New 450HP 3rotor mid-engine Mazda Furai concept car.

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12-12-07, 01:12 PM

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I've always dream of a mid engine 3rotor rx-7~
Can't wait to see more of this concept~

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12-12-07, 01:25 PM

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cant wait

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12-12-07, 02:07 PM

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I like the 787B-esque paint. But hate the Taiki style fenders.

you guys are stuck in the 90s styling wise, you were probably the people that were pissed off when they moved from the triangle/boxy styling of the 80s. Times change and so does styling boys.

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12-12-07, 02:58 PM

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rotary supercar FTMFW!!!

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12-12-07, 03:00 PM

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that was so yesterday man.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=712295

I got excited though

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12-12-07, 03:19 PM

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with that body I half expect to see it hop up and start killing stuff like an Angel, which would be equally awesome as driving it on a road course...

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12-12-07, 03:27 PM

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I've always dream of a mid engine 3rotor rx-7~
Can't wait to see more of this concept~

Yea Mazda did it right! They didn't develop a track box and then slick over the body this thing is the actual race car under the slick panels. So if you put it on the track it will dominate! I wonder who the lucky bastard will be who's going to buy it as a collector car.

This is under the sculpted body!

So Awesome!

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12-12-07, 03:27 PM

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I think Mazda, as a company, is still too timid to do another 3 rotor. They need to get the gusto back of the '70s and just go for things again.

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12-12-07, 03:30 PM

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And this thing houses this other cool thing!

It did so well with the 20b pitty they dropped it

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12-12-07, 03:31 PM

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they need to do the GLC of the new century. Mazda needs a car that sells like hotcakes, bring in revenue and fund the rotary project.

I'm very hopeful with the 16X and I can't wait to read more on the heat efficiency, mileage and longevity. It's only been 50 years since Mazda put out the rotary and I'm sure there is more to come.

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12-12-07, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by a.y.b.

you guys are stuck in the 90s styling wise, you were probably the people that were pissed off when they moved from the triangle/boxy styling of the 80s. Times change and so does styling boys.

Uhh....just because I disagree with one detail on one new concept car means I'm stuck in "x" era?

Then how come 3 of some of my favorite cars are the Saturn Sky R/L, the Honda S2000 and the Infinity G35c? Your assumptions are lame.

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12-12-07, 03:33 PM

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no taste?

just giving you ****.

just had to, sorry.

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12-12-07, 03:42 PM

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Uhh....just because I disagree with one detail on one new concept car means I'm stuck in "x" era?

Then how come 3 of some of my favorite cars are the Saturn Sky R/L, the Honda S2000 and the Infinity G35c? Your assumptions are lame.

Come on guys stop this childish bullshit. Please respect other opinions and tastes. Keep cool in here.

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12-12-07, 03:44 PM

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no taste?

just giving you ****.

just had to, sorry.

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12-12-07, 03:51 PM

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I didn't know they were experimenting with a rotary van:

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12-12-07, 03:55 PM

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Some of us saw them prepping that engine at Racing Beat back during Sevenstock weekend. There are some other really interesting items that they didn't mention about that car in the press release.

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12-12-07, 04:02 PM

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All will be revealed shortly, I hope.

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12-12-07, 04:04 PM

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Yeah, looks like there is a media embargo on those details, so I break the news early... well not THIS early anyhow.

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12-12-07, 04:06 PM

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Some of us saw them prepping that engine at Racing Beat back during Sevenstock weekend. There are some other really interesting items that they didn't mention about that car in the press release.

Did any of you take pictures?

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12-12-07, 04:12 PM

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If I did I don't think it would be proper to post them.

Sorry.

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12-12-07, 04:19 PM

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^ Then there will never be another RX-7.

I think they shouldn't call it an RX-7 because none of the previous RX-7s were mid-engine. Plus, it would probably be priced way out of the range of even the FD. I like the name "RX-1" for it for some reason.

Uh what? All RX-7's are considered mid engine because the engine is behind the front struts/shocks, thus mid

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12-12-07, 04:23 PM

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It did so well with the 20b pitty they dropped it

Actually it did so badly they dropped it. It was underpowered, way overweight and had cooling problems which caused them to create aero problems in order to add more cooling.