Imo Bestcar is 50/50 at best, no pun intended... and they usually aren't very accurate until we're closer to the launch date, like 6 months to year out.
Yes, it was suppose to be a step up from the A70 in both terms of pricing and performance. However, I think a lot of people are forgetting about the Japanese banking crisis of the 90s. I believe the JDM A80 was around 10k less than it's US counterpart, hence why Toyota sold like 3X the amount in...
As much as I love this concept, it has been almost 10 years since its debut. Any hope for a new RX now relys on the Iconic SP concept.
https://www.supramkv.com/threads/mazda-iconic-sp-concept.15662/