Mazda RX-7 has returned in digital form through a fresh study signed by Luca Serafini, the Modena-based artist known online as lsdesignsrl. His latest unofficial project closes a recent sequence of Mazda-themed concepts and shifts attention from small roadsters to a larger two-door grand tourer.
Serafini explained where the project started after earlier Mazda exercises. He wrote, “While the world whispers about the upcoming MX-5 NE and the return of the rotary engine, I wanted to imagine what lies beyond.” Before reaching the RX-7 proposal, he had already explored a modern MX-6 and linked that work to Mazda’s current design language.
According to his own description, the earlier MX-6 concept followed “a sleek, grand-touring evolution of the Kodo design language.” He added, “If the new Miata is about pure agility, this MX-6 is about ‘Authentic Modern’ power.” He also referred to Mazda’s new Skyactiv-Z engine and electrified rotary discussions, saying “the dream of a high-end Japanese spyder has never felt more alive.”
That earlier route then crossed into a fifth-generation Mazda MX-5 study, strongly linked to the MX-6 concept. Serafini presented the roadster both with and without pop-up LED lights. He even inserted Han Lue, played by Sung Kang, inside one version and paired another with a JDM-style visual package.
The RX-7 proposal moves in another direction. Serafini says the front section takes influence from the Mazda Iconic SP and also follows what he calls the spirit of the rotary engine. His interpretation arrives first as a grand touring coupe, with two doors and a 2+2 cabin layout.
One version stays restrained. The body keeps smooth surfaces, narrow lighting elements, and a cleaner GT profile. The second rendering changes the tone completely. A wider rear section appears, together with extended wheel arches, a lowered ride height, a full aerodynamic package, and a large rear wing.
The tuned variant also uses black five-spoke wheels. Behind them sit crimson brake calipers and drilled, slotted brake discs visible through the spokes.
Mazda itself has not linked any official future RX-7 program to this concept. For now, Serafini’s interpretation simply adds another chapter to a growing unofficial Mazda trilogy built around the current discussion on rotary technology and future sports cars.
