Mazda Taiki Concept featuring RENESIS 16X engine
Mazda’s latest Mazda Taiki Concept will be making it’s international debut at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, and is the fourth concept car int he Nagare design series.
Taiki means atmosphere in Japanese, and this concept coupe is meant to create the feeling of the flow of air in the atmosphere protecting the earth. This is achieved via the full-glass canopy which gives the car a liberating feeling, yet you are protected from the elements within. The rest of the car is inspired by a pair of Hogoromo, which are flowing robes which in Japanese legend supposedly enable a celestial maiden to fly.
Under all that design execution lies a front engine rear wheel drive layout that uses the next generation RENESIS 16X, which has it’s displacement enlarged to 1.6 liters for the first time in a long history of production rotaries that were 1.3 liters in displacement.
Two more photos after the jump.
October 9, 2007 @ 6:45 pm
Yes! What i have predicted! Up to 1.6L! But this car look weird… can sell or not?
October 9, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
the concept developed, or generated from the process of two planars interlaces each other, smoothly in action portrayed the layer or coushioned by waves, its an interaction, a relation, harmony between matters, and sorrounding,
well.. to design, here come up with something poetic,
..but, that the way
October 9, 2007 @ 7:08 pm
Is it gonna be still twin rotary or finally triple rotary RENESIS?
October 9, 2007 @ 7:53 pm
hope they solve the fuel and hi-rev torque issue
October 9, 2007 @ 8:45 pm
Looks like the next Batmobile.
October 9, 2007 @ 9:18 pm
I don’t care how crappy it looks, as long as there is a Renesis engine inside, I’m cool.
October 9, 2007 @ 9:31 pm
weird lar…
October 9, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
now dis is some alien design… not even zen like!!
October 9, 2007 @ 10:01 pm
Cool design! im in love with it…lol!
Looks like alien spaceship now but in the future mayb all cars are like that..
October 9, 2007 @ 10:52 pm
Very futuristic!
We’ll pray for our mother earth!
Hope this RENESIS 16X doesn’t drain petrol as their predecessor!
October 9, 2007 @ 11:15 pm
I bet it was inspired by a stack of zinc roof panels. Front end not bad. The rear is unfortunately cacat.
October 10, 2007 @ 2:21 am
alien looking car, but thats a concept car
October 10, 2007 @ 9:02 am
Nice concept…
would like to see what proton concept will look like.
concepts like this drive a company image and design direction
explore d form!!!! cool…
October 10, 2007 @ 9:18 am
Dont care how it looks, just want the engine.
for a 1.6, probably a twin rotor.
As for rotaries being thirsty, i hope you factored in that the RENESIS 1.3 makes the power equivalent of a 2.6L. The new 1.6 will be making power up to a 3.0-3.5L engine…which means expect 300-350hp (and expect 300+hp worth of fuel consumption).