/// Why this one
The final, lightest, most JDM-specific version of the rotary-engined Mazda sports car. The FD chassis itself — designed in collaboration with Yamaha and informed by lessons from the 787B Le Mans-winning prototype — is among the most beautifully proportioned production sports cars of any era.
/// Provenance
13B-REW twin-rotor engine, 1.3 liters, sequential twin turbochargers, 280 hp in JDM trim. Series 8 update arrived in 1999 for Japan only. Type RS package: Bilstein dampers, larger brakes, BBS wheels, weight reduction.
Risk note: Apex seal renewal every 80,000 to 100,000 miles is essentially required; compression numbers across all three rotor faces should be checked at every PPI.