kazuo Ohta drives this one, [[AdaptationDyeJob whose color depends on the medium]]. In the manga, it was silver; in Genki-era games, it was red; in anime and ''Maximum Tune'', it's ''[[RealMenWearPink pink]]''.
** The Savanna FC RX-7 plays a major role in "The Legendary FC" arc, driven by car enthusiast Koichi Kijima. Tuned by ZERO's Hayashi, it was intended to beat the Devil Z and Blackbird on the Wangan straights, [[spoiler:[[EpicFail but failed to do so]].]]
** ...and with that said regarding the FC, Ko-chan in the early stages drives one.
** TheAce of Hakone, Oki drives this rotary-powered car, notable for its huge exhaust in the center. The car may have some AdaptationDyeJob depending on the media. ''Maximum Tune'' games has his car green, while the Creator/{{Genki}}-era games had his car sprayed in a white paint job.
** The "[[RedBaron FD Master]]" Shinji Ogishima as his RedBaron title states, is the driver behind the third-generation RX-7 FD. Its modifications is enough to go toe-to-toe with the Devil Z and the Blackbird without any malfunctions or drawbacks. In ''C1 Runner'' sequel, he's joined by...
** ...Nobu Setoguchi, who owns [[PimpedOutCar a white FD RX-7 with carbon hood, fixed headlamps and rear spoiler]], when he's working with Shinji at GT Cars editorial group. He later received Tatsuya Shima's "Black Bird" Porsche 911 Turbo after the latter's retirement.
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* An FB RX-7 is the car seen in the hands of Creator/SallyField's character from ''Film/AbsenceOfMalice''.
* Ever since the tuner era rose to prominence during the TurnOfTheMillennium, ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious'' wastes no time of adding this rotary revolution to its import tuning streets:
** As part of the [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001 first film's]] EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, Dominic Toretto uses import tuners before ditching it for American muscle in future films. One of his first cars he ever drove was a red [[PimpedOutCar Veilside CII RX-7]], used for his battle against Brian O'Connor in his green Eclipse.
** A similar RX-7 was also driven by Orange Julius in ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'' for his battle against Suki's pink [=S2000=].
** This one is something everybody and their fanbase who absolutely know of. ...and that is the famously iconic orange and black Veilside Fortune Mazda RX-7, driven by Han Seoul-Oh [[labelnote:Note (Spoilers!)]]Han Seoul-Oh is just his alias name. His ''real'' name is '''Han Lue'''.[[/labelnote]] from ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift''. [[spoiler:The car was T-boned by some Mercedes driver [[note]]Said driver revealed to be Deckard Shaw in TheStinger of ''Film/FastAndFurious6'', as revenge for taking out his brother Owen.[[/note]], seemingly "killing" Han.]]
* Who knows the HorrorComedy franchise ''Film/TheHowling'' revolves in a rotary car, that it got its own DownerEnding?
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* The [=SA22C RX-7=] was often used by many {{tokusatsu}} productions as hero cars during Showa-era. Notable of them:
** ''Series/BattleFeverJ'': The Battle Fever Car is basically a normal-looking green RX-7 with highly-modified jet-powered engine run by the Battle Fever team.
** ''Series/UltramanEighty'' has a modified cream-colored RX-7 as a patrol car codenamed "Scouter S7".
** ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'': the team's car, Bio-Turbo, is a modified red RX-7 in the style of beach buggy.
** ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'': The Ridoron, Kotaro Minami/'''Black RX''''s personal car, used an RX-7 as a basis.
** Annie from ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider'' uses a yellow RX-7 as her patrol car.
** ''Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion'': Juspion's main car is a silver RX-7.
* Some of ''Series/TheFallGuy'' episodes would generally have the FB RX-7 somewhere everytime. Once or twice, a bad guy would drive one in the first season.
* Two shows in ''Series/MetalHeroes' Rescue Mission'' trilogy used red [=FC3S RX-7=] twice:
** Junko's undercover car from ''Series/TokkeiWinspector'' is a red [=FC3S RX-7=].
** Ryoma Kagawa/'''[=KnightFire=]''' from ''Series/TokkyuuShireiSolbrain'' owns a red [=FC3S RX-7=] codenamed "Knight Custom".
[[AC:Music]]
* [=RX-7s=] are just... ''[[EverybodyOwnsAFord everywhere]]'' in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdoYMJ3nglM Baby Got Brap]]" by Music/TPain & Hert.
* Music/TheWeeknd'' in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diW6jXhLE0E Party Monster]]" revolves around that [[RealMenWearPink pink FC]] as you watch all the seizures come in... ...and behind the scenes, the car itself is a built owned by [=SoCal's=] Buddha Concept Designs.
* The cover art for Music/TravisScott's compilation album called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JackBoys JACKBOYS]]" features a yellow Mazda RX-7 as seen on the front cover.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* While is common to see this in every ''VideoGame/BattleGear'' game, you also get the [[Manga/InitialD Takahashi brothers']] bonus [=FC3S=] and [=FD3S=] tuned versions of that car. ''3'' also adds Kyoko's single-turbo tuned car and ''4'' adds one special car: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZQGqGeGjU an [=APEXi=]-spec RX-7 that was driven by [=D1GP=] driver Youichi Imamura in 2006]].
* The Tuned Sports and Sports DX in ''VideoGame/Burnout3Takedown'' is intended to represent the Mazda RX-7.
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}''. No words to best describe how common this car appears in every single game. ...plus that Hoonigan Twerkstallion in ''Horizon 3''.
* The RX-7, regardless of what generation is something you'd never miss in every subsequent ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' game. And feast your eyes with all the various trim levels and [[PaletteSwap palette swaps]]. Not only that, you get also the RE Amemiya tuned-variant and its [[https://live.staticflickr.com/8013/7447254692_644ccbc0bc_h.jpg JGTC/Super GT [=GT300=] Asparadrink-sponsored car]]. Talk about The Passion of Dr. Wankel and its ''entire family''...
* The [=ZR350=] in both ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' is a clear representation of the RX-7. The former game became the mainstay car for Carl Johnson to drive in the race mission in "Farewell, My Love..."
* The RX-7 is your quintessential drift car in ''Race Driver: VideoGame/{{GRID}}'', fitted with an RE {{Expy}} kit. Later installments include the vanilla RX-7 and the Panspeed tuned-variant.
* As expected, ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage'' isn't '''the''' ''Initial D'' without the RX-7. Aside from the users mentioned in the Anime and Manga section, there is also the kouki FD RX-7 Spirit R Type A (AS ''1-3'') and the Type RS (''5''-onwards). Plus a Complete PimpedOutCar from RE Amemiya dubbed the "Genki-7".
* ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}}'' has this rotary tuner in the lineup. In its sequel, you can make Han Seoul-Oh proud since one of the widebodies has the famous Veilside Fortune kit. And it's a great drifting car, too.
* ''VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed'' features this as one of the 8 cars in the lineup...
** ...and it wouldn't return until ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]'' where on of Eddie's {{Mooks}} drives one.
** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'', this mean-green machine is Kenji's car as the boss of Bushido.
** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet [=ProStreet=]]]'' has this Battle Machine RX-7 that was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzzOqZy8GiI only seen in the intro]]. ''That's basically it.'' The other one is driven by the Drift King, Aki Kimura, since RX-7 are considered to be the best drift cars ever offered.
** If you like to see this Battle Machine RX-7 [[PromotedToPlayable fully playable]], then you can surely get it in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' via the ''Challenge Series Expansion''.
** The FC made its mark in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift 2: Unleashed]]'' with its Works-tuned variant driven by "Mad" Mike Whidett.
** While the RX-7 Spirit R appeared in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 reboot]], ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' considers this as an Abandoned Car. In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'', this is Wayne's car, used to educate the PlayerCharacter in drifting.
* The [[{{Fauxrrari}} Seven-RX]] in ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'', driven by the Nanba brothers. The older Nenji drives an SA/FB RX-7, where his younger brother Kyoji drives this said Seven-RX (based on FC RX-7). [[spoiler:[[PlotlineDeath And that Diablo-tuned car is the one that took his life from a crash in the Yokohama GP]].]]
* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'':
** Far, ''far'' too many noteworthy examples to count, from Midnight Cinderella until ''Import Tuner Challenge'' to Platinum Prince starting from ''Import Tuner Challenge'', from Pursuit Tail Gunner to Betrayal Jack Knife in ''Touge Legends''. The one that stand outs the most and is worthier of mention, however, remains White Charisma's, one of the three fastest cars in the history of the Metropolitan Expressway. [[spoiler:The car, alongside Wataru, reappears in ''Import Tuner Challenge'' upon defeating Snake Eyes.]]
** "Dirty Fox" Kazumi Amachi of the PHANTOM NINE from ''Import Tuner Challenge'' owns a Type RS: with it, and her ludicruosly dangerous approach to driving, she's become the fastest driver on Shibuya Route 4.
* Since the first ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' game, [=RX-7s=] were the only cars in the Mazda lineup before its expansions in future installments. By ''4'' the FB Savanna RX-7 Turbo was also added, completing the three generations. Oh, and a vast majority of players due to its bandwagoning stats.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The {{last|OfHisKind}} of the rotary legends.]]
->''"Constructed with a unique 4-door body with rear suicide doors, this machine has an FR layout that balances its weight front and back like its noble predecessor, the RX-7, and its good balance gives it an impression of being lighter than its actual weight when driving. Its new-generation rotary engine allows the driver to feel an even smoother response."''
-->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' official website
The Mazda RX-8 sports car was produced from 2002 to 2011 as the direct successor to the RX-7. Like its predecessors of the RX range, it is powered by a rotary Wankel engine.
Unique to this 4-doored coupe design is its two "freestyle" rear suicide doors position near the backseats. Unlike the RX-7, the RX-8 uses a naturally aspirated 1.3 L RENESIS twin-rotor engine, capable of producing 238 horsepower, and usually offered with a four, five or six-speed manual transmission (later models use a 6-speed automatic paddle-shift instead).
The mid-cycle refresh in 2008 sees a major overhaul to the body, and with added structural reinforcements, with the now named RX-8 R3, first introduced in Japan. The RX-8 ended production in 2012 due to emission standards, which ended the Wankel-powered cars for good. Mazda commemorated its farewell with a limited edition RX-8 Spirit R, sold exclusively in Japan.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* Miles Edgeworth in episode 2 of ''Anime/AceAttorney2016'' shows him driving to the crime scene in what appears to be an RX-8 lookalike. And it somewhat got its [[MemeticMutation memetic]] status thanks to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsUhlXdMmQ him driving with some]] "[[Music/{{Eminem}} muffled rap music playing in the distance]]".
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' shows November bidding farewell to Misaki and walks over to where his red RX-8 is.
* The then-new Mazda RX-8 also shows up a few times in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''.
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* Ben Tennyson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBbYzDOv4Vs gets a sick new ride]] in ''Film/Ben10AlienSwarm''. It's the "Mark 10", a black and green car based on the Mazda RX-8.
* Neela in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift'' is perhaps one of the more renown examples of featuring this rotary legend, a her CoolCar is a light-blue Mazda RX-8 with shades of dark blue and black, plus decked with a [=VeilSide=] bodykit, where she takes that PimpedOutCar for drifting around the mountains.
* An ImprobablyCoolCar for the mutants of ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' has the "X-MEN Car", a limited edition Mazda RX-8. Available in "Mutant Blue" with an X-shaped grille and an enlarged X on the nameplate.
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* The street race scene in Music/{{Basshunter}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC9Ar8gYNa4 Angel In The Night]]" is where there is CarPorn all over. But the spotlight mostly goes to that orange and black RX-8 that emerged victorious.
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* There had been various [=RX-8s=] throughout the ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' series, from the factory-tuned RX-8 Mazdaspeed of the first 4 ''Motorsport'' games, to the facelifted R3 from ''Motorsport 4'' onwards. Plus one of the Formula D cars seen in ''Horizon 5''.
* It all started with the RX-8 Concept from ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 3'' with its LM racing variant in ''Concept'' later on. The full production version shows up in ''4'', [[PaletteSwap in vanilla form]], Type S and Type E. Then u have the R3 SPIRIT R in ''7''.
* The quad-door rotary car shows up in both ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}}'' games, [[https://e.snmc.io/lk/l/x/cf154813be76ec11be49b7e3627876c1/9159057 with the distinction of the green RX-8 showing up in the game's cover]].
* ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: Los Angeles'' has this RX-8 "Shinka".[[note]]Shinka is the North American version of the Japanese "Sports Prestige Limited"[[/note]] While it can be purchased normally, you can get this car for free by winning a pink slip against Lester.
* Like the RX-7, the RX-8 is also another popular rotary tuner that showed up in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' since its debut in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground 2]]''.
** There are no less than two MsFanservice racers who drive [=RX-8s=] in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'': Your ExpositionFairy Mia Townsend, who drives a red RX-8 (the cutscene where she's introduced shows her being a HoodOrnamentHottie, with her sitting sexily on the hood of her car); and #12 of the Blacklist, Isabel "Izzy" Diaz, a SpicyLatina whose CoolCar is a silver RX-8 with black and red tribal patterns.
** This is your StarterMon if you choose a Tuner career in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]''. Your crew mates Sal and Yumi drives this Tier 1 tuner, plus you get not one, but ''two'' different bonus [=RX-8s=].
** One of "Mad" Mike Whiddett's creations in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift 2: Unleashed]]'' is the Team Need For Speed Mazda RX-8. Possibly a DiscOneNuke since you just need to simply reach Level 5 to unlock this godly Works monster.
** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit Hot Pursuit (2010)]]'', it switches to the facelifted R3, considered as a FragileSpeedster, which the car is the fastest in its category, but sucks at taking hits.
** After ''Shift 2: Unleashed'', the RX-8 was never seen again until ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'' [[TheBusCameBack eleven years later]]. This time its the Spirit R, which also has a bonus custom variant.
* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'': Upon fully returning to boss status in ''Import Tuner Challenge'', Midnight Cinderella switched from her usual RX-7 [=FD3S=] to an RX-8 [=SE3P=]. Like her previous car, this one's also an automatic.
* It was widely a popular car among players in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' since ''2'', as an alternative to the FD RX-7. This was prominent in ''4's'' very first chapter of the story where Ko-chan (and Maa) drives one. ''6'' replacer it with a Toyota 86.
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