Unbelievable! How did they manage to fit 4 seats in the RX7?
And it is more powerful than before! That would make an interesting purchase!
here is the link ...
Last Limited Edition RX-7 Unleashed in Japan (http://www.rotarynews.com/view.php3?article=20020324.html)

not to burst your bubble but not exactly new news... and this is not the first year the RX-7 has been producing 280 ps (to my knowledge anyway)-

You are probably right about the 280ps power but what about fiting 4 seats in the rx7?

that very well may be a new feature for the '02 year-

I did a (random :) ) search in the Japanese site and found a picture of the 4 seat interior
4 seats RX7 (http://www.rx-7.mazda.co.jp/interior2.html)

also on that site they have a nice screen saver. although most of the information isn't in english it's still kinda spiffy to see a rotory screen saver w/ all gens of the RX-7

The 4-seat RX-7 is more of a 2+2 than a true 4-seater. If you've ever looked at a Supra or 3000GT, you'll see that those cars also have a pair of rear seats, but there pretty much useless unless you're a small child.

The four seat was supposed to originally be an option for the 93 but they dropped it for the states. It was a part of the original design concepts.

In Japan, the RX-7 has always been this way.

Two seaters are frowned upon in Japan, it's a cultural thing. There are exceptions, of course, in the case of roadsters.

The SA/FB (original RX-7) was a 2+2 in Japan, but it required the removal of a collision brace that was necessary to meet US crash regs. You could, however, get the rear seats from Mazda dealers as an option but they're unusable for anyone other than a child or a small dog.

The FC (second generation RX-7) was also available as 2+2, even in the United States. You will occasionally see a 2+2, but once again, they're rare in the US.

And of course the FD (3rd gen RX-7) was available in Japan as a 2+2 but there were never any plans to sell it as such in the United States.

Only the "hardcore" sports models of the RX-7 were two-seaters in Japan, like the Infini IV and RZ.

I had a 87 GXL 2+2. I loved it!

Very informative first post SmokingClutch.
I think I’ve seen a 2+2 second generation RX7 and the back seats are more usable than in other cars like the audi TT for example.