There were some remains of the car, but the location of where they are is still unknown…. Please confirm you agree to the use of tracking cookies as outlined in the Cookies Policy. Sign in or register. Timon Thijssen 6 years ago. Mazda Furai: a futuristic race car that was built in honour of the rotary-engine.
The Le Mans-winning Mazda B. Rotary-shaped muffler canister? Furai in Japanese characters? It churns out nearly HP of max power and Nm of peak torque.
It is built around a lightweight chassis and its kerb weight is only kg. This concept car used high-performance front and rear suspension made by Sachs and Eibach. The braking duties are taken care of by powerful Brembo calliper disc brakes on all four wheels. The Mazda Furai features inch aluminium centre-lock wheels and it runs on specially tailor-made tyres developed by Mazda and Kumho.
The concept version came with full LED lighting and boasted racing seats with Sparco seatbelts. Road tests Home Reviews Road tests. Share this on Twitter Share this on Facebook Email. Most Popular. New electric car charger revealed alongside announcement that UK will ban the sale of all new non-zero-emission HGVs by Top 10 best hybrid cars to buy Hybrid cars. Hybrid power is the way forward if the car industry is to be believed so we've found the top 10 best hybrid cars to buy now It won global acclaim, but was more than that: the Furai was possibly the defining concept car of its era.
Which makes what happens next all the more tragic. Bentwaters Parks, 19 August Time for one last shot. The Mazda Furai growls threateningly on the runway. No trailer-queen concept car, this is a living, fire-breathing breath of fresh air. Under its carbon-fibre bodywork lurks an LMP2 Courage chassis and a bhp rotary race engine.
Running pure ethanol. The Furai is very noisy. It is very fast. And right now, Top Gear is the only magazine in the world to have driven it. It will remain so. This morning saw The Stig arrive from nowhere, drive very fast down Bentwaters' 1.
Following Stig's exit, Thomas has spent the last hour firing the car up and down the tarmac under the watchful eye of the Furai support team, works driver Mark Ticehurst and the local fire crew. With the story in the bag, Bill departs to file his copy, and I'm left with photographer Lee Brimble to ensure we do justice to what surely must be one of the most stunning concept cars ever created.
As we've been shooting, I've spotted the Furai's central exhaust spitting a thin cone of blue flame on downshifts. It's this I want to capture on our last run.
Ticehurst, duly instructed, heads off at pace, and Lee and I jump into the tracking vehicle and barrel after him, leaving the fire and support crews at the end of the runway. We catch the Furai over the crest of the runway the tarmac at Bentwaters rises in the middle, something that's about to take on significance and track it down towards the far end, Brimble snapping furiously.
As Ticehurst begins to slow for the turn and drops down through the gears, things start to go wrong. The Furai is making a noise less Le Mans racer and more
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