Mazda RX-7
Honda CRX
Subaru Impreza WRX

I just think it's odd that three different models from three different manufacturers have 'claimed' it at different times... :p

Oh, and as an afterthought, do you think the Mazda RX-8 will also try to lay claim? :D

Subaru is rex,the others are wrecks.;)

The WRX is the true beast out of those.:)

WRX especially the '04 sTi

scooby all the way... it deserves the title of rex

the CRX is the only true Rex !

Originally posted by Kunundrum
the CRX is the only true Rex !

ditto

WRX is REX.

RX-7 is "the 7"

CRX is "CRUX"

:D

Originally posted by TheNotoriousMogg
WRX especially the '04 sTi

We got an 04 STi at work not too long ago. Drove it. only word to describe it: DAMN!

I MUST HAVE ONE!!

Originally posted by Kunundrum
the CRX is the only true Rex !


:twoguns:

Originally posted by Kunundrum
the CRX is the only true Rex !

:ylsuper

hey blu civic do you have the rest of 2f2f?? if you do where'd you get it? none of my friends have it yet, and im not paying $8.25 to see it at theaters

Originally posted by KeGrO
hey blu civic do you have the rest of 2f2f?? if you do where'd you get it? none of my friends have it yet, and im not paying $8.25 to see it at theaters

i stole this from a friend who stole it from a site that stole it:D this looks like it came from the commercial advertisement

i'm downloading it at work...should be finished when i get to work monday

i just saw 2F2F a few minutes ago and damn it has some nice cars in it. yenko s/c camaro dodge hemi charger:badass: and tons of rice too.

before this thread i have never head anyone speak of a wrx using the name "rex" ide say either rx7 or crx but mainly the crx because it's more popular

The WRX is Rex- RX7 is a smoking wreck, CRX is an awful wreck :finger:

Originally posted by civicHBsi91
before this thread i have never head anyone speak of a wrx using the name "rex" ide say either rx7 or crx but mainly the crx because it's more popular

:confused: Where have you been?? But ya the WRX is what id call REX. Havent heard many ppl call the crx that though. Some but alot more WRX. Its a BEAST compared to a lil crx...

ive been in the scene the whole time and never heard anyone call a wrx a rex, and around here there are some badass crx's that would easily steal the "rex" name away from the wrx

Originally posted by civicHBsi91
ive been in the scene the whole time and never heard anyone call a wrx a rex, and around here there are some badass crx's that would easily steal the "rex" name away from the wrx


w3rd does j00 drop teh Altezzas and Cowcatcher on j00r car to make it Rex- don't forget NAWWWWWWZZZZZZ homeslice!:rolleyes:

Originally posted by civicHBsi91
before this thread i have never head anyone speak of a wrx using the name "rex" ide say either rx7 or crx but mainly the crx because it's more popular
:lol2:

This is the repsonse I expected. All the Yanks would say CRX and all the LHD people would say WX, because we have had them since 1993.

Originally posted by audi&benz
i just saw 2F2F a few minutes ago and damn it has some nice cars in it. yenko s/c camaro dodge hemi charger:badass: and tons of rice too.

My two favourite cars in that movie, BTW it was a (Not 100% sure on the year) 69' Dodge Challenger R/T.

Originally posted by Jimster
The WRX is Rex- RX7 is a smoking wreck, CRX is an awful wreck :finger:

Out of all the people to complain about the RX-7's supposed lack of reliability, should not come out of the mouth of someone who drives an alfa romeo.


http://www.carsurvey.org/model_Alfa+Romeo_156.html

Originally posted by dayna240sx


Out of all the people to complain about the RX-7's supposed lack of reliability, should not come out of the mouth of someone who drives an alfa romeo.


http://www.carsurvey.org/model_Alfa+Romeo_156.html


Boo frickety hoo hoo- any problems on late-model Alfa Romeos are only niggling little issues- however I own a 156 V6- this is easily one of the more reliable viechles in the world- and aside from that it is a post 2002 model-0- the uality of them is far inproved over the old one.- easily more reliable than the RX7- I mean who the hell could possibly be stupid enough to make the seals out of rubber- of all materials!!! Sure the soft steel compound is much better- but the pre-RENESIS rotaries still have design issues after the Seals- why do you think Ford was so skeptical about giving the RENESIS/RX8 the go ahead???

The only true rex is the WREX

Originally posted by civicHBsi91
ide say either rx7 or crx but mainly the crx because it's more popular

and since when was a crx more popular than an RX-7???

-GTi-VR6_A3

well i heard a WRX being called a REX first, then its the RX-7. and this is the first time that i've seen a CRX called a REX. anyways, i'd say the WRX is called a REX mainly not beucase of its reputation but more of becuase if you tried to pronounce WRX it would sound like REX. and the apex seals on the RX-7 is not made of rubber, they were made of graphite.

The apex seals are made out of high carbon wearable steal.

Originally posted by Porsche


My two favourite cars in that movie, BTW it was a (Not 100% sure on the year) 69' Dodge Challenger R/T.


Couldnt of been a '69 Challenger...

They didnt debute till '70. ;)

The WRX has been lovenly called that for over 10 years! It rules over the "other two".

Besides who in their right mind would call a honda rex!? You honda guys are so full of yourselves it isn't funny anymore. Man I am so sick of this Fast and Furious crap. It only stimulated so many honda owners into thinking their shit don't stink and their little shopping trolly cars are the badest of the bad. Case in point the CRX is the only true Rex ! Get over yourself aye.

Note not all honda owners are morons only a few!

Hate to burst your bubbles, but there has been and only ever will be ONE REX, that was the Subaru REX, it replaced the R-2 in 1972, and was made through the 1980's.
http://www.subaru.fi/rex.jpg
Go Subaru REX!
http://www.kisweb.ne.jp/personal/subaru/linkbar.gif

PS: the CRX SUCKS!

Originally posted by dayna240sx
The apex seals are made out of high carbon wearable steal.

in the FD they were- not anything before that

Please dont correct me. I know more about Rx-7's then 99% of the GUYS on this forum. Go to mazdatrix.com and look for yourself. Actually here is the website.


http://www.mazdatrix.com/b3.htm


All apex seals were steel.

The inserts are rubber.

Originally posted by dayna240sx
Please dont correct me. I know more about Rx-7's then 99% of the GUYS on this forum.




Get over yourself


The fact that there are rubber inserts though- IS the reason for most apex seal problems- I've seen it far too many times before. And even then seal issues are only start of the ongoing list of flaws possesed by the 13B

Originally posted by Jimster



Get over yourself


The fact that there are rubber inserts though- IS the reason for most apex seal problems- I've seen it far too many times before. And even then seal issues are only start of the ongoing list of flaws possesed by the 13B

First off, if anyone knows what I know about the Wankel they would have the right to be arrogant.

Seems kinda weird that I do not ever recall taking apart a dead Wankel which failed directly due to a rubber side seal issue... go ahead start a list of all the so called flaws of the 13B. Then factor in the hours of engineering that has gone into it reletive to the hours used in creating the piston engine...

I am not here to fight or put up with the repugnance of ignorant people (not saying you are or are being either). Moreover I am sick of these people and their further ignorance for the Wankel..

Just wait until the OX2 becomes more readily availible...

I don't think that even NSU used rubber apex seals (nor did Sachs I believe) - so why would Mazda? I thought Mazda used aluminum/carbon apex seals? (at least on the Cosmo they did) Unless you are talking about the side seals, in which case I believe that they used rubber.
So the Apex seals have always been metal (after all rubber would be stupid here, you don't see engines with rubber piston rings do you?)

Originally posted by dayna240sx


First off, if anyone knows what I know about the Wankel they would have the right to be arrogant.

Seems kinda weird that I do not ever recall taking apart a dead Wankel which failed directly due to a rubber side seal issue... go ahead start a list of all the so called flaws of the 13B. Then factor in the hours of engineering that has gone into it reletive to the hours used in creating the piston engine...

I am not here to fight or put up with the repugnance of ignorant people (not saying you are or are being either). Moreover I am sick of these people and their further ignorance for the Wankel..

Just wait until the OX2 becomes more readily availible...


May I ask what Ox2 is???


I have never been ignorant of how a rotary works- you could never live in New Zealand without hearing "Rotary this and Rotary that" I have just never devoted much more time than what I have to in reading up on the finer points of the Roatry.

My experience was only further soured by a certain over heated 20B JC Cosmo- I would have pulled it apart and studied it properly had I not left NZ soon after aquiring it- but as far as priroities go I still give most of my time to the conventional Piston engine- I don't see myself buying anything rotary powered in the future either- as the RX7 is too cramped for me and the Cosmo is too rare. the RENESIS is also supposed to have sorted out many of the previous Wankels design flaws as well- and perhaps over time I'll show more interest in RENESIS- but until then I'm sticking to what I know best.


:sunglasse

Oh come on Jim, you wouldn't even take this rotary beauty?
http://ebay0.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_cd7e7781cc5e3f308d660c2de92106fb/i-1.JPG

Ro-80 on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2418485960&category=6472)

Originally posted by Jimster



May I ask what Ox2 is???






http://www.ox2engine.com/home.htm

I dont have time to talk about it right now, but if you have any questions start a thread and I will tell you what I know.

That RO-80 is bad... I might buy it.

Originally posted by 2strokebloke
Oh come on Jim, you wouldn't even take this rotary beauty?
http://ebay0.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_cd7e7781cc5e3f308d660c2de92106fb/i-1.JPG

Ro-80 on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2418485960&category=6472)


:lol2:




You were quick- but beauty- errr...............If anything the NSU was the second ugliest rotary power car to be produced- only surpassed by the Citroen GS Birotor (LMG- another one of your favoutires):thefinger

Hey?, how about :yugosmili screw yourself? Everybody knows that the Simca 1000 is the only french car worth owning! Besides I have nostalgic connections to NSU.



mmmmmmm, simca.
http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_05d33926bfba1d2c6a218d573da2cb09/i-1.JPG

This thread is way off topic. How the heck to you get onto scrotteries from the topic other than a wankeler wanting to promote them.

Let's get it back on topic before it ends up closed.

My vote still goes to the Subaru REX in that case.

Originally posted by 2strokebloke
My vote still goes to the Subaru REX in that case.

True that man, that STi Is so freakin tight, I love it:bigthumb:

Originally posted by RazorGTR
The WRX has been lovenly called that for over 10 years! It rules over the "other two".

Besides who in their right mind would call a honda rex!? You honda guys are so full of yourselves it isn't funny anymore. Man I am so sick of this Fast and Furious crap. It only stimulated so many honda owners into thinking their shit don't stink and their little shopping trolly cars are the badest of the bad. Case in point Get over yourself aye.

Note not all honda owners are morons only a few!

:shakehead people who make statements like that should be:chair: as far as i know the crx has been called rex since 87...which is over 10 yrs also:loser: ......that statement is so retarded that i have nothing else to say:rolleyes:

A REX has always been and will always be a WRX to me... never heard of a CRX being called a REX - Californian thing?

can't be a cali thing cause i'm in VA:biggrin:

As far as i know only CRX ppl call the CRX=REX... everyone else and their mama calls the WRX=REX!!!:biggrin2: And i would have to agree on the california thing im sure it came from Cali with all the honduh owners here. We have the most riced out honda's... !!!!IN THE WORLD!!!! :loser:

I vote for Hondas CRX. round here we call the WRX the "dubya" a joke on GW Bush not being as good as his dad the STI just our odd humor and the RX-7s go by 7s or the people who don't like them or the riced out ones get called wanks so i guess the RX-8 will be called the 8 and wank. And we do call the CRX the rex sometimes.

REX-7 all the way!!

lol the rex issue never crossed my mind until I read this post. Heard 2 of 3 called REX but I never made the contrversy connection.
<zen>now its all coming clear to me...</zen>

WRX all the way. Even though I hate the look of them they are badass. ...And I've never heard the RX-7 called Rex so I'd have to say WRX onacounttacuz they're exponentially better than a CRX

It should be the RX-7 because the X stands for experimental. Therefore, the E is already there.

ooh, good point dayna240sx.

Hey, what's the R stand for? By implication, I would guess rotary?

No because the RX-7 is REXSEVEN, not REX which is still the Subaru Rex (not the WRX, but the Rex)

Originally posted by Cyprus106
ooh, good point dayna240sx.

Hey, what's the R stand for? By implication, I would guess rotary?

Yes Rotary Experimental 2-8

Originally posted by dayna240sx


Yes Rotary Experimental 2-8

It's weird that they left 'Experimental' (X) in the names of production vehicles, is it not?

Originally posted by dayna240sx
Yes Rotary Experimental 2-8 Plus RX-87: Luce Rotary Coupe (http://www.mazda.co.jp/history/rotary/g1-3.html) :)

Minus: RX-6 (? :confused: was there one? I can't find it...)

The RX-6 wasnt badged an RX-6, it is considered a Cosmo.

The RX-87 is considered the RX-100 in America :smile:

the R-100, now theres a car too drool over (if your into rotary's). i voted for the rx7 becouse well basically the rx7 came out before any of those 78' as a 79' model :bigthumb:

okay,
How many of you people actually own atleast one or the other?

I own both, An '03 WRX and several RX-7's,

People have called the RX-7 a "REX" years before the WRX was even conceived in Japan let alone before we got the WRX here.

The RX-7 should get the honors. to anyone who has voted otherwise... you are an ignorant moron

Ignorant moron? uh, the Subaru Rex was out in 1972, and well the RX-7 was still a ways off. The Rex was first, and it actually is the Rex, the rest aren't. Unfortunately, there is no bubble for the Rex on the poll...
But those wacky RX-7s, gotta love a sports car with plaid interior, I actually have the issue of Car Graphic that introduces the RX-7! (which is also from the year I believe that the Rex switched to a 550cc engine)

The post talks about the Subaru WRX not an antiquated old school Subaru of which just happens to have been called the "REX"

I am going to ignore the comment concerning the plaid interior. IT seems as though you do not realize that they are not the only manufacturer to do this... or that was the popular thing to do at the time.

Either way I was unaware of the existance of your "REX" so thank you for the history lesson, it was a nice side trip discussion until we get back to the topic.

Originally posted by 2strokebloke
Ignorant moron? uh, the Subaru Rex was out in 1972, and well the RX-7 was still a ways off. The Rex was first, and it actually is the Rex, the rest aren't. Unfortunately, there is no bubble for the Rex on the poll...
But those wacky RX-7s, gotta love a sports car with plaid interior, I actually have the issue of Car Graphic that introduces the RX-7! (which is also from the year I believe that the Rex switched to a 550cc engine)


:bigthumb: The Subaru Rex- is rightfully the car that can claim the nameplate Rex.......



BUT It is not about who calls the RX7/CRX/WRX a Rex- it's about what car can claim the crown of being the king of the "Rexes" in which case- bye bye CRX- and from my driving experiences the WRX STi Version VI- claims the title Rex- better than any RX7 that I have ever taken for a spin- sure the RX7 is better than a Bog-standard WRX- but they are two different kettles of fish...............

Does that mean the RX-2 is also called a REX???

Have never heard of a CRX being called anything other than a CRX.
In NZ, rotaries have always been called a rotang or an RX
The only REX over here has always been the WRX.

For all intense purposes tho, who really gives a stuff.

audi&benz


my kinda poster. knows the true cars. the chargers, camaros. the first real race cars. Anyway wrx all the way forr the REX title. although the rx-7 is one damn nice car. as for the crx....well lets not go there:loser:

The topic is, as I read it, "so who deserves the name REX?" I was going to state what 2-Stroke did...until I read his post. The original Subaru Rex deserves the name more than the three listed vehicles.

And Dayna, your attitude (I'm better than all of you) doesn't help out a friendly little discussion.

Originally posted by Nemesis



In NZ, rotaries have always been called a rotang or an RX




Nuh-uh mate- in NZ the Roatry powered pars have been called- uuuuhhh dats a mad tyte rota y0!!! buh-buh-buh-buh ooooooohhhh sick dude :biggrin2:

Originally posted by BLU CIVIC


:shakehead people who make statements like that should be:chair: as far as i know the crx has been called rex since 87...which is over 10 yrs also:loser: ......that statement is so retarded that i have nothing else to say:rolleyes:

The Subaru Rex, still with rear engine (cast iron as usual) and the same wheelbase and suspension as the R-2 came in July, 1972 as a 2-door sedan. A 4-door sedan arrived in February, 1973 and a 3-door sedan, called van a year later. In the export this car was called Subaru 360. By October, 1973 the engine has become a water-cooled OHC 358 cc, still with 2 cylinders. In a surprising move, due to the new tax regulations the car was widened with 10 cm in May, 1976 and renamed Subaru Rex 5. The length was now 318.5 cm (extended bonnet). The engine was 490 cc. This vehicle was called Subaru 500 in the export. In May, 1977 the engine became a 544 cc, the car was renamed Subaru Rex 550 and in March, 1978 a 2-door sedan with back window to be lifted was added, called the Swingback. In the export these cars were called Subaru 600


And as far as my statement it stands. :thefinger

i've voted for the subaru too.....:smile:

yeah, but the RX-7's were the first real POPULAR cars back in 79 here to be called REX.

So...:thefinger

this thread has became a NBA match between the Detroit Pistons with the Wankel Warriors:chair:

Originally posted by TatII
I'd say the WRX is called a REX mainly not beucase of its reputation but more of becuase if you tried to pronounce WRX it would sound like REX.

Actually, when you think about it, WRX sounds more like WRECKS... hehe.. But seriously, WRX is Rex, the others are, ironically enough, wrecks!:loser:

And with that we put closure to this thread. Too many wankle heads putting their unwanted and not to the topic comments in.

Subaru = REX

Get over it. Move on.