Check this out:

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/p...furai-concept/

Especially the turbo whine on upshifts...effin amazing IMHO.

Might not be the prettiest car but it does look like the artist sketches, which is impressive in itself!

 

Sounds great, but something just screems BATMOBILE everytime I look at it.

 

 

Bump...

...almost a week, and no concurrence with this analogy? I think it's a dead ringer.

 

unmuffled rotary engines make probably THE greatest engine noises. period

 

 

 

the front end looks like you put your Weber too close to your vinyl siding

 

 

PG, where'd you get your pics? Were these from earlier concept designs?

The Furai photos from the autoblog site show a significantly more (in relative terms) conventional vehicle. In particular, note the cockpit and rear wheels. The front grill is mostly replaced by what appears to be an extension of the hood...

...though with the changes to the front end, the functional version has even more of a Grinchy smile and upper lip. Obviously a blood relative.

 

Mazda Taiki concept. Diff car, same design language