The Mazda RX-7 is one of Mazda's most well known sports cars, produced from 1978 to 2002, with over 800,000 production models and several racing versions. In 1996 Mazdaspeed, Mazda's in-house tuning company, offered the A-Spec model. The A-Spec featured an array of visual and mechanical changes to differentiate itself from the base model.

Like all other FD's, the A-Spec was powered by the 13B Wankel Rotary engine, producing 260HP in 1996, with the main distinction from the standard FD being the