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¿Conoces el Mazda Furai?

mercadolisto — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:18:36 +0000

Está basado en los carros de competencia de la American Le Mans Series (ALMS). Este concept recupera el chasis del Courage C65 con el que Mazda corrió las series ALMS hace tan sólo dos temporadas, y el motor rotativo de tres rotores y 450 CV.

El Mazda Furai tiene un motor rotativo de tres rotores R20B basado en el RENESIS de 450 CV. El motor se alimenta de etanol (alcohol etílico) y mezclas de gasolina y etanol.

Salão de Londres: Mazda Furai Concept

Fillipe Vivas — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:33:47 +0000

De longe, o mais chamativo e imponente protótipo esportivo da mostra inglesa. Apesar de o conceito japonês ter sido apresentado no Salão Internacional de Detroit, EUA, em janeiro deste ano, a novidade pode ser uma prévia de um futuro modelo capaz de disputar as 24 horas de Le Mans. Apesar da baixa capacidade cúbica - são aproximadamente 2.000cm³, ou 2,0l - o protótipo conta com a tecnologia Wakel para alcançar bons números de desempenho.

O bloco do conceito vem equipado com a especialidade da Mazda: o motor rotativo. São exatamente 1.962cm³, capaz de gerar 450 cavalos de potência e alcançar 273 km/h, graças também a uma caixa de câmbio manual de seis velocidades. Torque e potência máxima são atingidos a 8,800 rpm. Para conter a potência aplicada nas rodas traseiras, o Furai é equipado com freios Brembo e discos de 330mm de diâmetro.

O Furai tem medidas reduzidas, com 4,60m de comprimento, 2,00m de largura e apenas 95,6cm de altura. Aliado ao motor de baixo peso, ao chassi tubular e à carroceria feita em fibra de carbono, o esportivo pesa modestos 998kg proporcionando uma excelente relação peso/potência. São 2,21 kg/cv, marca inferior à de futuros concorrentes na série francesa, como Audi R8 e Peugeot 908 HDi mas que devem ser melhoradas com a apresentação do modelo oficial.

Por Fillipe Vivas

2008 Mazda Furai Concept

micaman — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:30:15 +0000

Fonte: Serious Wheels

Formula Drift Long Beach ~ Even More Photos

jaebueno — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:16 +0000

Sick of my Formula Drift photos yet!? This may be the last post of FD photos. I got some ok action shots from my first drift event.

There was a ramp set up in the car show area where the skaters and BMX riders where tearing it up! There was alot of young kids on the ramp.

Competitors in line waiting their turn.

Warming up the tires before take off!

Mazda had their Furai out in the midway.

Rob Dyrdek doing his grand marshall duties in his 69 Camaro.

Vaugh Gitten Jr

That's it for today!

Mazda Taiki interior

pablogger — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:22:30 +0000

Dopo lo studio sulla furai, la Mazda sta studiando un nuovo concept chiamato Taiki. Questi sono i suoi interni

Masini verzi - Green cars

al13lea — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:28:38 +0000

Cadillac Provoq

The hydrogen fuel-cell-powered Cadillac Provoq concept. GM chairman Bob Lutz said in a press conference that it could cover approximately 300 miles with the six kilograms of compressed hydrogen the Provoq could store on board. A lithium ion battery can pitch in power as needed.

Dodge eco-Voyager Side

One of three far-out concepts shown by Dodge at the Detroit show, the eco-Voyager concept would be an electric car running on a lithium ion battery with a hydrogen "range extender" that gives it a total range of 300 miles.

Dodge Renegade

Another Dodge concept, the Jeep Renegade, a two-seater that would run the first 40 miles on a lithium ion battery before a BLUETEC diesel engine kicks in to carry it as far as an additional 360 miles.

Ferrari BioFuel

No automaker is immune from the green act, not even Ferrari. What you see here is the ethanol powered Ferrari F430 Spider concept, and the ladies who get paid to fawn over it.

Mazda Furai Front

Is this the Batmobile? No—it's the Mazda Furai racecar, a 450 hp monster powered by a three-rotor rotary engine.

And more cars at Detroit Auto Show 2008.

Mazda Concept Cars

aka_lol — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:26:33 +0000

The Mazda Taiki concept sports car was recently introduced to the Japanese and US public. This car represents the possible future of Mazda sports cars and ego trips. No doubt the Taiki was designed to turn heads and raise skirts, both common Japanese pastimes. Mazda also introduced the 450 hp rotary-engine Furai concept sports car that was designed to run on ethanol fuel and send up the price of corn. The Furai has more horses than a small ranch but lack the fur for petting. Mazda said that the Taiki and the Furai were designed to provide the ultimate driving experience and which is even more ultimate than the previous ultimate driving experience provided by Mazda.

The Taiki and the Furai are the latest offerings using Mazda Nagare (pronounced ‘na-ga-reh') design philosophy. Nagare is Japanese for ‘flow' and the ‘embodiment of motion.' Furai (pronounced "foo-rye" is Japanese for "sound of the wind") and Taiki in Japanese is that which wraps the Earth in its protective mantle. The company's name, "Mazda," was previously thought to be derived from the Zoroastrian God called Ahura Mazda but recent archaeological discoveries suggest the company was named after its founder, 松田重次郎.

Mazda Furai

hfortysixit — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:50:11 +0000

Mazda Furai is a concept car that has come in reality. Furai is the Japanese word for sound of wind! The Furai uses Courage C65 chassis which Mazda had used in ALMS just 2 yrs ago. The Furai is powered by a 450hp 20B. 20B is the very same engine that is a Mazda Cosmos. The triple rotor 20B had 2 Liter(1962 cc) of displacement, which is quite large for a rotary powerplant. It produced 300 hp (224 kW) and 300 ft·lbf (402 N·m) with twin turbochargers. Hard to say if the Furai does use turbo chargers or not. Is this the new Mazda 787B i do believe so! Check the gallery for the rest of the pix!

GALLERY!

Mazda Furai

cusson — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:35:03 +0000

Furai, Japanese "sound of the wind" (pronounced, fu-rye), is the latest supercar concept from Mazda. The Furai was designed with the intentions of being an AMLS car, but in a more environmentally friendly way, utilizing 100% ethanol. The 3-rotor motor capable of producing 450hp sets the car aside from everything else in it's class. Mazda plans to make this car completely street legal, making it the first mid-engined, Mazda production car. The Furai certainly looks the part of a supercar, I love the organic design of the body. Mazda has always been known for producing some of the best looking cars on the road and this looks to be another one to add to the list. Check out the Furai in action. Mazda was recently testing it at the track and god does it sound fantastic. I'm really excited about this car and I hope to hear much more about it in the future. If you want to read more information about the Furai, head over to supercars.net, they have a whole feature on the car.

Mazda Furai Concept - Back to the Future

Isaac Hernandez — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:16:40 +0000

Photo gallery at MercuryPress.com
Video in Action on YouTube

This astonishing concept car is ready to race at Le Mans. To prove it, the only Japanese manufacturer to ever have won the 24-hour race took our correspondent for some scary fast spins around the legendary Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. It´s not often that you get 2 g’s in a concept car. Isaac Hernández lived to tell us about it, and to take the pics.

Mazda has shown four nature-inspired concepts within the last year that have been criticized as being too fantastic. Their flowing lines looked too crazy to make it to a factory line… until now.
Meet Furai, what Mazda calls “something in between a race car and the wildest sports car out there.” Built on the Courage C65 chassis that Mazda raced at the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) for 2005 and 2006, it’s powered by a 450-hp three-rotor Wankel rotary engine. Mazda teamed up with BP to fuel it by ethanol E100, the first time this has ever been done with a rotary engine.

Full review available for publication.

Other Nagare concepts
Nagare. LA Auto Show November 2006
Ryuga. Detroit 2007
Hakaze. Geneva 2007
Taiki. Tokyo 2007

Mazda Fans Rejoice, the Furai is Revealed

Vince Angeloni — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:38:37 +0000

Mazda’s latest concept (yeah I know, yet another one) has recently been revealed a tad bit ahead of schedule. Due to make it’s first appearance at the North American International Auto Show in the beginning of next month in Detroit, the Furai (Japanese for “sound of the wind”) is based on the Courage C65 American Le-Mans Series chassis and is powered by a 450hp three-rotor rotary engine. Mazda has not released an official word on if this car would reach production but it is a step forward from a company that has served the sports car industry so well over the years. The Furai would make Mazda’s giant leap into the more difficult supercar league, which is very hard to get into. Most of the manufacturers in that league have been in it very long and been very successful or are fairly new to the game. Seeing as though Mazda has been so successful in the past with their factory produced track ready (or close to) road cars, I don’t think it would be that hard to sell a supercar… not to mention it is based on a very good race-car chassis.

Being a Mazda fan and adorer I don’t know what to say here. It’s either I am speechless because I like it or I am speechless because I hate it. The body shape has very nice flow towards the rear but the front doesn’t really make any sense at all to me. I am no Aerodynamicist by any means but usually the nose would be sloped downward to generate some sort of downforce, where as this design does not incorporate it. Could this pointed nose concept be something racecar designers should be considering? Who knows.

Courage C65 LMP2

Specs and Overview

Mazda Furai concept spotted

kultivate — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:21:33 +0000

Mazda has made a new concept car for the upcomming Detroit Motor Show. The Furai is a concept based upon Courage C65 Le Mans race car. It has a three disc wankel engine that produces 450bhp.

The concept will be unveiled during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

But here you can already see the car making its debut on the track.