1993 Mazda RX-7: The Year Mazda Stopped Splitting the Difference

With the third-generation RX-7, Mazda set aside any pretense of a daily-driver compromise and pushed the car toward one identity: sports car, full stop. The rotary-powered coupe gained 55 horsepower over its predecessor, enough to send it to a top speed of 156 mph. For a model line that had spent two prior generations balancing comfort against capability, the 1993 car marked the point where performance won the argument outright.

With reporting from Car and Driver.