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 ...

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 ...

Image Credit: Tronno at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0/Wiki Commons. Some concept cars are built to collect dust at auto shows and look pretty in press photos. The Mazda Furai? It was built to absolutely ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

This is the only image we were able to winnow out of Mazda, though the company has provided at least a few technical details about the Furai. Based on the 450 hp Courage C65 race car that competed in ...

John has a BCom Degree with a background in corporate Marketing. He has been in automotive journalism since 2014 and has worked at CarBuzz since Feb 2024. John has written for Magneto, the BMW Car ...