Everyone knows the RX-7 today, but things were a lot more different in the past. The car that put the RX-7 at the top of Japanese engineering was the last model, the FD, a car which still is one of the most desired models ever made and that’s not only thanks to its unique engine but also to the way it looks. The last RX-7 still looks, more than 20 years after it was released, like a new car with really clean lines and a sculpted look which could embarrass even the best looking modern cars out there.
Unfortunately, the car was discontinued quite some time ago and its successor, the RX-8, has been missing from the market since 2012 which means that Mazda has been missing on a huge opportunity.
Not too long ago though they released the RX Vision concept car and little after that a Mazda official said that they are still developing the rotary engine and that they will show it in a couple of years when at the 50th Anniversary of the rotary engine which should be quite impressive to see. The more interesting part is that the engine will very likely be released on the 2018 Mazda RX-7, a car rumored for more than ten years that may finally be offered as a true production model.
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