Look at this site....
http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_display.cfm?article_id=25030

more details about 'Ryuga':

http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_display.cfm?article_id=25175

specs:

Dimensions
Length
1,280 mm/168.5 “

Width
1,900 mm/74.8”

Height
1,260 mm/49.6”

Wheelbase
2,800 mm110.2”

Engine
Type
MZR 2.5L E85/Gasoline FLEX FUEL

Transmission
Type
6 -speed AT

Drive
F WD

Tire s
Tire s (Front/Rear)
245/35 R21 93W TOYO PROXES


boooooo hissssssss

Here you go

More....

And more...

/drool @ gauges
/drool @ rear bench seat

Interesting concept. Nice post.

fwd.:(

were do the h2o go when it rains...

beers :beer:

can you imageine if concept cars were actually put into production?!!

ya then we would all look gay........

...not that there's anything wrong with that

i kinda like it..

2.5L MZR is interesting, is that a hint of the engine that'll go into a next gen mazda 3? No that it is behind in power compared to corrolla and civics. But more is better, will it be a Ford engine or (mazda modified)? b/c i read somewhere that a 2.5L is going into the Ford Fusion as well.
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NEXIUM SETTLEMENT (http://www.classactionsettlements.org/lawsuit/nexium/)

Hoping I am wrong on this.

Have you guys been noticing less & less interest in the rotary from Mazda.

Fewer concepts with rotary power. No serious updates like years before with the RX-7.

Starting to smell the "end is near" scent...... :Freak_ani

Hoping I am wrong on this.

Have you guys been noticing less & less interest in the rotary from Mazda.

Fewer concepts with rotary power. No serious updates like years before with the RX-7.

Starting to smell the "end is near" scent...... :Freak_ani

not really :) , remember that 95% of mazda's products are piston, and yet 50% of its concepts are rotary.

But the lack of update of the rx-8 is really frustrading :mad:

someone go tell the RX-7 boys that this is their new car... :)

lets hope not

I think the Kabura would be more of a concept vehicle to the RX7 Or next gen RX8? Only because it had a third seat in the back.

yeah, but it's more fun if we tell them this is going to be the next RX-7! It'll be sure to get their little turbos spinning... :rofl:

I'm praying to the car Gods for a next-gen RX-7

yeah, but it's more fun if we tell them this is going to be the next RX-7! It'll be sure to get their little turbos spinning... :rofl:

Ha ha, that was a good one! Is it just me, or is mazda doin' it backwards? I mean the feats. in the newest concepts-(pronounced fenders, scant headlights, 5 point grille, sweeping windshield, etc.) are all in the current lineup. How much more can they improve on this design language?

RYUGA is NOW going to be shown at the Chicago Auto Show next month...

On the bright side....RX-8 will be a collectors item....

The Ryuga looks awesome in person a lot better than any magazine pic

interesting..
i wanna see this car in person

Maybe I don't have an eye for detail, but isn't this the same as the Nagare except with an interior?

You know these E-85 cars get 30% less mpg when not running gasoline. Imagine viewing your fuel level needle dropping 30% faster. I wish they would put the money and effort into a forced air or 3 rotor engine, rather than waste it on political correctness.

I recently read an article saying E-85 is no cleaner than gasoline, it just makes different exhaust gasses. The article gives the particulars, then makes the point that if you burn oil and burn leaves, they both make black smoke. Then the guy burning the leaves points out his has no petrolium residue, while ignoring the residue he has that the oil burning doesn't.

There is no "free lunch" you know.

E-85 isn't promoted for economy, but because it's made here and not the middle east.

It is made here, but they use petrolium to run all the mechanicals that plant, fertalize, harvest and refine. Then it must be trucked to where it is used because it cannot be pipelined like petrolium. In fact, creating bio fuels and getting them to market is so energy intensive that if you used the biofuels you are making to run and ship it, you only have about 15% maximum more than it takes to make. Well that is optomistic, based on no weather prob, maintenance, and bumper crops of corn per acre. Look it up if you don't believe me.

yup... you're raping the ground of nutrients to get that fuel. Dirt isn't an endless resource. You need to put back in order to allow more crops to grow.

fwd.:(
my thoughts exactly. the inside is sick though.

On the bright side....RX-8 will be a collectors item....
Unless 99.5% of the existing rx8's somehow disappears. It ain't gona happen.