Rotary News | Mazda Furai
Written By Cody Miller on Thursday, 20 of December , 2007 at 3:37 am
“HIROSHIMA, Japan, December 12, 2007″
Mazda has announced that it will unveil not only the newly redesigned Mazda RX8 this January at the North American International Auto Show but also it’s brand new mystery concept, the Mazda Furai (eng. - Sound of the Wind). The Mazda Taiki (eng. - Atmosphere) will also make it’s North American debut and many are hailing this concept as the new Mazda RX7, though we’ve heard no official word from Mazda concerning the matter.
The Mazda Furai is set to sport a powerful three rotor engine - and if it makes North American production this would mark the first time in rotary history. Power estimates are in the 450hp range. But what is even more intriguing is how Mazda is describing this powerful beast - a small caption below the only photograph Mazda has released of the Furai reads, “eco-friendly.” Rotary engines are notorious for consuming large amounts of fuel and producing uncontrollable emissions. Could it be that Mazda has made a significant breakthrough in Rotary design and development?
The true nature of the Mazda Furai as a whole is still uncertain. Mazda proposes to deliver the best of both worlds, saying,
“Mazda 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. Mazda Furai bridges that gap like no car has ever done before.”
The Mazda Furai will continue the “Nagare” (eng. - flow) style, taking it “a step further”, says Mazda. For anyone who has seen the Mazda Taiki this may sound unachievable. The Nagare style, “describes the flow of water, air, people or things moving in one direction.” Most people seem to love it or hate it with little room inbetween but whatever your stance, one thing is certain - January will be an astounding month in Mazda history.
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You can read the entire press release, here:
http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2007/200712/071212.html
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