Mazda Set to Debut Furai at Detroit Show - December 17th, 2007
The Detroit Auto Show is going to be a hot bed of premieres and introductions in January. One of the more interesting concepts that will be on display is the Mazda Furai (according to the press release that’s “fu-rye” and it means “sound of the wind.”) Working in concert with British Petroleum, this baby is 100% powered by ethanol.
The Furai takes its inspiration from the Le Mans Series race car and has a Courage C65 chassis with a three-rotor, 450 hp engine. The company wants this baby to be green — as in mean and green. The North American director of design for Mazda, Franz von Holzhausen, is quoted in the release saying:
“Furai purposely blurs boundaries that have traditionally distinguished street cars from track cars. Historically, there has been a gap between single-purpose racecars and street-legal models — commonly called supercars — that emulate the real racers on the road. Furai bridges that gap like no car has ever done before.”
We’re also going to see the 2009 Mazda RX-8 and the Mazda Taiki. AutoBlogGreen has kindly reprinted the press release with the additional details. Click here to read.
Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Shorty
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