Mazda does not build many cars like the Mazda Furai: a 2-door coupé with 2.0 L 450 hp R20B RENESIS 3-rotor, made in small numbers. Its designer of record is Swift Engineering with Mazda's design studio, Southern California.
The background
The Mazda Furai (マツダ・風籟, Matsuda Fūrai) was a concept car revealed on December 27, 2007, and designed by Swift Engineering and manufactured by Mazda. A teaser image of the vehicle was released on December 11, 2007. The Furai officially debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.
The engineering
Under the skin sits 2.0 L 450 hp R20B RENESIS 3-rotor. Kerb weight is 675 kg. The gearbox is a Xtrac 6-speed semi-automatic. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2790 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Mazda's history is not in doubt: the Mazda Nagare came before it. Its Mazda stablemates include the Mazda BT-50 and the Mazda T2000.
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