This Mazda RX-3 Sleeper Blow Jay Leno’s Mind

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This Mazda RX-3 is just ridiculous – in the best possible way!

Savant Young’s owns this tough little Mazda RX3 that made its way onto Jay Leno’s Garage. Young said that, as a boy his uncles would race RX-3’s on the streets of Compton in California, he liked how the rotors sounded and the fact that a tiny import could go up against and beat big American muscle cars of the time.
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The Mazda RX-3 may not have been the most popular car of its time, but for mixed martial artist Savant “Black Superman” Young, his 1973 edition has become a significant emotional and physical investment.

Leno, who is no stranger to the automobile world, was impressed with the blacked out chrome and Lamborghini grey color scheme which gives it a modern pro touring look. He even admits that the RX3 isn’t typically his kind of car, but it’s was the particular styling of this one that impressed him.
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“My car is a perfect example of me, in a sense of – it’s no frills. When you look at the car, and know it’s about business,” says Savant Young. “I carry the same demeanor myself – when you get locked in a cage with someone else, business needs to be done at that point.”

Young’s Mazda RX-3 features an aerospace-grade braking system, a Toyota pickup truck rear end, and a 400-horsepower single-turbo engine borrowed from its faster sibling, the RX-7, blows the original out of the water, both in looks and performance.

Savant Young’s unique, home-grown RX-7-engined Mazda took years to get looking and running just right. With sleeper looks and serious performance, this is the type of build we love.

Take a look at the video and see this little rotary put the biggest smile on Leno’s face.