| Vancouver Auto Chat 2016 VAC Community Head Moderator: Raid3n |
 | | 
09-10-2013, 11:52 PM
|
#1 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Dec 1982 Location: Great White Nor
Posts: 22,661
Thanked 6,462 Times in 2,081 Posts
| Mazda Furai concept car is gone, and guess who we have to blame?
Top Gear. 
Wonder if this is gonna make the next season?  Quote:
The beautiful Mazda Furai Concept car has suffered a most untimely death at the hands of none other than Top Gear.
The magazine was driving the one-off prototype as part of their 20th anniversary issue when the car caught fire and burnt to a crisp. It is unknown at this stage why the fire occurred.
Top Gear has released a statement saying, "forgive us, for we have sinned. Top Gear is responsible for the untimely demise of the quite remarkable Mazda Furai Concept, and we're very, very sorry."
The Furai, meaning 'sound of the wind,' was unveiled at the 2008 New York International Auto Show in Detroit. Powered by a 20B three-rotor wankel rotary engine producing 340kW of power and mated to a six-speed X-Trac semi-automatic transmission, the futuristic Furai was the last in the line of Mazda's 'Nagare' concept cars beginning in 2006.
The car was adorned with the competition number '55', as a tribute to Mazda's 1991 Le Mans winning 787B.
| Hope they're insured.
| 
|  | |
09-11-2013, 02:29 AM
|
#2 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: FL400
Posts: 5,865
Thanked 3,092 Times in 1,038 Posts
|
I can smell the jokes in the first ep of the next season...
But again... what good is a now 5 year old concept car if they weren't going to go any further than the concept stage?
__________________
Where the hell am I
| |
| | |
09-11-2013, 02:51 AM
|
#3 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nanaimo
Posts: 16,007
Thanked 7,382 Times in 3,464 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Amuro Ray  I can smell the jokes in the first ep of the next season...
But again... what good is a now 5 year old concept car if they weren't going to go any further than the concept stage? | Big money at Barret Jackson 20 years from now?
__________________
Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. | 
| | |
09-11-2013, 07:08 AM
|
#4 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: VAN/RMD
Posts: 105
Thanked 119 Times in 29 Posts
|
it's not top gear's fault. it's mazda's fault for making crap cars
that furai won't be smiling
| |
| | |
09-11-2013, 07:14 AM
|
#5 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: May 2005 Location: #604
Posts: 2,267
Thanked 2,454 Times in 813 Posts
|
^^ Yeah might not be their fault, but it burnt up in their hands..
Would love to know what the bill is going to be.
__________________ Quote: | [17-03, 09:23] Amuro Ray is it normal for my dick to have things growing on it? | Quote: [15-05, 13:34] FastAnna You guise are like diet coke and I am the mentos
[15-05, 13:34] FastAnna Incredible. How easy it is. | Quote:
Originally Posted by murd0c I'm scared of spiders... When I see one I toss my cats at it | | |
| | |
09-11-2013, 08:26 AM
|
#6 | | I STILL don't get it
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Richmond
Posts: 463
Thanked 259 Times in 34 Posts
|
Mazda should apologize for putting Top Gear crew in danger.  | |
| | |
09-11-2013, 08:51 AM
|
#7 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New West
Posts: 3,998
Thanked 2,982 Times in 1,135 Posts
|
What's the body made out of? It burns weird.
I mean, Lomac is here, maybe you can provide a more in depth analysis on the charred remains of a mazda(  ), but I'm assuming the whole body is composite? Also the front opening looks weird to me...is it actually an opening? Why is it crusted over with char?
| |
| | |
09-11-2013, 08:56 AM
|
#8 | | Zionism gets my shell hard and slimy
Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: in a shell
Posts: 2,598
Thanked 6,021 Times in 1,129 Posts
|
so Top Gear is sorry for a Mazda catching fire...  | |
| | |
09-11-2013, 09:45 AM
|
#9 |
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,929
Thanked 3,772 Times in 1,001 Posts
|
It's a rotary. The Stig knows what to do with one of those, the result is what you see.
Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
09-11-2013, 09:49 AM
|
#10 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,782
Thanked 4,037 Times in 709 Posts
|
The Furai won me so many trophies on GT5  | |
| | |
09-11-2013, 10:05 AM
|
#11 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: ...
Posts: 20,300
Thanked 4,525 Times in 1,357 Posts
|
oh shit
| |
| | |
09-11-2013, 06:30 PM
|
#12 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New West
Posts: 3,998
Thanked 2,982 Times in 1,135 Posts
|
Wanna know more? http://imgur.com/a/plk2F#0
Link to a copy of the Top Gear Magazine article.
| |
| | |
09-11-2013, 06:41 PM
|
#13 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,029
Thanked 9,803 Times in 3,899 Posts
|
Mazda didn't seem serious about developing it anyways so it wont be missed
| |
| | |
09-11-2013, 06:59 PM
|
#14 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,914
Thanked 4,450 Times in 1,027 Posts
|
what if...this is all a conspiracy and Mazda actually wanted to rid the Furai...  Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
09-11-2013, 07:19 PM
|
#15 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,046
Thanked 108 Times in 39 Posts
|
Damn You Fuel Pulsation Damper!!  RIP Furai
__________________
FD coming back online~
| |
| | |
09-11-2013, 07:48 PM
|
#16 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C
Posts: 1,370
Thanked 189 Times in 97 Posts
|
Omg! That sucks
Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
11-29-2013, 11:12 AM
|
#17 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,029
Thanked 9,803 Times in 3,899 Posts
| | |
| | |
11-29-2013, 11:45 AM
|
#18 | | Banned (ABWS)
Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,452
Thanked 2,667 Times in 960 Posts
|
I remember like a decade ago I was at a BBQ with my supercharged S2000 and some kid with a black FD RX-7 rolled up to the driveway of my friend's place. His exhaust and BOV were crazy loud and the car had some sweet 20 inch bronze wheels. Ended up chatting for a bit and he seemed pretty cocky about handing my 357 rwhp S2000 it's ass. I told him we should meet up and race the next day, as I had already had a few drinks and wasn't leaving until much, much later.
I cracked a joke about how his FD's apex seals probably wouldn't survive until tomorrow to get a race against me off, and he just laughed it off as "rumor" that the rotary was weak and he blamed shitty tuners for that "myth"
He then took a hot chick at the party for a ride in his car, 10 minutes later I hear this rough rumbling car pull into the driveway, the chick walks into the party, and then I hear the car limp off down the block. Turns out the guy blew an apex seal giving the girl a ride in his car!
I've only known 1 person with an FD to actually have enjoyed owning the car!
| |
| | |
11-29-2013, 12:20 PM
|
#19 | | Witness protection
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: GVRD
Posts: 14,427
Thanked 5,343 Times in 2,222 Posts
|
not what i expected... i was imagining an assassination attempt on the stig, the car explodes in flames and the stig simply walks out of the carnage suit still pristine white and untouched.
at least it went out in true supercar immolation style. next time: halon fire-suppression system.
__________________
"The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
| |
| | |
11-29-2013, 12:39 PM
|
#20 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Richmond
Posts: 8,421
Thanked 14,755 Times in 3,869 Posts
|  Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
11-29-2013, 12:52 PM
|
#21 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Burnaby,BC
Posts: 2,053
Thanked 1,185 Times in 304 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by thumper not what i expected... i was imagining an assassination attempt on the stig, the car explodes in flames and the stig simply walks out of the carnage suit still pristine white and untouched.
at least it went out in true supercar immolation style. next time: halon fire-suppression system. |
Some say, Mazda tried to kill the Stig
__________________
Fast, Reliable, Cheap
A car can be only 2 out of the 3.
Last edited by xpl0sive; 11-29-2013 at 01:00 PM.
| |
| | |
11-29-2013, 01:04 PM
|
#22 | | RS Licensed Vendor
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 604
Posts: 14,501
Thanked 995 Times in 327 Posts
|
I found this on Wikipedia. Quote: |
In September 2013, it was revealed that the car had been destroyed by fire during road tests by Top Gear in 2008.
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Furai Quote: |
We're not exactly sure how this story managed to stay under wraps for so long, but back in 2008 the car was with the popular television show's crew and it wound up on fire. There's been no official commentary on how this happened just yet, as this story is making its way into 20th anniversary special for the show's magazine. It's a shame that this happened, but we're dying to find out more about how it happened.
| Mazda Furai Concept Burns To The Ground In The Hands Of Top Gear | |
| | |
11-29-2013, 02:51 PM
|
#23 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: ...
Posts: 20,300
Thanked 4,525 Times in 1,357 Posts
|
thank god it wasn't the GT-R
| |
| | |
11-29-2013, 02:53 PM
|
#24 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: ...
Posts: 20,300
Thanked 4,525 Times in 1,357 Posts
|
They should take it to the Wheeler Dealers
These guys can fix it and sell it for profit.  | |
| | |
11-29-2013, 03:05 PM
|
#25 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,649
Thanked 10,381 Times in 3,907 Posts
|
According to the article Mark Ticehurst was driving when it caught fire I guess The Stig sabotaged it for him  | |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:52 PM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
