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Old 07-23-08, 01:23 PM
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Mazda Furai to be on Top Gear?

For the last episode of the season, Hammond is reported to be testing a concept car by mazda, and i can only assume it's the Furai

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if they are test driving it, i can't wait to see it.
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I will be waiting!!! Love those guys. I hear rumors about an American knock off of Top Gear. Hmmm wonder what will come off that?
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I will be waiting!!! Love those guys. I hear rumors about an American knock off of Top Gear. Hmmm wonder what will come off that?
www.finalgear.com

There will be, I can only hope it's as good as the orginal.
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Man, I sure hope someone records it and uploads the video!!
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Looks like Mazda is bringing neons back.
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Looks like that batmobile.
Looking forward to the vid.
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I've never noticed how small that car is until i seen that pic.
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Originally Posted by jshiz
I've never noticed how small that car is until i seen that pic.
haha yeah i wonder why they picked richard hammond to drive it? lol
i cant wait!
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I can't wait until Top Gear US comes out this fall on NBC.
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In my opinion, Furai is exactly what the next gen RX-7 should be...
can't wait to see the video~
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I'm in love with the furai, and top gear for that matter. Too bad the American version is going to suck. Can't beat Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May.
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Well I hope the hamster gets to drive it. The Car was displayed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.......and they broke the engine!

Fantastic car though, I wish it could be the next RX-7 too.

Although I would be happy with just a competition version of it. If Mazda went racing with it the fan support would be huge.
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The Furai is an awesome concept and I would actually trade in my FD towards one if that would be the next rotary sports car.

However, the Furai is literally built straight off of the Mazda Courage race car chasis. It will never see production.
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Originally Posted by Andrew Harper
Well I hope the hamster gets to drive it. The Car was displayed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.......and they broke the engine!

Fantastic car though, I wish it could be the next RX-7 too.

Although I would be happy with just a competition version of it. If Mazda went racing with it the fan support would be huge.
You know Mazda has its own race series, right?

Personally, I cant wait to see the Stig rape the Furai.
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Originally Posted by RotorMotor
haha yeah i wonder why they picked richard hammond to drive it? lol
i cant wait!
You ever see a large race car?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwyIrgZbzE

Bit of a let down, apparently the Furai that they had broken down so they never tested it.
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Originally Posted by Joker1337
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwyIrgZbzE

Bit of a let down, apparently the Furai that they had broken down so they never tested it.
that's typical rotary power for you.
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Heh, true dat. Though 400+ hp isn't too bad from a 20B.
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Originally Posted by Joker1337
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwyIrgZbzE

Bit of a let down, apparently the Furai that they had broken down so they never tested it.
Aww.....

But that Glumpert looks fun.
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Thats too bad, I really wanted to see them review it. Maybe they'll review it when it works again. They never mentioned what was broken on it though.
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This episode is online now for download if you wanna search for it. I just got done watching a High Def rip of it and it was a VERY entertaining episode.

If you are wanting to watch it for the Furai, just check the youtube clip because that is all you get. There is a competition at the end of the show with the Germans vs Brits. (Their respective cars, too.)


The Nurburgring pro Sabine Schmitz is on the show, too and she looks hot as ever on it.

I recommend googling "Top gear torrent"


Good luck


Also -- I bet it is a matter of time before some crazy Japanese body kit maker designs a Furai body kit :P. I mean look at the Scoot one (with the Infiniti-looking rear end )
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Originally Posted by jshiz
I've never noticed how small that car is until i seen that pic.
But then again, Jeremy is freaking huge. A hummer H2 looks like a mid-size SUV next to him.
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Originally Posted by Joker1337
Heh, true dat. Though 400+ hp isn't too bad from a 20B.
400+HP is nothing for a 20B. 20Bs lay down power like nobody's business.
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Originally Posted by SLOASFK
400+HP is nothing for a 20B. 20Bs lay down power like nobody's business.

And at not very high boost levels.


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