Mazda Furai
| Mazda Furai | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mazda |
| Designer | Swift Engineering with Mazda's design studio, Southern California |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept car |
| Layout | MR layout |
| Platform | Courage C65 LMP2 |
| Related |
Mazda Nagare Mazda Ryuga Mazda Hakaze Mazda Taiki |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 450 hp (336 kW) R20B RENESIS 3 Rotor Engine |
| Transmission | X-trac 6 speed semi-automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,790 mm (109.8 in) |
| Length | 4,563 mm (179.6 in) |
| Width | 1,956 mm (77.0 in) |
| Height | 977 mm (38.5 in) |
| Curb weight | 675 kg |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Nagare |
The Mazda Furai (マツダふうらい Mazda Furai?) was 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 debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The Furai (風籟 Fūrai?), meaning "sound of the wind", was the fifth and last of the Mazda Nagare line of concept cars that have been made by Mazda since 2006. The chassis was 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 was designed to use E100 ethanol fuel, it was powered by a heavily modified 20B 3-rotor wankel engine that put out 450 brake horsepower (340 kW). The engine was developed and built by renowned rotary tuner, Racing Beat, who also built the car's rotary-shaped muffler canister.and 3 models in the world
The car wore the number 55, that of its 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning ancestor, the 787B. Unlike many concept cars, the Furai was fully functional and was tested at various tracks. It ran at Laguna Seca and Buttonwillow.
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