Mazda Nagare Concept
Mazda’s Nagare Concept seeks to showcase Mazda’s future design language under the leadership of it’s newly appointed global design director, Laurens van den Acker. When designing the Mazda Nagare Concept, Mazda used the concept of flow - inspired by the movement of nature’s elements - it’s designers sought to capture motion, energy and light and embed it into the Nagare’s lines.
“Mazda doesnt produce concept cars to spin its wheels, and while some are more forward-looking than others, we simply do not create pure flights of fantasy. We develop these ideas to demonstrate what we really intend to build and sell,” says Mazda design director Franz von Holzhausen. A future Mazda hatchback or coupe might look like this. I think it looks something like the Calamari Cruisers of the Star Wars universe.
More photos after the jump, including a little peek into the interior through the glass windscreen from the LA Auto Show thanks to reader Syahrizal Salleh.
December 4, 2006 @ 7:51 am
very futuristic indeed ..
December 4, 2006 @ 8:07 am
that is…so radical!
December 4, 2006 @ 8:37 am
yuck
i dont like this concept
December 4, 2006 @ 9:31 am
a damn nice Killer machine. ::)
December 4, 2006 @ 9:37 am
looks like a whale.
December 4, 2006 @ 9:44 am
Wow.. like UFO lah…. but practical or not?? sure not cheaplah… they should focus on something modern, pratical & affordable….
December 4, 2006 @ 9:50 am
awesome!!
December 4, 2006 @ 9:55 am
Very futuristic and fresh! The headlamps and rear lamps do look very interesting, and the doors, Mazda’s achieved another first! I love notchbacks like this but the rear windscreen will probably make reversing a pain.
December 4, 2006 @ 10:11 am
Nowaday the car design looks futuristic(concept), very nice. Recent design of concept car not consider to do to a large screen at rear, the rear view getting less and less, like Spectra, Gen2, maybe put a camera at the rear to replace the rear miror.
December 4, 2006 @ 10:21 am
@ motorhead:
It’s called a Concept Car for a reason, dude… They are not supposed to be practical and affordable…
December 4, 2006 @ 11:23 am
Absolutely love the tail design of the car. Love the rear brake lamps because they look so great along the lines of the fenders. There are traces of their previous concept cars on their production cars of today such as the RX-8.
Although nice in concept, not much has rubbed off on their production cars. I certainly hope Mazda creates this masterpiece in the vision of their production cars ever more closely.
There is however one design element in the car that will definitely not make it to fruition. The steering wheel and rack. With those sharp and protruding edges, no car safety regulation committee will ever sanction that.
December 4, 2006 @ 11:32 am
Truly in line with ‘zoom-zoom’ spirit, and it looks like it can really fly!!
December 4, 2006 @ 11:45 am
Mayonaise… what is the reason arr…?? I don’t knowlah, u know aa??… make it look like UFO maybe.. hehehe.. just joking with u.. so they r definitely not practical & affordable lah… to survive in auto ind. they must mass produce, like honda / toyota / VW / renault.. niche market still can meh??.. mazda pun suda kena beli dgn ford kan?..
btw, mrk punya pasal lah, rite??.. anybody can produce anything & sell anything they like…
December 4, 2006 @ 12:21 pm
better not rain.. no wiper.
December 4, 2006 @ 12:28 pm
Yummy………not for malaysian road………
P/S Congrats to Jean Todt on being conferred the title ” Datuk Seri”………..Forza Ferrari, Gracie Schumi……
December 4, 2006 @ 12:29 pm
Ok, blah..blah…blah about motion and energy in a form. But this doesn’t look convincing to me though with those pesudo wavelines - they are there to influence your mind to think that it is really such when you heart tells you it isn’t.
December 4, 2006 @ 1:00 pm
almost anything..
December 4, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
Btw, what is the purpose of concept car??.. anybody knows??.. dulu pun byk concept car, but a few roam on the road, never see any on msian road… concept car for eksyen sajakah? like fashion show?
December 4, 2006 @ 2:00 pm
This Concept car looks like a TURTLE!
Why this designer was chosen by MAZDA? Pity MADZA……
Hate the look, can’t they do something better then this one?
December 4, 2006 @ 4:13 pm
Highly futuristic and visionary!
December 4, 2006 @ 4:41 pm
not much an intricate volumes involves, just look like a reversal of rx8,
look how interesting study made before the emergence of F. enzo,
i belive the concept basis lies on the f 1 car,
alfas derives from the history,
jaguar from the jaguar,
this is a whale, ,,well lets see
December 4, 2006 @ 6:54 pm
man… its really “zoom-zoom”!!! i really like the design… from the side, i can see a desert sand design… izit the theme of Sahara desert? wat a stunning concept…
December 4, 2006 @ 7:49 pm
nice.. but the glass area is too small, even for a concept car.
December 4, 2006 @ 9:46 pm
OOo…nice. Surely one of the few concept cars that actualy looks hot. Interesting lines..
December 4, 2006 @ 9:54 pm
very nice concept car
December 4, 2006 @ 10:47 pm
paul, how much does proton pays you for the banner?
December 4, 2006 @ 11:23 pm
nice one paul. By the way something else that caught my attention was the line about calamari cruisers. I am a self professed Star Wars fanatic. U too?
December 5, 2006 @ 2:39 am
mazda’s desingns are way better than other japanese makes..they certainlly got balls fer sure…excotic technology and designs….
December 5, 2006 @ 7:53 pm
CooL!
December 7, 2006 @ 4:41 pm
yeah, it does looks lika a Mon Calamari cruiser! I bet General Ackbar drives it to work everyday..hehehe.
December 7, 2006 @ 4:49 pm
hohoho.. this is uber cool.. hope it speeds like rocket too
September 21, 2007 @ 2:30 am
motorhead said,
December 4, 2006 @ 9:44 am
Wow.. like UFO lah…. but practical or not?? sure not cheaplah… they should focus on something modern, pratical & affordable….
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