NAIAS 08: Mazda Furai

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by spidge

Do those flamed surfaces have aerodynamic function on a race car?

I don't know about those, but I'm sure that those rear wheel (wings? I don't know what to call them) have absolutely no aerodynamic function at all. In fact, they'll probably increase the drag coefficient.

[2648562]

Originally Posted by spidge

Do those flamed surfaces have aerodynamic function on a race car?

Some of what I'm seeing looks like a 12 year old thought it up, but I've got to stop typing and think about this one. Aside from that though, it's gorgeous. Where are the Mazda lovers that bombard this site? It's probably the coolest Japanese car ever imagined and it will own the ZR-1 when it comes to press in a couple weeks based on looks alone (sorry I didn't read much about it yet... I presume it's coming). It could be powered by a lawnmower engine and I would still want one. Congrats Mazda--that's the first thing you've ever built that's ever appealed to me.

[Hurricane]

I like it. It is certainly..different!

[MrMax]

I think it looks awesome. A daring, well executed design.

[asim]

I really do like the new design trends through the late concepts of Mazda. Now only if they can reproduce this greatness in their products and marketing. They haven't been seeing ALL that much success in the showroom, despite their great products such as the Mazda 3 and CX-9.

[HEVguy]

It's a race car, not a road car, so what?!?

[SSJ]

Car looks great, but its the new and powerful rotary engine that Im excited about!!!!!! Whoop Whoop!!!! Please Mazda, put it in a new RX-7!!

[MOOSTOPHA]

batman's gonna get mad if they don't bring his car back!!

[TiburonJT]

It looks like it is production ready for MY 2009 w/ a base price of $13,999.