Thanks to the potentially snowy terrain, alot of car manufacturers have been unveiling SUV or SUV crossovers or at least vehicles with all-wheel drive at the 2008 Moscow International Motor Show and Mazda is one of them, with the Mazda Kazamai Crossover.
According to Mazda, Kazamai means “swirling crosswinds” in Japanese, and this serves as the design theme for this concept. Like all of its recent concept cars it looks like a very alien form. Mazda says it aimed to give the Kazamai aerodynamics that are 10% better than other vehicles in its class. There is also a focus on making the car lightweight. The chassis, bonnet and engine block are made of either aluminium or an aluminium alloy.
A production crossover based on the Kazamai will be powered by a next generation a 2.0 litre direct injection petrol engine mated to a 6-speed auto via an all-wheel drive system. Mazda claims a possible 30% fuel consumption savings over the current MZR 2.0 litre petrol engine.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Mazda Kazamai Concept
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Looks like origami
They are slowly toning down their concepts for production… I’m sure that these vehicles will look really original on the road
Can u imagine the windshield glass? It cover all roof!!!
The rims have a turbine-like design which to my limited knowledge when rotated tend to force air outward perpendicular to the wheels – thus the nickname ‘swirling crosswind’. But somehow, how could this cross-flow air helps to reduce drags? Up to 10% somemore… Seems to me it merely increases it further. The air flow becomes less laminar (ie, more susceptible to turbulence).
Or..could it be the otherway around? Or.. more possibly, the rims have no effect whatsoever. It just a marketing gimmick! Any aerodynamic engineer around here care to explain?
Okay, i has spent a while wondering:
“how do i get in?”
rexis said,
August 28, 2008 @ 8:46 am
Okay, i has spent a while wondering:
“how do i get in?
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look carefully at the first pic. There’s “a door line”.
this and the Furai,if this is how future Mazda are gonna look like, wow, it looks alive
very nice, but pointless
Beauty needs no point.
The design is just breathtaking
SUV designs are getting more eye candy nowadays since the first unveiling of true beauty SUV concept from ALFA ROMEO Kamal way back few years ago.
btw.. it’s also remind me BMW GINA.. except they dont had fabric tech. :p
Nice concept, still cannot get over the rhino like nose
Beauty needs no point.
The design is just breathtaking
yes. it is breathtaking, if mazda produces a car similar to the karakiri harakiri watever japanese name they give to thier concept cars, then its brilliant. the suzuki kizashi looks disappointing.
brilliant! the Furai is amazing already… now this Kazamai is absolute stunning! i see great future from Mazda…
bmpower said,
August 28, 2008 @ 10:13 am
look carefully at the first pic. There’s “a door line”.
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But, there is no door knob… okay, the car key has a button, press it and door open…
brilliant! the Furai is amazing already… now this Kazamai is absolute stunning! i see great future from Mazda
yea, the furai…thx
most of modern car using remote only i guess
IF : mazda = use turbin rim = good! great!
but Satria Neo = Turbin rim = Scuks!
typical malaysian..