New 450HP 3rotor mid-engine Mazda Furai concept car.
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From: fort lee, nj
One thing that I find interesting is that they've worked with racing beat (looking at the intake plastic piece as it says their name on it. And I must say that is the busiest engine bay that I've seen
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I think you guys are overly pessimistic. Do you know how much it costs to develop and build a prototype engine? You think they spend that kinda money just for PR?
I think the fact that they have a running car with a new 450hp 20B in it is damn promising for a future rotary sports car from Mazda. Do I think it will look anything like the furai? No way. But is it a good bet they are planning something? I think so.
I think the fact that they have a running car with a new 450hp 20B in it is damn promising for a future rotary sports car from Mazda. Do I think it will look anything like the furai? No way. But is it a good bet they are planning something? I think so.
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It's not a prototype engine... It's an R20B which is a homologous combination of a Cosmo 20B and early Renesis designs. It's been around for over 5 years.
"The R20B is Cosmo-based and while it may be accurate to say it is of the Renesis family, it is more of a reverse relationship with the Cosmo engine begetting the current Renisis and not the other way around. Though John Doonan does indicate that this R20B benefits from the Renisis in the area of the rotor design at very least, thus making the R20B Cosmo-based and Renisis influenced."
It was simply retuned by Racing Beat and MoTec to run on E100. It's nothing new at least from the racing world of Mazda.
** bonus points for anyone who knows who John Doonan is.
"The R20B is Cosmo-based and while it may be accurate to say it is of the Renesis family, it is more of a reverse relationship with the Cosmo engine begetting the current Renisis and not the other way around. Though John Doonan does indicate that this R20B benefits from the Renisis in the area of the rotor design at very least, thus making the R20B Cosmo-based and Renisis influenced."
It was simply retuned by Racing Beat and MoTec to run on E100. It's nothing new at least from the racing world of Mazda.
** bonus points for anyone who knows who John Doonan is.
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From: Louisiana
It's not a prototype engine... It's an R20B which is a homologous combination of a Cosmo 20B and early Renesis designs. It's been around for over 5 years.
"The R20B is Cosmo-based and while it may be accurate to say it is of the Renesis family, it is more of a reverse relationship with the Cosmo engine begetting the current Renisis and not the other way around. Though John Doonan does indicate that this R20B benefits from the Renisis in the area of the rotor design at very least, thus making the R20B Cosmo-based and Renisis influenced."
It was simply retuned by Racing Beat and MoTec to run on E100. It's nothing new at least from the racing world of Mazda.
** bonus points for anyone who knows who John Doonan is.
"The R20B is Cosmo-based and while it may be accurate to say it is of the Renesis family, it is more of a reverse relationship with the Cosmo engine begetting the current Renisis and not the other way around. Though John Doonan does indicate that this R20B benefits from the Renisis in the area of the rotor design at very least, thus making the R20B Cosmo-based and Renisis influenced."
It was simply retuned by Racing Beat and MoTec to run on E100. It's nothing new at least from the racing world of Mazda.
** bonus points for anyone who knows who John Doonan is.
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