RE: Shinari Concept Shows New Mazda Design Language

[Stu R]

That looks epic! Shame nothing in the range will bear any resemblance to it when arriving at the showroom, but still ..

[JontyR]

ZOLLAR said:

Munter said:

Slightly less aggressive than the Furai.

God i love that car!

And unfortuately I believe it is no more

Im lead to believe from one of the engineers that due to a slight cost cutting exercise it had an electrical fire....and burnt to a small pile of gloop

[I WISH]

Concur with others ..... looks great ..... but it will never see the light of day.

[wab172uk]

With Ford still holding the purse strings, and them not wanting Mazda to have anything better than there current designs, I can't see this going ahead.

[PascalBuyens]

ZesPak said:

Am I the only one who thinks that the Mazda 6 is a very good looking car?

No because I actually quite like it too.

[Benjman]

wab172uk said:

With Ford still holding the purse strings, and them not wanting Mazda to have anything better than there current designs, I can't see this going ahead.

Fortunate coincidence that Ford sold approx. 20% of their Mazda-stocks in 2008, so they're now shareholder...

I just hope it will not replaced by some painted whitegoods for production

[Liquid Knight]

wab172uk said:

With Ford still holding the purse strings, and them not wanting Mazda to have anything better than there current designs, I can't see this going ahead.

New Mondeo platform with a decent body? Probe v's MX6 round 2!

[kambites]

It's a nice looking concept, but it doesn't look as if there is space for a transverse engine in the front of that to me. It would be lovely to believe that Mazda might make a RWD saloon, but I can't see it happening and that design really doesn't look like it would translate well into a FWD car.

Edited by kambites on Tuesday 31st August 13:41

[piefacemate]

Looks awesome, but a tenner says it never makes production

Hasn't the EU regulations put an end to the rotary engined stuff then? Considering their poor economy I'd be suprised if they could continue making them.

[Chris71]

daz4m said:

Chris71 said:

Do we reckon the RX8's successor will ditch the rotary? If they plan to build a practical, affordable RWD 2+2 coupe with a sensible engine I might even be tempted to part with some cash...

Think about what the R stands for!!

Good point. They can call it whatever they like if it's got the RX8s pace and handling in a slightly more reliable/frugal package.

[k-ink]

Enough concepts Mazda. Now make something interesting

[tim200sx]

Great looking car - good to see manufacturers starting to produce nice looking sleek cars again rather ugly things just to "stand-out" from the crowd.

[Munter]

k-ink said:

Enough concepts Mazda. Now make something interesting

The RX8, MX5, 3 MPS and 6 MPS not enough for you?

Ok I obviously have a soft spot for Mazda. But compared to the Toyotas of this world they are producing some interesting cars.

[johnhenry]

Maserati Granturismo anyone?
style it like the furai! its different and brilliant.

[smiffie]

johnhenry said:

Maserati Granturismo anyone?
style it like the furai! its different and brilliant.

Very much so...

[nsmith1180]

smiffie said:

Very much so...

[Rodimus]

mrclav said:

I'm loving this (even though some might say the front end is a bit of a Jag rip-off), it definitely is a very agreeable design - let's hope they doesn't dilute it too much... Well done Mazda!

Well to be fair, the new xk8 is more of an Aston Martin rip-off.

About the shinari, I think it's absolutely beautiful. I love what Mazda have done with the 3 and 6. Definetly more interesting than their rivals

[nsmith1180]

Rodimus said:

mrclav said:

I'm loving this (even though some might say the front end is a bit of a Jag rip-off), it definitely is a very agreeable design - let's hope they doesn't dilute it too much... Well done Mazda!

Well to be fair, the new xk8 is more of an Aston Martin rip-off.

About the shinari, I think it's absolutely beautiful. I love what Mazda have done with the 3 and 6. Definetly more interesting than their rivals

I'll take your point with the 6, but the 3 just looks stupid. A silly grin like a cheshire cat.

[kylebartolo]

Is it me... Or did they really copy lots of the Maserati GT?? The lights and front nose is very similar in my opinion.

It looks nice as its more or less copied from pininfarina's design.. At least thats my opinion.

[Riggers]

Chris71 said:

daz4m said:

Chris71 said:

Do we reckon the RX8's successor will ditch the rotary? If they plan to build a practical, affordable RWD 2+2 coupe with a sensible engine I might even be tempted to part with some cash...

Think about what the R stands for!!

Good point. They can call it whatever they like if it's got the RX8s pace and handling in a slightly more reliable/frugal package.

New Rotary on the way (we hope).

See here: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...