Untranslated from the german site this came from.

Rotorhead opgelet! Mazda zal ons op de Tokyo Motor Show in oktober verblijden met deze Coupé. Mazda heeft ons de afgelopen jaren al diverse concepten laten zien. Zo zijn de Nagare, de Ryuga, de Senku en de Hakaze reeds de revue gepasseerd. Het is echter de Kabura die de basis lijkt te zijn geweest voor het laatste concept die Mazda zal tonen in Tokyo, met her en der een vleugje van de andere concepten.

Mazda’s nieuwe sportwagen zal beschikken over de volgende generatie wankelmotor, de RENESIS II. Het zal de eerste geheel nieuwe coupé zijn sinds de derde generatie RX-7, gepresenteerd in 1991. Steekwoorden zijn: opvallend uiterlijk, lichtgewicht en krachtig.

Het laatste model RX-7 liep in Augustus 2002 en wordt nog steeds door sommigen gezien als het hoogtepunt van Mazda’s motor- en designafdeling. Het wordt hoog tijd dus voor een nieuwe echte coupé, naast de MX-5 Roadster Coupé en de RX-8 (bron: rotarynews).

More pics on:

http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2007/...kyo#post-11201

Enjoy.


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It's Dutch man ,not German... So I'll translate briefly.

In October Mazda will present on the Tokyo Auto show a new coupe. In the past yeaars they have shwon several new concept cars but now they will a model on the base of the Kabura prototype.

Mazda's new sports car will use the new Renesis II rotary engine. This new model will be the first new coupe '3door) car since the RX7. Key words are distinctive appearance, light weight and power.

The last RX7 was produced back in 2002 and is still considered the engineering highlight in MAzda's histroy of engine and design. Therefor it's about time that MAzda comes with a new real sports car to put next to the MX5 (Miata) and RX8.

 

Fail

 

Reminds me of the chrysler crossfire...

 

Ugly .....is an understatment...................

 

*throws up in mouth

 

The back looks like a ferrari 360 or so, the front will need to be redesigned. That grill doesn't do it for me. But finally some good news.

 

All I can say is hold on to you rx-7's. If this car comes out it's sheer uglyness will up the value of the 1st,2nd,and 3rd gens.

 

damn u guys are superficial

 

Doesnt matter anyway cause it wont even look like that.

Thats why its called a concept. The actual production car retains like 30% of the concept look.

 

remember the RX01 concept? I doubt it will look like the concept just like the RX8 didn't look like the RX01.

I hope the bring the smoothness of the FD back. at teh FD's sexy lines

 

ugggllyyyy

 

Well, they're stupid for putting misinformation in saying it's a "new rx7 concept"... It's not.


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The RX8 wasn't based off the RX-01 concept. It was Based off the RX-Evolv or whatever it's called.

 

damn......that's one ugly concept

 

It's the RX-01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8_oIb5GYEI

you can see the FD platform in the vid too. So a prototype ISN"T always the final product.

 

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Better not look like that when its released. THAT CHRYSLER LOOKS HORRIBLE HAHA!!

 

eeeewwwww...!!!!

 

damn. this make me love my fd even more. since the new one is ugly

 

It can't be an Rx-7 without pop-up headlights, and nobody will ever produce another car with pop-ups. So, therefore the Rx-7 can never be resurrected. But, even still, teh 7 can't lose.

 

Good thing it's NOT an RX7.

I don't know, I kind of like the RX01. It's different, but it's sort of like the NSX of Mazda. But whatever that thing is up there, I hate it. I would rather drive a RX8 and for me, that's saying something.

 

The Kabura has too much glass =/ I think it's more likely to be a 2nd gen RX-8.