Mazda Furai Concept and New Mazda RX-8 to Make World Debut at 2008 North American Int
12-11-2007, 10:10 PM
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Mazda Furai Concept and New Mazda RX-8 to Make World Debut at 2008 North American Int
Mazda Furai Concept and New Mazda RX-8 to Make World Debut at 2008 North American International Auto Show
HIROSHIMA, Japan, December 12, 2007—Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premieres of the Mazda Furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised new Mazda RX-8 sports car at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), to be held in Detroit from Sunday, January 13 through Sunday, January 27, 2008. On the heels of its show-stopping debut at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show in October, the Mazda Taiki concept vehicle also will make its North American debut, the first time it has been shown outside Japan. Additionally, Mazda will have a special display of racecars on its stand during the press days, and the full lineup of production cars for consumers to sample on the public days.
[Mazda Furai, an eco-friendly, super performance concept car]
Mazda Furai –‘Sound of the wind’
Inspired by the fact that, on any given weekend, there are more Mazdas and Mazda-powered cars road-raced in the United States than any other brand, the Mazda Furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the “Soul of a Sports Car” into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the future and the environment through the use of ethanol (E100) produced by British Petroleum (BP).
Furai takes Mazda’s unique Nagare (Japanese for “flow”) design language a step further as it is translated into a concept car based on an American Le Mans Series (ALMS) racing car. The car utilizes the Courage C65 chassis the company campaigned in the ALMS series only two seasons ago, and the 450-hp three-rotor rotary engine that distinguishes it from anything else on the track.
Says Franz von Holzhausen, Mazda’s North American director of design, “Furai purposely blurs boundaries that have traditionally distinguished street cars from track cars. Historically, there has been a gap between single-purpose racecars and street-legal models — commonly called supercars — that emulate the real racers on the road. Furai bridges that gap like no car has ever done before.”
Mazda’s critically acclaimed Nagare design language describes the flow of water, air, people or things moving in one direction. Mazda Nagare is flow, with an insightful and spirited styling, which, in Mazda Furai, invokes a raw, unfettered desire to possess everything this car represents.
HIROSHIMA, Japan, December 12, 2007—Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premieres of the Mazda Furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised new Mazda RX-8 sports car at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), to be held in Detroit from Sunday, January 13 through Sunday, January 27, 2008. On the heels of its show-stopping debut at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show in October, the Mazda Taiki concept vehicle also will make its North American debut, the first time it has been shown outside Japan. Additionally, Mazda will have a special display of racecars on its stand during the press days, and the full lineup of production cars for consumers to sample on the public days.
[Mazda Furai, an eco-friendly, super performance concept car]
Mazda Furai –‘Sound of the wind’
Inspired by the fact that, on any given weekend, there are more Mazdas and Mazda-powered cars road-raced in the United States than any other brand, the Mazda Furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the “Soul of a Sports Car” into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the future and the environment through the use of ethanol (E100) produced by British Petroleum (BP).
Furai takes Mazda’s unique Nagare (Japanese for “flow”) design language a step further as it is translated into a concept car based on an American Le Mans Series (ALMS) racing car. The car utilizes the Courage C65 chassis the company campaigned in the ALMS series only two seasons ago, and the 450-hp three-rotor rotary engine that distinguishes it from anything else on the track.
Says Franz von Holzhausen, Mazda’s North American director of design, “Furai purposely blurs boundaries that have traditionally distinguished street cars from track cars. Historically, there has been a gap between single-purpose racecars and street-legal models — commonly called supercars — that emulate the real racers on the road. Furai bridges that gap like no car has ever done before.”
Mazda’s critically acclaimed Nagare design language describes the flow of water, air, people or things moving in one direction. Mazda Nagare is flow, with an insightful and spirited styling, which, in Mazda Furai, invokes a raw, unfettered desire to possess everything this car represents.
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Nice find
Heres the link to the site .
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/11/m...ut-at-detroit/
The Heavily revised RX8 ..................
May even put my hand up for another one
Cheers
Michael
Heres the link to the site .
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/11/m...ut-at-detroit/
The Heavily revised RX8 ..................
May even put my hand up for another one
Cheers
Michael
12-12-2007, 09:03 PM
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There is a thread (RX-8 Media News) showing spy shots in Europe of a 2010 RX-8 test mule.
Worldcarfans are now saying that the Spy Shots of the 2010 RX-8 is in fact the 2009 RX-8 Face-lift due here in Oz around May 2008.
To use their words the 2010 report was a "**** up"..
Do you guys think the new 2009 RX-8 will also have the modified rear end panels for the new US rear quarter angle crash test regulations enforced for 2010?.
Would be unusual not to take advantage of this redesign...IMO.
It is obvious now that we will not see any all new RX-8 0r alleged RX-7 until the 2012/2013MY.
So, we can now start some "real" speculation on what the new 2009 RX-8 will have in it...
LED Tail Lamps..
New shocks and damper settings..
New Alloys.
New Tranny and clutch.
Revised/new Oil Metering System.
More electronic gadgets...
Rain Sensing wipers.
Reversing sensors.
Advanced Key-less entry as standard.
Upgraded sound system.
Any more?
Worldcarfans are now saying that the Spy Shots of the 2010 RX-8 is in fact the 2009 RX-8 Face-lift due here in Oz around May 2008.
To use their words the 2010 report was a "**** up"..
Do you guys think the new 2009 RX-8 will also have the modified rear end panels for the new US rear quarter angle crash test regulations enforced for 2010?.
Would be unusual not to take advantage of this redesign...IMO.
It is obvious now that we will not see any all new RX-8 0r alleged RX-7 until the 2012/2013MY.
So, we can now start some "real" speculation on what the new 2009 RX-8 will have in it...
LED Tail Lamps..
New shocks and damper settings..
New Alloys.
New Tranny and clutch.
Revised/new Oil Metering System.
More electronic gadgets...
Rain Sensing wipers.
Reversing sensors.
Advanced Key-less entry as standard.
Upgraded sound system.
Any more?
12-12-2007, 11:48 PM
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A few upgraded changed cosmetics and panels , and slightly different shade of grey
it will fall way short of its mark .Cheers
Michael
12-15-2007, 05:17 PM
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http://jpcnews.blogspot.com/2007/12/...p-spotted.html
Cheers
Michael
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