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.

Company executives say they must make a solid business case for the sports car before giving the Iconic SP the green light ...

Hit play above to see Top Gear's Rob Dahm indulge his love of FD RX-7s via his good friend Will's lime green 800bhp monster.