2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss - Jalopnik Comments

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

overseerer — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:08:40 EST

Simply Gangsta!

Auditory Bliss, great job Mazda!

overseerer

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

velocecrat — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:52:08 EST

@Jake: Based on the Courage C65, eh? Yeah, that actually is interesting. Hadn't heard that before, actually.

Really is a pity about the Le Mans exclusion. ACO's gotta work on that. Meantime, FIA GT action, please.

And the cutesy muffler's gotta go.

velocecrat

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

bsteimel — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:24:42 EST

@irieblue: The old 787B was a 4 Rotor vehicle this is a 3 Rotor vehicle. So sounds would be different. Also the 787 had adjusting intake runners that would expand and contract based on RPM so that would make a big sound difference too. Speed source has been using this engine in the grandam rolex series and the sound is amazing. There are in car videos on utube.

bsteimel

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

mrrobotanger — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:48:43 EST

Groove, that is simply amazing. Wonder what time it posted.

mrrobotanger

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

jdepould — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:46:00 EST

@Da5idRicardo: Would that be the production or LMP car?

Note to Ford and NBC: this is your new Knight Rider soundtrack.

jdepould

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

snep — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:45:58 EST

@Novaload: I did.

snep

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Da5idRicardo — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:13:24 EST

i am in love. I will trade my imaginary R8 for one of these

Da5idRicardo

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

irieblue — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:39:30 EST

Hmm, They just might have improved the sound of this car over the old 787B. See [www.youtube.com] . Can we have some in car action please..

irieblue

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

NovaloadMissesPolar — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:16:39 EST

@snep: Who said anything about reproducing?!?

NovaloadMissesPolar

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

snep — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:26:00 EST

I didn't know dragons and cars could reproduce.

snep

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Groove — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:07:27 EST

More sound:
[www.youtube.com]

Groove

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Euromobile — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:39:55 EST

@peabody3684: Rotaries are absolutely fine if properly maintained. The rotor wear problem that bankrupted NSU back in the '70s is a thing of the past. The only major downsides of rotary engines are their insatiable appetite for petrol and expensive synthetic oil.

Ooooh...I wonder if a diesel rotary is possible...

Euromobile

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

skulldriveshaft — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:27:02 EST

@1300ccsoffury: COTD but just the part about LLN :]

FINALLY!!!!

HOT WHEELS has infiltrated MAZDA :]

skulldriveshaft

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

1300ccsoffury — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:36:48 EST

@peabody3684: I talked to my RX-8 tonight. As far as he knows, his rotary engine hasn't exploded yet. He seems to run well enough and hasn't been in the shop outside of oil changes in 55k miles. And he's even an '04 model too, the very first year they came out. He's more reliable than any other car I've owned...and more importantly, more fun to drive as well.

Leftlanenews blog called. They want their village idiot back.

1300ccsoffury

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:03:46 EST

@yellofury: Disconcerting? How about....lovingly familiar? :D

[www.youtube.com]

Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy

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Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:56:00 EST

@Shapeshifter: Looks straight in all directions to me.

Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

DiggmasterJ — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:50:02 EST

To BEN WOJDYLA: gotta get a close up of the wheel so we can see the break pads and such. And a good shot of the back. And the obvious: instrument panel, engine compartment, and just a general shot of the cabin so we can see how cramped it is.

DiggmasterJ

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

787b — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:10:59 EST

@peabody3684: The "fuckin high ass hippie", as you so eloquently put it, is Franz Von Holzhausen, the head of Mazda's US design team responsible for this cargasm.

And no, rotaries don't "like.. explode and stuff..." when driven by adults and maintained. How old are you?

787b

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Eric Merrill — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:34:10 EST

I'm going to go sit in my car and have a cigarette.

Eric Merrill

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

yellofury * * * * * — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:28:44 EST

@peabody3684:
read and be enlightened
[en.wikipedia.org]
thats their very first rotary hoonmobile and the engine didnt cause any problems but axles....

yellofury * * * * *

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

yellofury * * * * * — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:26:00 EST

you know the little "put put" at idle was a little disconcerting at first.It sounded almost like a small outboard for a bass boat. Then the throttle opens with the BRAP!! and that high pitched whine is like autoviagara...you have my ATTENTION...proceed

yellofury * * * * *

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

thunder — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:18:21 EST

Wow dang, that is lovely music. Sounds an awful lot like the pod racers from Phantom Menace. @Rust-MyEnemy is right on the money; gotta be something alien powering that thing.

thunder

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

pitchpitch Type-Я — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:59:44 EST

@peabody3684:

Re: Rotary engines -- there's the reputation, but if you look at the numbers, especially the RX-8, you'll probably find its really not that bad. (And if someone wants to prove me wrong, they're welcome to.)

This video makes me want to put a 20B turbo into my FD. Despite the extremely high cost, I think the sound alone would be worth it.

pitchpitch Type-Я

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Dr.Danger is in Denial — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:28:45 EST

Its going to take a week to get the stains out of my pants.

Dr.Danger is in Denial

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Shapeshifter — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:59:15 EST

@peabody3684:

If you mean "Are rotaries reliable enough for racing?" the answer is yes.

Shapeshifter

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Shapeshifter — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:57:48 EST

One thing i haven't seen anyone mention yet: the wing on that is not dead-on, it's slightly at an angle. Anyone know what that's all about? I don't think i've ever seen someone do that before.

Shapeshifter

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om nom de plume — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:24:42 EST

sound like a goddam podracer from phantom menace.... SHEEESH.. who the hell is that fuckin high ass hippie? talkin about "the sense of power, y'know, yeaaaa...."

hahaha I think maybe he made mayo in his Mazda suit and is in the afterglow, now that i think about it...

but don't rotary engines like.. explode and stuff... RX-8 speakin at least??

om nom de plume

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

damnElantra — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:19:42 EST

so is this, if sold, to be a billion $ auto. or something us average joes can get our slimy little hands on?

damnElantra

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

smokyburnout — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:17:45 EST

@FLB: Edmunds quotes an engineer at Swift (the company that builds the Mazda-powered Champ Car Atlantics and helped develop the Furai) as saying the car could be made competitive without major changes...

personally, i would love to see a car in competition that looks like it was styled by a stylist, not a computer...

smokyburnout

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Shapeshifter — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:16:05 EST

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That is amazing!

Shapeshifter

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

DoctorNineTenths — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:11:42 EST

Ok... they got me. I am unable to contain my lust. I am ashamed.

DoctorNineTenths

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Aaron Martin-Colby — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:50:23 EST

I heart this.

Aaron Martin-Colby

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Jake — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:19:53 EST

Fyi, if anyone is interested, from rotary news:

"Built on a Courage C65 chassis and powered by a 450-bhp three-rotor rotary engine, this ethanol (E100) powered concept car was built in secret, but was reported to be running very quick lap times at Laguna Seca already!"

Jake

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

dculberson — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:13:52 EST

@94z28rag: Whaaaat??? Would you say a 1994 Z28 is not fugly? If so, then you should check your eyes: they are on inside-out.

The Furai is not fugly.

dculberson

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Jake — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:11:56 EST

@biminitwst: LMAO...i couldn't have said it better...

Jake

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FLB — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:51:02 EST

@Ben Wojdyla: A few shots of the interior and the engine bay would be very nice!

FLB

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biminitwst — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:42:51 EST

Ohh, baby, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, baby!!! oohh! Yeaah, baby! Uh huhh, hu, huuh, yeah, baby!!! Yeah!!
That right there is a slice of 100% pure rotary cargasm.
Now where's my lighter...

biminitwst

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Turboner — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:38:07 EST

That sound is enough to make anyone want to join their local chapter of Royal Rotarians.

Turboner

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Ben Wojdyla — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:30:00 EST

...and by tomorrow I mean Monday.

Ben Wojdyla

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Come&VetteMe — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:29:43 EST

That thing is FUGLY, but it seems to run well.

Come&VetteMe

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Ben Wojdyla — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:24:18 EST

hey guys, I'll be covering the the Mazda event tomorrow, and want to know if there's anything in particular you want to see detail shots on. Feel free to let me know here or through email.

Ben Wojdyla

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

FrankRizzo — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:18:59 EST

Damn, that's all I can say. That is awesome as expressed in sheet metal. I'd love an in-car hot lap video of it.

Hsuperman: I noticed that too! NICE touch!

They simply MUST sell this car, I understand that it will have to be tamed a little to be workable on the street, but Santa Maria! I want one!

FrankRizzo

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

ProfessorFate — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:18:12 EST

Had to change my pants. Wow!

ProfessorFate

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:56:01 EST

I had to listen twice. That thing is practically singing!

NovaloadMissesPolar

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

hsuperman — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:51:53 EST

I love the rotary-shaped exhaust canister.
Bitchin'

hsuperman

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Deezee — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:14:50 EST

Incredible.

Deezee

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

bmoredlj — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:08:03 EST

MAZDA BUKAKE

bmoredlj

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piththeelder — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:05:27 EST

Wow, great job Mazda! Now badge it an RX7 and start selling.

piththeelder

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Euromobile — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:00:41 EST

@FLB: Pity. I wonder how much work it would take to make it comply. It'd be amazing to see it tearing up the Mulsanne with a pack of Astons, Audis and Peugeots.

Euromobile

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

RoninianHoon — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:26:29 EST

Its the dragons mating call... I think I just grew wings...

RoninianHoon

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

FLB — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:07:45 EST

@Euromobile: I'm not sure it complies with the projected 2008-2010 ACO rules.

FLB

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

leozug — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:03:32 EST

awesome...

leozug

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there! — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:03:13 EST

I'm a little suspicious that this may conceal other-worldly technology. Look at the nose, it looks like something from Alien.

And yeah, that noise. I think I've just gone off music for life.

Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there!

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skaz — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:51:53 EST

I sure hope it's able to outrun dragons, 'cause I'd hit it.

skaz

2009 Mazda Furai Concept on Video: Auditory Bliss

CyricTheMad — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:34:09 EST

@Euromobile: Le Mans doesn't allow rotary engines anymore. After the 787 won in 91, they banned the wankel

CyricTheMad

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Euromobile — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:21:59 EST

Nice. It looks tricky to get in and out of in a hurry, but I hope they take it to Le Mans.

Euromobile