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2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car

Mazda launched the 2010 Shinari sports cars coupe at the Paris Motor Show in early October, a four door concept car that shows the new design. This design as well as to replace the Nagare design. Mazda Shinari Concept represents the profound connection of driver and machine and the beginning of Mazda's latest design theme 'KODO-Soul in Motion'. Shinari exhibits a functional aesthetic that will continue to evolve as Mazda continues to define its next generation of vehicles.

2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car

The development of the Shinari Concept was actually a collaboration between three of Mazda�s design centers in Japan, Germany and the United States. Mazda also said it is working to improve the quality level of its interiors for future vehicles. With 2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car as the first step, Ikuo Maeda, general manager of Mazda's design division, aims to create original Mazda designs that will be recognized around the world. He summarizes his resolve in the following words:

"My goal is to create designs that people can point to proudly and say, 'This is a Mazda design'. There is no need for Mazda to build cars for people who are only concerned with 'style' and 'trends'. Whether working on sports cars or compact cars, I have always worked to create designs that evoke an emotional response in people and I hope to keep doing the same as I remain fully committed to develop designs for people who love and admire cars. It is my personal belief that the only way to create designs that fundamentally connect with people and to create designs they love, is if the people creating them are absolutely passionate about cars and are willing to make that passion a firm policy for design expression.

The Mazda Shinari is a pure design concept model of a four-door, four-seater sport cars coupe which perfectly expresses the 'KODO - Soul of Motion' design theme in a graceful and carefree form. All of Mazda Shinari Concept's body surfaces appear as if constantly undergoing transformation. There is no static shape to be found, as if the car is in perpetual motion. For instance the subtle control of the angle of the upper surface of the side sill, from the front to the rear, results in a form that suggests a flash of speed along the body of the car. Aerodynamic performance was a major priority for Mazda Shinari Concept, and the centre of the lower sections - on both the front and rear bumpers - are designed to optimize the flow of air along the underbody of the car.

2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car 

The principle of 'dedicated driving ergonomics' is further reflected in the car's next generation Human Machine Interface (HMI). The availability of smaller electronic components has allowed Mazda Shinari Concept's designers to create a floating HMI three-dimensional display; a design element that represents the very latest HMI technology . The system offers three distinct modes: 'Business, Pleasure and Sport'.

Yasushi Nakamuta, the chief designer who led the design of the third generation Mazda MX-5, was the first to begin the ideation of the Mazda Shinari Concept: "The challenge for us was to create an innovative new expression for energetic and powerful movement; something that we had never attempted before. We began by developing the design around the image of a predator, as it strikes at its prey, or the stabbing movement in kendo, Japanese fencing, to express the instant where accumulated force is released.

Ikuo Maeda say, "Further, I consider it vitally important to have an awareness of Japanese originality in designing cars for Mazda. This is not merely about incorporating traditional Japanese elements into car design. I believe in reflecting the Japanese spirit in car designs as part of a subconscious practice. So, while I consider where this may lead in the future, my plan is to create cars that will be instantly recognizable as a Mazda, even when viewed at a distance. My ultimate goal is to create a brand presence that car lovers around the world recognize as representing both Mazda originality and Japanese originality. Future Mazda's will move people physically and emotionally - this is 'KODO - Soul of Motion'."

2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car 

2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car

Mazda launched the 2010 Shinari sports cars coupe at the Paris Motor Show in early October, a four door concept car that shows the new design. This design as well as to replace the Nagare design. Mazda Shinari Concept represents the profound connection of driver and machine and the beginning of Mazda's latest design theme 'KODO-Soul in Motion'. Shinari exhibits a functional aesthetic that will continue to evolve as Mazda continues to define its next generation of vehicles.

2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car

The development of the Shinari Concept was actually a collaboration between three of Mazda�s design centers in Japan, Germany and the United States. Mazda also said it is working to improve the quality level of its interiors for future vehicles. With 2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car as the first step, Ikuo Maeda, general manager of Mazda's design division, aims to create original Mazda designs that will be recognized around the world. He summarizes his resolve in the following words:

"My goal is to create designs that people can point to proudly and say, 'This is a Mazda design'. There is no need for Mazda to build cars for people who are only concerned with 'style' and 'trends'. Whether working on sports cars or compact cars, I have always worked to create designs that evoke an emotional response in people and I hope to keep doing the same as I remain fully committed to develop designs for people who love and admire cars. It is my personal belief that the only way to create designs that fundamentally connect with people and to create designs they love, is if the people creating them are absolutely passionate about cars and are willing to make that passion a firm policy for design expression.

The Mazda Shinari is a pure design concept model of a four-door, four-seater sport cars coupe which perfectly expresses the 'KODO - Soul of Motion' design theme in a graceful and carefree form. All of Mazda Shinari Concept's body surfaces appear as if constantly undergoing transformation. There is no static shape to be found, as if the car is in perpetual motion. For instance the subtle control of the angle of the upper surface of the side sill, from the front to the rear, results in a form that suggests a flash of speed along the body of the car. Aerodynamic performance was a major priority for Mazda Shinari Concept, and the centre of the lower sections - on both the front and rear bumpers - are designed to optimize the flow of air along the underbody of the car.

2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car 

The principle of 'dedicated driving ergonomics' is further reflected in the car's next generation Human Machine Interface (HMI). The availability of smaller electronic components has allowed Mazda Shinari Concept's designers to create a floating HMI three-dimensional display; a design element that represents the very latest HMI technology . The system offers three distinct modes: 'Business, Pleasure and Sport'.

Yasushi Nakamuta, the chief designer who led the design of the third generation Mazda MX-5, was the first to begin the ideation of the Mazda Shinari Concept: "The challenge for us was to create an innovative new expression for energetic and powerful movement; something that we had never attempted before. We began by developing the design around the image of a predator, as it strikes at its prey, or the stabbing movement in kendo, Japanese fencing, to express the instant where accumulated force is released.

Ikuo Maeda say, "Further, I consider it vitally important to have an awareness of Japanese originality in designing cars for Mazda. This is not merely about incorporating traditional Japanese elements into car design. I believe in reflecting the Japanese spirit in car designs as part of a subconscious practice. So, while I consider where this may lead in the future, my plan is to create cars that will be instantly recognizable as a Mazda, even when viewed at a distance. My ultimate goal is to create a brand presence that car lovers around the world recognize as representing both Mazda originality and Japanese originality. Future Mazda's will move people physically and emotionally - this is 'KODO - Soul of Motion'."

2010 Mazda Sport Cars Coupe Shinari Concept Car 

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

Mazda has released the first 2011 Mazda6 facelift images and details and announced that the new version will be premiered at the Geneva auto show in March. As far as the exterior design goes, the 2011 Mazda6 facelift features new headlights and rear light clusters. This new, upgraded version enhances the strengths of its predecessor, retaining its fun-to-drive feeling and excellent fuel efficiency; while improving refinement, cabin ambience, environmental compatibility and safety performance. 

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The 2011 Mazda6 facelift also comes with new chassis settings and several new active safety features � like a new pivoting adaptive front lighting system and hill-launch assist � that together make the Mazda6 facelift one of the safest and easiest-to-drive cars in its segment.

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The Mazda Mazda 6 design concept is "bold & exquisite." The updated model carries over the solid front face of its predecessor, and retains the beauty, strength and tension conveyed through its simple contours. With enhancements for a stronger expression of dynamism and sportiness, the latest facelifted Mazda 6 expresses a more premium identity. 

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

Six engines will be available, including a powerful new 2.0-litre DISI petrol that uses less fuel and produces fewer emissions than the 2.0-litre engine it replaces. Its five-speed automatic transmission was adapted especially for this new petrol engine to deliver an optimal combination of acceleration and fuel economy.

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The 2011 Mazda6 facelift also offers updated versions of the MZR 1.8 and 2.5-litre engines while the MZR-CD 2.2-litre turbo diesel unit is offered in three power levels, from 129 to 180 PS, all of them sporty, with improved fuel-efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. 

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The 2011 Mazda6 facelift price will be announced later in the spring when the new version will go on sale across Europe. It is one of three premieres that will be unveiled at Mazda�s press conference to be held at the Mazda stand in Hall 5, on 2 March.

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

Mazda has released the first 2011 Mazda6 facelift images and details and announced that the new version will be premiered at the Geneva auto show in March. As far as the exterior design goes, the 2011 Mazda6 facelift features new headlights and rear light clusters. This new, upgraded version enhances the strengths of its predecessor, retaining its fun-to-drive feeling and excellent fuel efficiency; while improving refinement, cabin ambience, environmental compatibility and safety performance. 

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The 2011 Mazda6 facelift also comes with new chassis settings and several new active safety features � like a new pivoting adaptive front lighting system and hill-launch assist � that together make the Mazda6 facelift one of the safest and easiest-to-drive cars in its segment.

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The Mazda Mazda 6 design concept is "bold & exquisite." The updated model carries over the solid front face of its predecessor, and retains the beauty, strength and tension conveyed through its simple contours. With enhancements for a stronger expression of dynamism and sportiness, the latest facelifted Mazda 6 expresses a more premium identity. 

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

Six engines will be available, including a powerful new 2.0-litre DISI petrol that uses less fuel and produces fewer emissions than the 2.0-litre engine it replaces. Its five-speed automatic transmission was adapted especially for this new petrol engine to deliver an optimal combination of acceleration and fuel economy.

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The 2011 Mazda6 facelift also offers updated versions of the MZR 1.8 and 2.5-litre engines while the MZR-CD 2.2-litre turbo diesel unit is offered in three power levels, from 129 to 180 PS, all of them sporty, with improved fuel-efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. 

2011 Mazda Sports Car Mazda6 Facelift

The 2011 Mazda6 facelift price will be announced later in the spring when the new version will go on sale across Europe. It is one of three premieres that will be unveiled at Mazda�s press conference to be held at the Mazda stand in Hall 5, on 2 March.

Concept Car : MAZDA KAAN E1 RACE CAR

Unlike some of the other entrants in this year�s LA competition, Mazda hasn�t forgotten to pen its concept with childlike awe; the Kaan features a sweeping, aerodynamic shape constructed with plenty of carbon. The centre-less wheels look strangely like beer bottle openers from the side - though not many bottle openers have light beams running across their centres.



Also unique among all the entrants is the idea that Kaans don�t compete alone, but rather in a peloton - a close knit pack of cars in formation like cyclists in a race. According to Mazda, the closer the pack sticks together, the more aerodynamic and thus faster it becomes. A lightning bolt inspired all that, allegedly.

Early Retirement or Podium Finish: Finishes just outside the top three when one of the peloton gets too close and clips another during the final lap, causing a multiple comedy tankslapper among the entire pack.



The MAZDA KAAN is an electric race car designed to compete in the E1 races, the pinnacle of international motorsports in terms of technology and popularity. In 2025, California freeways have been resurfaced with a sub-level electro-conductive polymer that powers the electric cars of the modern world. MAZDA�s patented electronic tire system uses this technology to power the KAAN to reach 250 mph with no harmful emissions!

The vehicles are piloted by individual drivers but teams are made up of thirty cars, all on the track together. Using strategies similar to those in cycling peletons, the tighter the group sticks together, the more aerodynamic and powerful it becomes.



Inspiration for the KAAN comes from electric fields and textures seen in nature, particularly those in a lightning bolt. The car is uniquely designed around its powerful electric wheels while the cockpit acts as a capsule to safely house the driver, allowing for tighter peloton formations and a team victory.

Mazda RX-8 controlado por iPod touch

O v�deo abaixo mostra um Mazda RX-8 controlado por um iPod. Trav�s do iPod ele pode, por exemplo, ativar o travamento e abertura do carro e at� o acionamento do motor, pode tamb�m controlar o carro de qualquer parte do mundo, desde que esteja conectado a web.

Existe tamb�m um recurso que permite que o GPS de localiza��o do ve�culo a ser monitorado por meio do Google Maps.

Por�m, ainda n�o consegue dirigir o carro ao estilo James Bond ou MIB, mas quem sabe um dia.

Mazda Taiki Concept

Mazda�s latest series of concept cars seem like odd organic cars that do not look like it may make it�s way into production form anytime soon, and the latest is the Mazda Taiki concept which continues to follow the Nagare theme established with the first car in the new concept line, the Mazda Nagare. Nagare means flow, and Mazda turned to nature for inspiration - using cues from natural flow lines all around us - shapes in sand dunes etched by the wind, ocean waves, lava flow down a volcano, and etc.
All three design centers - US, European and Japan contributed to this series of concepts, with cars like the original Nagare coming from the US-based design center and the Mazda Ryuga from the Hiroshima Design Center in Japan. The Mazda Hakaze design concept came from the European Design Center.
The Mazda Taiki is the fourth in the series, and this one comes from the Hiroshima Design Center team led by Chief Designer Yamada Atsuhiko. Every concept car represents a different segment of future cars, for example the Mazda Ryuga was envisioned as a future compact car. The Mazda Taiki points to a possible future design direction for Mazda sports cars.
The stretched coupe has short overhangs and its interior has a liberating and free feel to it thanks to an all-glass canope. It has a drag coefficient of 0.25 and zero lift. Air is channeled through the front fender via a tunnel formed between the body and the rear fender - this creates downforce.
This design concept is also used to unveil some technical goodies. The 2-seater Mazda Taiki is conceptually powered by the next generation RENESIS rotary engine engine called the RENESIS 16X. The engine will be mounted at the front and will power the rear wheels, a proven formula for a sports car.
More details on that engine will come in a later post, but you�ll be pleased to know that Mazda is the latest manufacturer to jump on the twin clutch bandwagon. The RENESIS 16X engine will be mated to a 7-speed dry twin clutch transmission. Suspension is a double wishbone setup for both front and rear, and the car rides on 22 inch Enkei wheels wrapped with Yokohama Advan Super-E spec Prototype 007 tyres in 195/40R22 size. As for dimensions, the Mazda Taiki is 4620mm long, 1950mm wide, 1240mm tall and has a wheelbase of 3000mm.

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O novo Mazda3

A japonesa Mazda, que acaba de retomar mais de 20% de suas a��es pertencentes � Ford, come�a a mostrar aos poucos as novas linhas do Mazda3. A segunda gera��o do modelo sed� foi apresentada este m�s no Sal�o de Los Angeles, nos Estados Unidos. O mist�rio agora gira em torno na vers�o hatchback, mostrado pela pr�pria montadora ainda sob disfarces. Sua estr�ia esta programada para o Sal�o de Bolonha, na It�lia.

O foco da Mazda com os novos ve�culos � a readapta��o do mercado automotivo norte americano, que tende para carros compactos e de baixo consumo de combust�vel. Para tal, a nova linha Mazda3, que tem in�cio de vendas previsto para o come�o de 2009, chega com motores quatro cilindros 2.0 e 2.5.



Not�vel na imagem do Mazda3 sed�, o visual frontal foi completamente remodelado, ganhando aspecto semelhante aos dos carros-conceito da linha Nagare, apresentados nos �ltimos anos pela marca em diversas partes do mundo.

De acordo com a Mazda, ambos os carros chegam com melhorias significativas na dirigibilidade e estabilidade, gra�as � nova plataforma e conjunto de suspens�o aplicados a segunda gera��o da linha.

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Kazamai novo conceito da Mazda

O Sal�o de Moscou, que come�ar� em 26 de Agosto, ser� palco para a apresenta��o do novo prot�tipo da Mazda, o Kazamai, que em japon�s significa "ventos cruzados". O ve�culo adianta alguns tra�os do novo crossover compacto da marca, com lan�amento previsto para o ano que vem.

O Kazamai foi desenvolvido com conceitos tecnol�gicos da montadora, que visam um equil�brio entre o prazer de dirigir e um esportivo com um forte componente ambiental e de seguran�a. Suas formas foram baseadas no novo estilo adotado recentemente pela Mazda, chamado de "Nagare".

N�o foram divulgados muitos detalhes sobre o motor. O que se sabe � que ele ter� inje��o direta de �ltima gera��o e um novo tipo de c�mbio, capaz de ser din�mico sem exceder os n�veis de emiss�o de CO2.


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