Born in the golden age of Japanese performance cars, the third and final generation (chassis code “FD”) Mazda RX-7 was also one of the best-looking cars made anywhere in the world in its day.

For a time, Mazda wanted the Miata and a new RX-7 ... less-hardcore sports car than the third-generation RX-7 built from 1991 to 2002. Yamamoto-san once told Australian publication Carsguide ...