"Drive It Like You Stole It!"

Up one level NAIAS 2008 - the Detroit Auto Show » Mazda
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Mazda Furai concept, Takai concept, and RX-8.

 Mazda, who builds zoom-zoom, has zoomed right off the planet in this Takai concept.  There is no word if a deal with George Takei (Sulu) is in the works.

Mazda, who builds zoom-zoom, has zoomed right off the planet in this Takai concept. There is no word if a deal with George Takei (Sulu) is in the works.

 Yes, the rear wheels are really in their own pontoons, or outriggers, or whatever.

Yes, the rear wheels are really in their own pontoons, or outriggers, or whatever.

 Even the dash on this concept flows like water!

Even the dash on this concept flows like water!

 Another spectator next to us likened this car to a catamaran, and wondered how seaworthy it'd be.

Another spectator next to us likened this car to a catamaran, and wondered how seaworthy it'd be.

 There are not a lot of straight lines in this car!

There are not a lot of straight lines in this car!

 Here we go from flowing to just angry and edgy:  the Furai concept next to Mazda's latest RX-8 iteration.

Here we go from flowing to just angry and edgy: the Furai concept next to Mazda's latest RX-8 iteration.

 They sure look alike, don't they?

They sure look alike, don't they?

 Note that the exhaust canister is shaped like the Wankel (rotary) engine's rotor.  In fact, many things on both cars have this shape to subtly advertise the rotary engine's presence.

Note that the exhaust canister is shaped like the Wankel (rotary) engine's rotor. In fact, many things on both cars have this shape to subtly advertise the rotary engine's presence.

 Now that's an exhaust you won't see on your neighbor's Civic!

Now that's an exhaust you won't see on your neighbor's Civic!

 We're not sure if the Furai will ever be raced, but they sure made it look like it had.

We're not sure if the Furai will ever be raced, but they sure made it look like it had.