Furai -- meaning 'sound of the wind' -- is the fifth evolution of Mazda's new design language.
Built on a Courage C65 chassis and powered by a 450-bhp 3-rotor rotary engine, this is an ethanol (E100)-powered concept car from the Mazda stable.
Mazda has said that Furai 'purposely blurs boundaries that have traditionally distinguished street cars from racing cars.' It is even being said that the 'Furai bridges effectively the gap between single-purpose racecars and the sportiest of street-legal production models called super cars that emulate the real racers on the road.'
The Mazda Furai comes equipped with an eye toward the future and the environment.
The sharp element you see protruding from the roof is called an Air Fang, and was designed to optimise ram air induction.
Being a concept car -- or a prototype -- no price range is available for the car.
Image: Design director of Mazda North American operations Franz von Holzhausen motions to executives to join him as he poses with the Furai concept vehicle.
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