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The FD RX-7 was Motor Trend 's Import Car of the Year . When Playboy first reviewed the FD RX-7 in 1993, they tested it in the same issue as the [then] new Dodge Viper . In that issue, Playboy declared the RX-7 to be the better of the two cars. It went on to win Playboy's Car of the Year for 1993. The FD RX-7 also made Car and Driver 's Ten Best list for 1993 through 1995, for every year in which it was sold state-side. June 2007 Road & Track proclaimed "The ace in Mazda's sleeve is the RX-7, a car once touted as the purest, most exhilarating sports car in the world."[ citation needed ] After its introduction in 1991, it won the Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference Car of the Year award in Japan. This RX-7 is one of the rarest models produced by Mazda especially being mica yellow. This car has been modified for racing. The engine itself has less than 1000 miles since rebuild. Inside the engine contains racing components. A racing clutch has also been installed. Some of the other items included are: Greddy Front mount intercooler Bigger injector combo Denso 20B fuel pump Haltech platinum 1000 Mazda 13B kit Extra set of racing tires and alloy wheels GM LS2 coils Fuel pressure regulator Boost controller DEFI fuel pressure gauge DEFI water temp gauge DEFI boost gauge Top feed high flow secondary injector rail NGK iridium sparkplugs 3" exhaust midpipe 3" exhaust silencer and muffler Turbocharger heatshield Optima RED performance battery AEM water injection kit Griffin high flow radiator
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