The japanese car, whose name means sound of the wind was the fifth and final prototype following the design philosophy imposed by the mazda nagare concept. Top gear have released photos of mazdas amazing furai race. Mazda furai concept first images before detroit debut. Top gear was present for the untimely demise in 2008 of the quite remarkable mazda furai concept. As it happened, top gear had been driving the car in august, the only magazine to drive the car, and in the last five minutes of the day tgs photographer lee brimble noticed a small lick of fire in the engine bay. Then it was nowhere, making zero public appearances when the car s very reason for existence was to make public appearances for mazda. Top gear recounts the fiery demise of the mazda furai autoblog. View detailed pictures that accompany our mazda furai concept article with closeup photos of exterior and interior features. Mazda furai concept burns to the ground in the hands of top gear jeff glucker september 11, 20 comment now. The mazda furai is a concept car revealed on 27 december, 2007 and manufactured by mazda. The top gear crew burned the mazda furai concept car. Thats because the furai is based on mazdas american. Featuring 42 mazda furai highresolution photos and 2 videos.
And then the car mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again. The car was manufactured from the courage c65 chassis. Mazda furai burned in a bbc top gear show full details. Top gear recounts the fiery demise of the mazda furai. Jan, 2008 furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the soul of a sports car into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the future and the environment. Back in 2008, mazda allowed top gear to test out their furai concept car, a.
The famous victim of the top gear presenters is called mazda furai and is a concept launched at the 2008 north american international auto show detroit motor show. Mazda furai concept the car that top gear destroyed youtube. Mazda furai concept wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Featuring 5 mazda furai concept first images before detroit debut highresolution. You can always rely on mazda to provide a treat at the big motor shows, but the japanese manufacturer looks set to outdo even its own high standards in detroit with this, the furai concept. The stealth orangeonmattblack paintjob is inspired by the livery of the mazda 787b, the only ever japanese winner of the le mans 24 hour back in 1991. The worlds greatest car website, from the team behind the telly show. Topgear soccer field track pack benchmark high speed. In honor of top gear mags 20th anniversary special, set to go on sale. Mazda furai photos, pictures pics, wallpapers top speed. Only one furai was made, and a few years ago it was completely destroyed on the top gear test track. What kind of car mazda will drop it into is more speculation on my part. Jan 18, 2016 even if the replica is of a single car that was created, shown off, then burnt to a crisp on the top gear track, only to vanish and become car lore.
Well, the folks at top gear admit that they accidentally destroyed it. Mazda usa release 2008 inspired by the fact that, on any given weekend, there are more mazdas and mazdapowered cars roadraced in the united states than any other brand, the mazda furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the soul of a sports car into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the. Top gear apologises for priceless mazda furais fiery demise. Five years after the beautiful mazda furai concept debuted, top gear magazine has finally admitted to accidentally burning it to the ground in a teaser for the 20th anniversary issue sort of.
Mazda furai concept 2008 mazda furai concept furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the soul of a sports car into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the future and the environment through the use of renewable fuels. The furai officially debuted at the 2008 north american international auto show in detroit. Furai, simply translated, means sound of the wind and is the fifth iteration or evolution of mazdas new design language exemplified in its initial nagare concept, which you may recall meant. Weighing under a ton and with an f1 style gearbox, the furai hits 60mph in just 3. Nov, 2014 five years after the event, top gear finally details the fate of one of the finest concept cars of the last decade. Mazda motor corporation will showcase the world premieres of the mazda furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised 2009 mazda rx8 sports car at the 2008 north american international auto show naias, to be held in detroit from sunday, january through sunday, january 27, 2008. The mazda furai, mazda furai is a mazdas highperformance concept vehicle based on the mazda nagares style and the courage c65s chassis. Jun 02, 2008 heres why the 2020 chevy corvette c8 is the hottest car of the year duration. Handsome, good to drive and easy to use, like all mazdas.
Be sure to subscribe to bbc americas youtube channel for tons more. As the latest in mazdas awardwinning and highly acclaimed series of nagare concept cars, the furai p2 concept vehicle celebrates 40 years of rotary engine and international motorsports. Mazda furai concept news hell hath no furai 2008 top gear. Newmotoring the story of mazdas incredible furai concept. Mazdas new petrol engine produces just 96gkm of co2 and yet it produces a very healthy 175bhp. When their version of top gear first gained notoriety beyond the united kingdom, it did so in clips and torrents posted online. Minutes later, the car looked like a burnt piece of toast.
The top gear team put the mazda rx8 through its paces. A teaser image of the vehicle was released on 11 december 2007. The mazda furai, matsuda furai was a concept car revealed on 27 december 2007 and designed by swift engineering and manufactured by mazda. We say was because it was destroyed in an epic fire in 08. Later that year, top gear magazine ran the worlds only drive of the furai.
It wowed crowds, and promised that the future nagare design language had mazda machines moving in a delightfully stylish direction. The top gear guys explain the whole deal pretty clearly. Count down top gears top 10 most spectacular wrecks. In early 2008, mazda revealed its furai concept car, a carboncomposite, racebred masterpiece. Read the latest mazda furai concept news and browse our full collection of mazda furai concept articles, photos, press releases and related videos.
Sep 25, 20 the famous victim of the top gear presenters is called mazda furai and is a concept launched at the 2008 north american international auto show detroit motor show. Count down top gear s top 10 most spectacular wrecks. Deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands polski. Please read top gears code of conduct link below before posting. Theyve come charging at the market from several different directions city cars, sports cars, family. Commercial use, including advertising, marketing, and merchandising, is strictly prohibited. Maybe pd will add the official livery of the furai and call it mazda furai lm race car. Mazda motor corporation will showcase the world premieres of the mazda furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised new mazda rx8 sports car at. Mazda furai concept first images before detroit debut media gallery. People have been drooling over the prospect of a rotary miata for a while, but mazda seems unwilling. It apparently caught fire and burned to a crisp while top gear was driving it, and now top gear wants to sell magazines with the news. It turns out that the furai, which was burned nearly. Another good mazda from one of the very few car companies any company, come to that which simply doesnt make a bad product.
Top gear has published its account of just how the mazda furai, a striking concept car, was destroyed during a photo shoot. Top gear have released photos of mazdas amazing furai. They were driving it for their 20th anniversary magazine when it caught on fire and burned to a crisp. On the outside, it blended the craziness of a racing car with quintessential japanese elegance, akin to that of. Mazda furai destroyed by fire while in top gear custody.
How a pirate top gear fan site forever changed the way we. Top gear has now taken the previous quote off its website, replacing it with this top gear was present for the untimely demise in 2008 of the quite remarkable mazda furai concept. Mazda furai concept burns to the ground in the hands of top gear. Mazdas awesome furai is not just a visually stunning concept but a fully functional supercar with a 460bhp rotary engine and a race car chassis. May 21, 2012 mazda furai top gear track topgeartrack. Sep 11, 20 mazda furai concept burns to the ground in the hands of top gear jeff glucker september 11, 20 comment now. Five years after the event, top gear finally details the fate of one of the finest concept cars of the last decade. Mazda furai concept e um carroconceito produzido pela mazda o nome furai significa o som do vento. Jan 17, 2018 very few concept cars have garnered quite as much attention as the mazda furai. Jan 08, 2008 mazda furai concept news hell hath no furai 2008.
And by the way top gear are knuckle heads because they drove it at high speeds. Mazda furai concept burns to the ground in the hands of. Suddenly, at the end of 2008, the furai disappeared. The materials provided on the mazda media site are for editorial use only.
Even with a top speed of 180mph, that means the furai is technically a green car just the sort of green car we like, in fact. Check out the latest mazda furai photos, pictures pics, wallpapers and so much more on top speed. Top gear is responsible for the untimely demise of the quite remarkable mazda furai concept, and were very, very sorry. Mazda furai concept news hell hath no furai top gear. Jeremy takes to the track in a very fast and very orange supercar from denmark, the 1086 horsepower zenvo st1. Mazda furai 3d models for download, files in 3ds, max, c4d, maya, blend, obj, fbx with low poly, animated, rigged, game, and vr options. Mazda furai concept and 2009 rx8 to make world debut at 2008 north american international auto show. Performance, efficiency, engine, top speed, body and chassi and engine info. Mazda furai 2008 3d model, formats max, obj, 3ds, fbx, c4d, lwo, lw, lws, ready for 3d animation and other 3d projects. Furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the soul of a sports car into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the future and the environment through the use of renewable fuels. May 20, 2008 read the latest mazda furai news and browse our full collection of mazda furai articles, photos, press releases and related videos. Top gear is the worldwide famous british tv programme dedicated to cars which is broadcast since 1977. The mazda furai concept is dead and top gear is to blame.
It is a bummer of a story, and looking at pics of the furai, it is sad the car never got a chance to follow in the footsteps of the 787b and bring racing glory to mazda. Jan 02, 2012 the mazda furai is a concept car revealed on 27 december, 2007 and manufactured by mazda. Fm4 cars and dlc addons list see top post for redownloading. Mazda usa release 2008 inspired by the fact that, on any given weekend, there are more mazdas and mazda powered cars roadraced in the united states than any other brand, the mazda furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the soul of a sports car into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the. Mazda has come up with some incredible concepts over the years, from the beautiful shinari concept that spawned the whole current mazda range, to the rx vision we saw back in october, a car thats getting everyone excited because we might finally see a new rx7. Very few concept cars have garnered quite as much attention as the mazda furai. Read the latest mazda furai news and browse our full collection of mazda furai articles, photos, press releases and related videos. Top gear magazine put this picture of the mazda on today. Feb 19, 2015 in early 2008, mazda revealed its furai concept car, a carboncomposite, racebred masterpiece. This past september we reported on top gear s destruction of the mazda furai, one of the finest concept cars to ever grace an auto show stage. Couple this with world class handling and you have all the ingredients for a highly desirable production car. The mazda furai was a concept car revealed on 27 december 2007 and designed by swift.