zoom44

What are your favorite concept cars that never got made?

i really liked the Ford 49 concept

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http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...e-Cocnept.aspx

Loved the minimalist interior and the engine bay treatment. I would have done different tails- something frenched maybe to go with the hotrodder scheme. but over all a great piece that would have been nice to own. instead they built the lackluster thunderbird.

Staying with the hot rod theme i really liked the Holden Efijy in 2007. they shoudl have built a couple thousand or something. they would have made money on each one.



http://www.holden.com.au/concept-cars/efijy
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/28/a...-holden-efijy/

I really think Mazda missed the mark by not producing the Kabura



http://www.diseno-art.com/encycloped...da_kabura.html

Mix the Kabura with the flow theme as seen in the Kazamai (especially the downturned nose instead o the wide open mouth )

http://www.diseno-art.com/encycloped...a_kazamai.html



and rotary or not it would have been a great little coupe that i think Mazda is sorely lacking from its lineup.

wcs

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That ford looks awesome, pure win

77mjd

Yup.. IMO that Kabura remains a major FAIL for Mazda for not producing it...rotary or not. They desperately need a sports coupe. Look at the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Mazda has the tools to easily outdo that car...and could definitely price it in a similar range.


Anyone know what engine(s) they were trying out in that Kabura? By the looks of it I'm thinking the turbo 4 used in the MS3 would not fit in there but if they could produce something close to the Kabura size and lightweight with ~250hp they'd definitely have a winner.


That Ford looks good too. They defintiely should have produced that rather then the fugly Thunderbird.

robrecht

That Ford looks cool, reminds me of my Dad's old Falcon.

j_tso

the RX-01, of course!


A very, very midship MSP-RE mounted REALLY low, in a small 2 seater coupe. I'd like to see this, that Toyota FT-86, and a new Nissan Silvia.

altspace

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Oh man! I have 3 huge books on concept cars. Way too many to list my favorites here. Lol!

I agree, Loved the RX-01.

rotarygod

You guys beat me to it. I wanted the RX-01. Instead we got the RX-Evolve. Oh well.