Mazda Furai Concept

The Mazda Furai is a concept car revealed on 27 December, 2007 and manufactured by Mazda.A teaser image of

the vehicle was released on 11 December, 2007. The Furai officially debuts at the 2008 North American

International Auto Show in Detroit.











 
Wing and Exhaust in detail from the Mazda Furai on display at the 2008 Canadian International Auto ShowThe

Furai , Furai?), meaning Sound of the wind, is the fifth and last of the Mazda Nagare line of concept cars

that have been made by Mazda since 2006. The chassis is based on the Courage Compétition C65 Le Mans

Prototype that Mazda last used to compete in the American Le Mans Series, two seasons previously and is

designed to use E100 ethanol fuel, it is powered by a new generation 3-rotor wankel engine that puts out 450

brake horsepower (340 kW). The engine is developed and built by renowned rotary tuner, Racing Beat, who also

built the car's rotary-shaped muffler canister.

Manufacturer    Mazda
Predecessor    Nagare
Class        Concept car
Layout        MR layout
Platform     Courage C65 LMP2
Engine(s)     458HP R20B RENESIS 3 Rotor Engine
Transmission(s)  X-trac 6 speed semi-automatic
Wheelbase     2,790 mm (109.8 in)
Length      4,563 mm (179.7 in)
Width          1,956 mm (77.0 in)
Height           977 mm (38.5 in)