The intriguing world of concept cars usually follows one of two paths: Either a manufacturer gives its designers free rein to develop a totally unrealistic futuristic creation, or they roll out a near ...

The Mazda Furai — or "Sound of the wind" — was one of the most striking concept cars of the 2000s, an absolute treat from the perspectives of form, function, and feeling. It was first revealed at the ...

It's called Furai, and designer Franz von Holzhausen says it's supposed to look like streamers fluttering in the wind. It's the fifth concept in Mazda's Nagare (flow) series and the visual realization ...

For a design that's almost as old as the automotbile itself, the rotary engine is quite a rare sight in cars. Sure, a number of cars over the years have had a stab at conquering the pistonless ...

Mazda's just revealed the above shot of the Mazda Furai concept vehicle along with the release below the jump detailing the Japanese-by-way-of-Dearborn automaker's game plan for the 2008 Detroit Auto ...

This is the Mazda Furai, presented to the world at the Detroit motor show in 2008. Its name literally means ‘Sound of the Wind’, which is much nicer than calling it the Mazda Fart. Is it the sound of ...

Mazda trotted out the Furai concept at the Detroit Auto Show back in 2007. It wowed crowds, and promised that the future Nagare design language had Mazda machines moving in a delightfully stylish ...

With a beautifully sculptured body and a potent three-rotor engine, the Furai seemed destined to succeed the LeMans-winning 787B on the track, but an unfortunate incident sealed its faith just a few ...

In early 2008, Mazda revealed its Furai concept car, a carbon-composite, race-bred masterpiece. Later that year, Top Gear magazine ran the world's only drive of the Furai. And then the car ...

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