BUYING GUIDE
Fast and curious
Unappreciated in its time, the Mazda RX-7 is now a rarity. But, as Robert Ladbrook discovers, it has a swathe of new admirers
That’s Mazda price: the RX-7 FD was imported in small numbers; its value is on the up
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MAZDA RX-7 FD
l Price new £35,000
l Price now £25,000-£50,000
l Engine 1.3-litre Wankel rotary with sequential twin turbocharging
l Rivals Porsche 911, Ferrari Testarossa, Dodge Viper
l Verdict A much-overlooked Japanese classic, which is coming into its own
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t seems strange to call any of Mazda’s RX cars a rarity, but the RX-7 FD – the daddy of them all – is fast becoming a prized specimen, with prices beginning to match what Mazda always believed it could, albeit some 30 years too late.