[Lomac]

Top Gear.

:lol

Wonder if this is gonna make the next season?

http://www.topgear.com/uk/imageresize/image.jpg?OriginalImageUrl=%2fuk%2fassets%2fcms%2f 215cb739-e1a7-4a0c-8335-e7f1699b02fe%2f670x377Image.jpg%3fp%3d130911_06%3a 52&Width=615&Height=347



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.

[CP.AR]

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?

[Manic!]

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?

[Stiig]

it's not top gear's fault. it's mazda's fault for making crap cars

that furai won't be smiling

[melloman]

^^ Yeah might not be their fault, but it burnt up in their hands..

Would love to know what the bill is going to be.

[604Sparda]

Mazda should apologize for putting Top Gear crew in danger. :awwyeah:

[Gridlock]

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(:lawl:), 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?

[snails]

so Top Gear is sorry for a Mazda catching fire...

:suspicious:

[smoothie.]

It's a rotary. The Stig knows what to do with one of those, the result is what you see.
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[swfk]

The Furai won me so many trophies on GT5 :QQ:

[Timpo]

oh shit

[Gridlock]

Wanna know more?

http://imgur.com/a/plk2F#0

Link to a copy of the Top Gear Magazine article.

[twitchyzero]

Mazda didn't seem serious about developing it anyways so it wont be missed

[SpeedStars]

what if...this is all a conspiracy and Mazda actually wanted to rid the Furai...:concentrate:
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[RE-Jo]

Damn You Fuel Pulsation Damper!! :( RIP Furai

[BBMme]

Omg! That sucks
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[twitchyzero]

damnit stig!
http://www.topgear.com/uk/imageresize/image.jpg?OriginalImageUrl=%2fuk%2fassets%2fcms%2f eeb68c18-3091-47b8-bc2d-47e70465ca94%2f670x377Image.jpg%3fp%3d131129_11%3a 21&Width=615&Height=347
http://www.topgear.com/uk/imageresize/image.jpg?OriginalImageUrl=%2fuk%2fassets%2fcms%2f 6da6e06f-1947-47e8-a128-1a60d4b90d14%2f670x377Image.jpg%3fp%3d131129_11%3a 21&Width=615&Height=347
Exclusive: how the Mazda Furai died - BBC Top Gear (http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/mazda-furai-concept-fire-2013-11-29)

[multicartual]

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!

[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.

[320icar]

http://www.androidguys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/darth_vader_noooo1.jpg
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[xpl0sive]

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

[Cman333]

I found this on Wikipedia.

In September 2013, it was revealed that the car had been destroyed by fire during road tests by Top Gear in 2008.

Mazda Furai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 (http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1086895_mazda-furai-concept-burns-to-the-ground-in-the-hands-of-top-gear)

[Timpo]

thank god it wasn't the GT-R

[Timpo]

They should take it to the Wheeler Dealers

These guys can fix it and sell it for profit.

http://jikkoujitsugen.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wpid-media-73032-263192.jpg

[StylinRed]

According to the article Mark Ticehurst was driving when it caught fire I guess The Stig sabotaged it for him :D

[BrRsn]

thank god it wasn't the GT-R

yeah would be terrible if a mass-produced nissan went up in flames .. i mean, how would they replace it?
sure they could go to the dealership and buy a new one .. but like ... how? It's on fire ... I guess you could drive it to your nearest nissan dealership while still on fire ... wouldn't be so bad if that happened in vancouver I suppose...i guess this post qualifies as rambling

[boostfever]

^lmao, beat me to it...

There's only one or two Furais around. I Like how Timpo says "The GT-R"...

[dangonay]

thank god it wasn't the GT-R

GT-R could never burn up - just plant your foot and the sheer acceleration will rip the oxygen from the surrounding air, thereby extinguishing the fire.

[BrRsn]

GTR cured cancer, gave beyonce her voice, and mandingo his dick


Before the GTR revscene was a barren wasteland. All that existed was tumbleweeds, some hondas with air intakes, and some asshole named bcrdukes.

Someone travelled to Japan, escaped the carjacking bukakkes that were rampant in the late 2000's, weathered the storms of the great fujishimahakishami mountain range, waded through crowds of scantily clad women, and fought keyboard-to-keyboard as WASD-warriors against the hordes of pc nerds to get to the Nissan Plant. Once there, it is said this lone revscene loving, GTR-afficianado wolf of a man took one ginormous gulp of the first GTR's exhaust as it fired up -- The cacophonous clang of the mighty twin-turbo-charged v6 filled the lungs of this iconic poster -- he held his breath (losing mainy braincells in the process, and thankfully rendering himself forever sterile) and ventured back to Canada -- sailing across the pacific ocean on nothing but a canoe, with a lung full of ripe, pungent GTR-exhaust fumes from the first GTR ever conceived, and a bag full of the finest bukkake-splooge money could buy.

That man .. that .. heroic .. mountainous ... monumental .. machine of a man ... that man became to be known as the mighty TIMPO.

It is said that his name was conceived after hearing the rapturous belching of the first GTR DCT upshift -- Off the line, the wheels spun to let out a "TCHH--eeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMPPPPP *upshift* POHHHHHH!" -- that was the day that two things happened -- A man got his name, and the car to end all cars was born.

Anyways .. the story goes that Timpo snuck into !SG's house where the servers were in the middle of the night, and like the old silk hat that gave the snowman life, the breath of fresh GTR-exhaust fumes infused with the mr noodle gave revscene all the power and magic it has today.

Thank you timpo .. you ... the GTR ... just ... everything .. perfect ... so .. happy. I don't even ... Timpo <3