The FC Savanna RX-7 Efini III
 
 

Car          - FC Savanna RX-7 Efini III
Manufacturer - Mazda

Initial bhp     - 202hp        Racing Spec bhp    - 432hp
Initial weight  - 1200kg       Racing Spec weight - 864kg

400m test time  - 10:323
1000m test time - 18:385
Top Speed test  - 306 km/h

GT CUP testing

Grand Valley Speedway (3 laps)

Finishing position - 1st
Best lap time      - 1:39:583
Total race time    - 5:07:957

Deep Forest Racing Way (3laps)
Finishing position - 1st
Best lap time      - 1:07:849
Total race time    - 3:28:585

Special Stage Route 5 (3 laps)

Finishing position - 1st
Best lap time      - 1:14:125
Total race time    - 3:53:800

Trial  Mountain (3 laps)

Finishing position - 1st
Best lap time      - 1:17:103
Total race time    - 4:01:095
 
Preferred setup
Springs     (Front) - 3.2      (Back) - 3.0
Ride Height (Front) - 105      (Back) - 110
Dampers     (Front) - 6        (Back) - 4
Camber      (Front) - 2        (Back) - 1
Stabilizers (Front) - 4        (Back) - 3
Brakes      (Front) - 12       (Back) - 11
Down force  (Front) - 0.35     (Back) - 0.56
Tires       (Front) - Soft (r) (Back) - Soft (r)
 
Gear Ratios
1st   - 3.483
2nd   - 2.015
3rd   - 1.391
4th   - 1.000
5th   - 0.806
Final - 4.100

Turbo 6

Review

This is virtually the same as the FC GTX I reviewed earlier, so most of the comments stil stand. This is a good handling, fun car to drive, in my opinion the best of th mid range Rwds. It's a little different from the GTX, it is about 40kg lighter in race form and has a whopping 3 more horsepower. What this means is that it's a little quicker in a straight line and is less likely to understeer. Unfortunately, it seems much more inclined to oversteer and spin and lacks some of the GTX's mid range power. I found that when I got it right it was quite a bit quicker, but I tended to make more mistakes (my second lap of the Special Stage was amusingly awful). A very good car though, an excellent choice for beginners especially.

Marty
 
 

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