FD3S
Figures on this page are estimated from limited or single-source evidence. Treat them as best-available estimates until corroborated by a primary manufacturer source. See the source list below.
The final limited-production series of the FD3S RX-7, announced March 25, 2002 and on sale from April 22, 2002 at Mazda Anfini and selected Mazda dealerships throughout Japan. Mazda described it as the ultimate RX-7, "boasting the best driving performance in its history." Three variants — Type A (2-seat 5MT, the lightest with Recaro full buckets), Type B (2+2 seat 5MT, leather buckets), and Type C (2+2 seat 4AT, leather buckets) — share interior soft-coating, Nardi red-stitched leather steering wheel/shift knob, red brake calipers, front strut tower bar, BBS alloys, and Spirit R exclusive ornament + meters. FD3S production ended August 2002.
Total: 1,504 units (Type A: 1,044, Type B: 420, Type C: 40), all Series 8 Version VI. Mazda press release stated "1,500 units of the RX-7 Spirit R series are sold only in Japan" — actual deliveries were 1,504 per gtr-registry. A small number of US-market 1995 RX-7s have been retrofitted with Spirit R parts; those are not part of these numbers. For per-colour breakdowns, see the Series 8 colour matrix on the production page; that matrix is the in-repo reference layer until a primary Mazda source is located.
Exclusive Colors
Production by Color
Engine
Chassis & Suspension
Exterior
Interior
Type A — 2-seater 5MT (1,044 units)
Type B — 2+2 seat 5MT (420 units)
Type C — 2+2 seat 4AT (40 units, rarest Spirit R)
VIN Information
Notable Facts
Sources
Mazda Motor Corporation press release, "Last Limited-Production Model of Mazda RX-7 'Spirit R' Unleashed", March 25, 2002
gtr-registry.com — RX-7 FD3S Spirit-R: https://web.archive.org/web/20241214080125/https://gtr-registry.com/en-rx7-fd3s-spirit-r.php (Wayback snapshot 2024-12-14)
gtr-registry.com — RX-7 FD3S Series 8: https://web.archive.org/web/20250220080601/https://gtr-registry.com/en-mazda-rx7-fd3s-series-8.php (Wayback snapshot 2025-02-20)