MAZDA RX-7
CODENAME: ICONIC SP
DRIVETRAIN: E-MOTOR & ROTARY RANGE EX TENDER, RWD
POWER: 365BHP, 0–62MPH IN 3.0SECS
WEIRDEST FEATURE: THE ROTARY GENERATOR FOR THE E-MOTOR. WHICH IS REAL
VERDICT: PROBABLY THE PRETTIEST THING YOU’LL EVER SEE. BEAUTIFUL
SOME CONCEPT CARS REQUIRE YOU TO WEAR GOGGLES and plug a data cable into your left eye socket. They take the ‘concept’ part of concept car far too literally. The Mazda Iconic SP is not that car. In some ways, it’s almost worse: it looks pseudo-real, in that ultra clean way that can’t possibly be recreated in a world of legislation. But the point stands, the best thing about this Mazda is that it requires no backstory, no decoding. You don’t have to understand it to appreciate it, it’s a classic two-seater with traditional proportions. A notion from the near future. Oh, and it’s possibly the new RX-7.