There's no hiding the RX-7's roots, though. The front and rear are pure concept car, with front lights from the latest MX-5 and a show car ducktail, but the greenhouse is factory Mazda.

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The fourth-generation Mazda RX-7 FD was even tinier at 168.5 inches ... Mazda created the RX-Vision GT3 race car concept for the video game Gran Turismo Sport, which had the same general look ...

Mazda has unveiled a new concept at the Tokyo motor show that could finally replace the much-missed RX-7 sports car – rotary engine and all. The RX-Vision concept was revealed in full today ...

At the back, the two semi-circles are akin to the taillight signature of the FD RX-7, while more tellingly ... light at the rear of the car is another nod to the concept’s eco credentials.