Not only was Mazda’s very first passenger car a coupe – albeit a particularly bijou one – but many of its most famous models fit the description, from every generation of rotary-engined RX-7 ...

For reference, Mazda’s last sports car hero model, the RX-8 discontinued in 2012, produced 170kW/211Nm from its 1.3-litre rotary engine, while the older RX-7 made use for a twin-turbocharged ...