CarTorque Series 2: Mazda RX2 Rotary

"The love that I have for the RX2...you can just pull up beside a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, they look at your like 'What's that?", sounds a bit rugged, smells a bit...but it does some damage down the quarter mile!" Meet Dom and his baby. GodRX2

[@infledermaus]

My first new car was this thing. Loved it! It was metallic blue, 1973. Paint faded in two years. Drove the wheels off of it. 85K miles. Traded it in. Had some Racing Beat parts on it. Much fun. Wish it looked like yours though which it never did!

[@Sim2Real.]

Oh god, those wheels. Ugh

[@badkron]

Never understood why those simmons wheels are so popular. Apart from that it's great.

[@MrMazda-ih8cw]

Last time I saw one of these it was in a junkyard - excuse me - recycling facility! Great video - thanks.

[@sammy-ko6bs]

No one gives a shit

[@wokenonsense256]

Well piss off back there

[@mikejohnson5900]

I owned an RX2 in California in 1980 or so. I was driving it one night (ok, I was at the pub and had a few beers) and got out into the country a bit and decided to string out second gear before I went to 3rd. I couldn't believe what happened - at a certain rpm, it was as if it got fired out of a gun...I laughed out loud at my discovery! It was like Jekyl and Hyde!

[@invinciblejets4690]

Wheels omg what a disappointment.

[@tyupton1719]

You're frickin everywhere XD

[@invinciblejets4690]

+Ty U. Lol...I get around.

[@jayjaygolden5123]

They're a little big- the rims that is. a thicker tire and smaller rim would've looked better.

[@hasandumalawaraarachchi1749]

+JayJay Golden that's true big rims don't look good on classics.this RX 2 would look great if it had RS watanabes on

[@alext6081]

Car torque , thumbs up from Japan!!!

[@ross_kapotas]

Loved the way the guy was talking about the transbrake so funny 😂 😂 😂

[@MrKINGERRARD]

This car is one of my favourite in my top 5 list.

[@CrzyMav]

Little Beast! That's what I call these little Monsters, cause they are fricken fast!

[@paukconuk]

Nice car, wheels are FAR too big though (cough lowered on 17's)

[@australianmade2659]

I like but my taste is the smaller old school Simmons in say 15 inch. But hey it's a rockin car and his workshop was like an operating theatre. Awesome

[@turo360]

Beautiful ride

[@alext6081]

19 INCH ruins it baaaaaad !!!

[@tommygibson9515]

Looks like a roller skate

[@MechRider89]

my god those wheels are about 2 inchs to big for that car.....17's max. It looks like a car thats got 24's on it completely ridiculous

[@redgemaurice8788]

The passion nice 1

[@eskci0]

what the hell that wheel

[@danozism]

I assume you're driving from Syd to the 'Gong and back, very quickly, without refuelling. It would help to know where you are. Nevertheless, it's a nice rollypolly bruv

[@phillipmoran4628]

This is mint bro

[@NovoGold]

And I did none of it myselfs mate...!!!! Fully sick...!!!

[@gavingraziose8012]

committed sacrilege with them wheels

[@CooperSandeman]

awesome awesome machine.

[@williamivborges9151]

Great car. Why automatic?

[@bobbyross2023]

What a beautiful car with an awesome engine but .......why those wheels man :-(

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

its got forged pistons and a lumpy cam

[@raycotto520]

I want to buy it if you still have it

[@pkuudsk9927]

Hope they reads the comments... wrong wheels to big loks wrong. but it is his car so just my 2 c

[@matthijsgerretse3217]

2:24 what has he done to that already perfect car?

[@Wheelnut78]

Nice car but yeah, 17's would have done it fine for the street, 19's just look all wrong.

[@johndoe-wh6td]

Wow, that is one srx2y car (except the wheels ).

[@carpetmogul007]

Wheel choice.....Drag strip, it's at home more than those gangster dubs.

[@sammygarcia6968]

Nice car....

[@zeemanjr]

Munch Munch Pistons for lunch!

[@bingoberra18]

Its nice but id go for 15" wheels and a bit lower, now it can do dakar

[@darrenmurcott6417]

Awesome

[@dvtc8u]

old school rotary owners have no imagination when it comes to rims. always getting simmons.

[@tyupton1719]

Nah my 83 rx7 is on the perfect stock 13" 4 spokes.

[@peter12266]

You call that old school i had a 1975 rx2 in 1984 peripheral port and the only road legal one on the road at that time. All these and you new comers may have the technology but no idea of what looks good.Your right the tires and rims look fucken stupid.

[@TheGuerillapatriot]

Joy.

[@scaredyet]

What are thoseeee

[@kousinkoolaid]

I just wish the dude would stop ending all his sentences with his voice going up like he's asking a question. Its like he's channeling his inner Stewie Griffin.

[@hasandumalawaraarachchi1749]

That's how Australians talk

[@theanimal550]

fucking aussies

[@gav240z]

That's how wog boys talk. Not all Aussies.

[@tommcnamara3353]

Oi Rodney you want to race me

[@marksmyth3223]

Wog Chariot.

[@1974mazdarx3sedan]

good one. old mate is a true rotorhead. consistent high 8's, that's pretty spastic for a 'street' car... some low key wheels and lose the pac sticker and heads would have no idea what they're sitting next to at the lights.

[@proscooter6959]

It's not series 2 it's serious 1 I know cause my dad has one

[@0foxgiven]

Badass car but the guy thinks it's way more badass than it is. Don't oversell a car that's pretty good as is. Makes you look like a douche!

[@KumiankkaShMn]

wtf! u can`t go wrong picking on wheels for old ricer but these?!

[@rcmodder]

HORRIBLE wheel choice.....nice car though

[@flat_life750]

42Garrett fuuuuuuuuuck. But it is so fucking nice tho.

[@piffiiiiiiit]

love the simmons. would look even better mini tubbed and lowered

[@violetpenny8599]

02:01 03:22 01:39

[@RB25luv]

Japanese dunk

[@GhostSnakeTT410]

needs a 2j

[@GhostSnakeTT410]

+GhostSnakeTT410 or an ls

[@MrBackslider1]

Get Rid of THOSE UGLY OVER SIZED WHEELS. Damn you killed the look!!! Be a bit more period correct!! BBS or Enkei wheels at the least!!

[@IvanQuaglia]

car is awesome but wheels!.. "almost loose my eyes" ... didn't match the car.

[@yucannthahvitt251]

Holy shit it is literally impossible to have picked a worse wheel setup for that car. It ruins the whole look! Did he let some ghetto gangbanger from detroit pick the wheels or something?

[@gav240z]

+Yucannt Hahvitt no in Australia Simmons wheels are synonymous with early rotaries I'm afraid. Simmons closed down actually a few years back and never made wheels bigger than 17 inch as far as I'm aware. Someone else bought the wheel design and started to make these wheels again probably in China and started to make them in stupid sizes also. Personally I'm so over the Simmons wheels on early rotary's, it's overdone and cliche. So many nicer period wheels that would work well, I much prefer the JDM style for these but hey still a nice car. I've seen it getting around in Five Dock (NSW) I think, at least looks like the same car, sounds good with the bridge port. Not a fan of stickers or wheels though, too much bling bling.

[@hasandumalawaraarachchi1749]

+gav240z ya some period correct rims and removing those stupid stickers would make the car look much more better