The Mazda Furai Concept unveiled at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show recently was basically a rebodied 2005 Courage C65 racecar chassis, given a closed-cockpit fiberglass body that complies with 2008 American Le Mans Series rules.
The new body can generate 80% of the original race-spec body’s downforce, a respectable feat considering it was designed without the use of a wind tunnel. The Mazda Furai Concept is powered by a three-rotor Mazda 20B rotary fueled by E100, which is basically ethanol. Normally aspirated, it puts out 450 horsepower.
A few more photos after the jump.
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Very organic design. From side view it looks like a future F1 McLaren. It looks even better than hypercar zonda and koenigsegg
ya man, u are right, i just about to say the same, looks a bit like the ultra exclusive McLaren F1.
cool car
Nice!
I want ONEEEEEEEEEEE!!
this is dope!
woow!!
this is TAMIYA 1:1 car!!
but yeah, without any roller and bulging motor at the rear.
where to put the battery??
The rebirth of the 787
Front looks abit weird..but side profile is kick-ass. the front is quite short. it is mid-placement engine?
no wonder la.
the car is design for Batman… haha
HR Giger is the man responsible in creating alien creature for the movie ALIEN. this must be his latest creation.
Paul mention earlier that it’s powered by a three-rotor Mazda 20B rotary fueled by E100, I bet E100 mean “human blood” uuu… creepy!!!
Wow. Nice curve. Who say kaki botol cannot drive? Ha ha..
Imagination going wild….
Predator’s latest Alien fighter mobile….
Batman’s upgraded Batmobile…
The newest Autobot’s addition…the rebirth of Jazz maybe…sweet!
Maybe my first and only miniature car model!
superbbb..i like this car
nice concept car…it must have good aero spec rite
Mazda has always never fails to impress me. Although owned by Ford, Mazda still produces cars that is far better than any Ford.
Looks ALIEN!
This is FANTASTIC!!!
when will Mazda launch this baby??
WAH wat a beauty… the headlight look like avp la…lol…but nice la… damn garang… i wan one tooooo…
wow.. that is soooo hotttttt…… i like the front of this car… it look like smile to me…
supercar looks .
impressives design
very cool n cocky look
transformer said,
January 8, 2008 @ 9:59 pm
when will Mazda launch this baby??
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Its a race car, which means that its not road legal. If Mazda launch this baby, it surely will not be the same as this one (more tamer, street-friendly and practical).
MaverickNeo said,
January 8, 2008 @ 4:58 pm
Front looks abit weird..but side profile is kick-ass. the front is quite short. it is mid-placement engine?
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its an FR layout, the front is short bcos its using rotary engine, which is a lot smaller compare to piston engine
btw, 787 using 4 rotor rotary engine, the body profile may have some similarities, but not the power plant. and 787 is a MR layout
This car looks so exotic! This is an unbelievably beautiful design. It makes cars like Porsche and Konigsegg look boring.
Reminds me somewhat of a Pagani Zonda, only way way way more badass
This is how cars of the future should look like. Infiniti and Lexus, hmmph.
looks like new batmobile lol
Does anyone know the price on this Ferrari/Lambo killer?