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In the late 1980s, Mazda diversified its Japanese market with the launch of three new marques: Autozam, Eunos, and Efini. The Efini marque was a sport-oriented brand, as opposed to the more comfortable, luxury-oriented Eunos. "Efini" is a derivation of the word infinity. It first appeared as the name and logo “Infini” (meaning "infinite" in French) on several limited-edition RX-7s from the late 1980s. These included: - Infini I, "Type T" - 1986 - 300 total - Infini II, "Type U" - 1988 - 300 total - Infini III, "Type V" - 1989 - 600 total - Infini IV, "Type W" - 1991 - 600 total Then came the "Infini IV", a hot-rodded second generation RX-7 as a prelude to the upcoming third generation RX-7. When the third generation RX-7 was introduced, the name was then shortened to “Efini”, while retaining the same meaning. Hence, the stylized infinity symbol (a "figure 8" on its side) in the rotor-shaped emblem. This continued from the introduction of the third generation RX-7 in 1991 until late 1997, at which point Mazda swapped the stylized rotor-shaped infinity emblem for the new corporate "flying M" logo. Often dubbed the "whale tail" wing, here is the rare genuine OEM Efini wing for the FD3S, enhancing the FD3S' aerodynamics over the previous wing design. Don't forget to capitalize on other upgrades found on the Efini RX-7, such as the Efini y-pipe and Efini steering wheel! Price: TBA Image courtesy of FDNewbie Imports customer Shawn Tusim |