http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDqDYkElRXk

anyone know japanese?

 

That motor loosk like the japanese 12at motor. They were carbd 12a's with a turbo hat. sold in japan only. I didnt know that they were called gt-x models but yeh.

 

Wrong. The 12a turbo was the first fuel injected rotary, they were not carb'd. And the premium model first gens in japan were the GT-X model, a 12a turbo with essentially the same other specs as the American GSL-SE, with the exception of course of the engine and power output

 

+1

 

The 12AT wasn't carbed, it had a throttle body style fuel injection system.
http://cp_www.tripod.com/rotary/pg18.htm

 

Even though you were COMPLETELY and UTTERLY wrong, you
posted with confidence "like a Bauce."

 

^Lol

 

Cool vid. My Japanese sucks, so all I caught was that he was talking about how light it was, and he kept saying how good the handling felt.

 

That's the craziest thing I've ever seen... CUP HOLDERS!

83 Turbo? I thought it was 84-85, same as the GSL-SE in the states? Apparently I am not "a bauce."

 

Nope, the turbo started in '83. Also, notice the brake ducts that we didn't get until '84, and the S2 style interior (we were the only ones who got the updated interior for S3).

 

Yepp im dumb.. I remember seeing a turbo hat like that a while back and some1 said it was for a stock boost prepped nikki.. Now that i feel like a *** =/.

 

Funny. As of Today, - I own that car:

 

Durf, I didn't even think to look at the interior. Welp, learn something new everyday on this forum.

 

i think it can be attributed to how the japanese date their cars...not exactly sure the technique, maybe the are specific to the build year rather than the US half year nonsense. all i know is that the japanese versions always seem to happen a year before the american counter parts. ie. the '85 limited FC or the '91 FD's. i also remember that sometimes there are a crossovers between different chassis' over in japan. the S13 silvia comes to mind as the S13 chassis was still being built well into the S14's run

 

I think the Japanese just do whatever the hell they want. Like with the FC verts. "Hey, we still have a bunch of these left... let's just slap tan leather seats and '92 model stickers on them and sell them again next year."

 

thats a sexy damn car!

 

Where did you get that HUGE Scotch Tape dispenser? That roll must be 3 feet tall!

 

^ lol

 

this cars in Gran torismo 2 and its quick as frig. 160hp in a 1100KG car is quite good.

 

Sorry for being off topic, but how the hell do you unlock this car? I always wondered back when I was playing that game but never got it... lol

To the OP - cool video!

 

i need to convert my 12a to that

 

Im guessing you have to cleen out the used cars for mazda till it shows up

 

Just keep watching the used cars. It'll show up eventually. It's been too many years, so I don't remember exactly when anymore, but I think it appears fairly early on.

 

^Might be time to dust that game off and give it a shot since the new Forza (or any Forza or game in general lol) doesn't have a first gen in it....

 

Fun fact: that game was the reason I bought an FB for my first car.