by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 10/25/2017 at 09:32
by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 10/25/2017 at 09:32
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Just beautiful. Will it start fires in the neighbors lawns?
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"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 09:32, STARS: 0
Link if Kinja’d: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-london-skyscraper-can-melt-cars-set-buildings-fire-8c11069092
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
10/25/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 2
No, but it will oxidize very well.
"Azrek" (azrek)
10/25/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 1
I dub thee...the Silver Surfer
"PS9" (PS9)
10/25/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 4
Needs to start it’s own fire under the hood, first. Come on, Mazda. We’ve waited long enough. Give us something like this with at least as much power as a V6 Crossover. Pretty can only take you so far.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 09:43, STARS: 0
Yup.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 09:44, STARS: 0
Burn...
"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
10/25/2017 at 09:44, STARS: 1
wow that’s beautiful.
"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
10/25/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 3
The Dorito shall rise again
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
10/25/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 0
But why isn’t Mazda designing a Panamera competitor? That couldn’t be anything else.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 09:54, STARS: 1
To be a Panamera competitor, it has to have power. I hope it does.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 0
(but hopefully not in this car)
Haven’t they been talking about using a small rotary in a hybrid application?
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 0
The way the light plays on the surfaces... damn.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
10/25/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 1
those rear doors look small. it is a nice looking car though
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
10/25/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 2
What is visibility?
"fintail" (fintail)
10/25/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 0
Do I spot DLO fail in the C-pillar?
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
Yup, but a pretty minor offense.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
Why concepts stay concepts...
"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
10/25/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 0
I drive a Mazda 3. The power is more than sufficient to get me into trouble and have fun. With that said, I rented a U-Haul truck the other week. GMC Sierra. Holy crap I miss driving a V8. I only got on it a few times but I definitely missed the power when I got back into my car.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 10:38, STARS: 1
Like everybody has mentioned they need a new high powered motor. Take the new skyactiv tech and build a low displacement TT 6 cylinder and use it for this and the suvs in a lower tune since the i4t Mazda motors seem to be a dud
"fintail" (fintail)
10/25/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 0
Still makes me twitch just a little.
I expect the production version to look more like this:
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 0
Haha!
Maybe they’ll use it as a button to open the rear doors.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 1
Yes.
"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
10/25/2017 at 11:03, STARS: 1
The dash-to-axle suggests something like a 12-rotor up front.
That said, another absolute knockout from Mazda.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 11:08, STARS: 1
If it comes to market looking anything like the concept with a solid motor I’d take one over something like the Kia stinger.
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
10/25/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 1
Unless there’s a massive V12 under all that hood this is a dumb styling exercise.
"fintail" (fintail)
10/25/2017 at 11:22, STARS: 0
I assumed the doors were operated by some kind of sorcery, just like the side mirrors.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 0
I’d accept a V8 or even, more realistically, a turbo 6.
Styling exercise? Yes. But I can’t call something this beautiful dumb.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 11:25, STARS: 0
So pretty. The way the light plays off the surfaces... damn.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 11:28, STARS: 0
Right, remote-operated doors and cameras instead of mirrors are pretty much standard for true concept cars these days.
Just thinking of how to use that and make it less of a design foul in the production version.
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
10/25/2017 at 11:29, STARS: 0
Style without purpose is pointless. Down with the bourgeois!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 11:59, STARS: 0
I have a replica 917 shift knob sitting on my desk here at work. It’s beautiful. I may never use it for its intended purpose, and I’m okay with that.
"fintail" (fintail)
10/25/2017 at 12:20, STARS: 0
Tough one. It’s a pet peeve for me, screams lazy design. A tiny window would have been unique (and impossible).
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 12:26, STARS: 0
I don’t think it’s necessarily lazy design, it’s more engineering limitations. Clearly, those two things go hand-in-hand, and design largely should take these limitations into consideration, but I don’t see that little fudge to be that heinous (in this particular case).
I’m sure you just love the RF’s rear supports. Haha!
"fintail" (fintail)
10/25/2017 at 12:35, STARS: 0
Fake windows, I can’t do it. As you say, design should work within the limitations, not try to fool people.
This one really makes me twitch:
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 0
Haha - the RF is pretty bad, but that Infiniti... [puke]
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
10/25/2017 at 14:58, STARS: 0
But that was designed with a purpose
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/25/2017 at 15:48, STARS: 0
Yeah, bad example... What I was trying to say it that I’m not opposed to things that are created purely for aesthetics with no purpose (which is what art is, pretty much), but I agree with you that product design, purpose must come first.
That said, plenty of car buyers choose style over usability/practicality.
"fintail" (fintail)
10/25/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 1
Overstyling. 1958 all over again, but without the optimism and charming kitsch.
To be fair, the Mazda is nice and smooth.
"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
10/25/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 1
Just rumors about it being used as a range extender/generator
"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
10/27/2017 at 20:51, STARS: 1
Love the simplicity. None of the overdone bullshit, just simple surfaces and classical proportions and modern details
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/30/2017 at 09:12, STARS: 0
It’s stunning.