the '93 RX7 was drop-dead gorgeous. One of my all-time favorite cars. Too bad no one could figure out how to tune the sequential turbos.
I owned an RX8 before the Z. Fantastic handling car, fingertip control, exceptionally well balanced on winding Connecticut back roads. But I had continuing cold-start problems in winter, and gas mileage was SUV-horrible.
The Z is such a rush of power after that car. I love it! But I sometimes miss the telepathic steering of the RX8 on a descending series of switchbacks and a narrow road.