A few more detailed pictures...

"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy) 10/27/2015 at 20:31 • Filed to: None

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They are not openning the doors though :)

Mr Koenigsegg approves I’m sure...

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 20:35

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Lambo doors!

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 20:37

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So is this just one of those gran turismo concept vehicles?

LongbowMkII > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 20:39

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You could pull up to the fanciest hotel in Monaco and still be the center of attention.

whoarder is tellurium > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 20:40

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Great shots! What a car.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 20:42

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I don’t think they open, and I don’t think it runs either.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 20:46

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There was a pic on the FP of the interior. It is included below:

TheHondaBro > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/27/2015 at 21:02

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wtf

TheHondaBro > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 10/27/2015 at 21:03

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 21:11

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These are great - thanks!

Bad Idea Hat > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 21:26

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Oh hey, lost my pants

edit - I just made the Cerberra Speed 12 mental connection, and now I just want this thing to be stupid mega bonkers dual-engine 8 rotor 5.2L engine.

phenotyp > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 21:35

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All I can could do was say, “oh, shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit”

They did real good.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 21:47

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So is that a Cosmo, or RX...9? because it looks to be way bigger than a RX-7 successor should be.

Flavien Vidal > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 10/27/2015 at 21:51

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Nah it’s about the same size as a FD... Longer noise and shorter back...

Next tto its designer and Mazda’s CEO

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 22:03

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wow the proportions make it look much longer. It is crazy wide tho.

Nauraushaun > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 22:08

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Why is the hood so long when rotaries are so small?

Quad rot? Quad turbs? quad quad

Wurrwulf > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 22:31

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I know it’s not, but it looks gigantic.

Chariotoflove > Flavien Vidal 10/27/2015 at 22:33

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First time I ever came with both hands on the keyboard. Thanks.

Sam > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 10/27/2015 at 22:51

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I think it’s supposed to be a successor to both the Cosmo and the RX-7/8.

SVTyler > Nauraushaun 10/27/2015 at 22:58

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One of the FP commenters claims he knows a guy at Mazda who says that it’s a hybrid as well, so maybe all that room is for batteries and other fancy stuff.

wafflesnfalafel > LongbowMkII 10/27/2015 at 23:10

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yes indeed - that is a beautiful car. I hope they can come up with a power plant worthy of that body.

Flavien Vidal > Nauraushaun 10/27/2015 at 23:34

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My guess is that it has to do with the heart it generates compared to a normal engine... it needs to breathe and cannot really be cramped in a small engine bay...

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/28/2015 at 02:44

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RavenousRam > Flavien Vidal 10/28/2015 at 03:07

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Great shots, thanks! I like it, and want to love it but I have a couple hangups. I feel like if they raised the roof line of that greenhouse, it (obviously) wouldn’t look so sunken and then the hood would not feel awkwardly long to me. Two birds, one stone.

One more thing, what in the world is happening with those side views? I know it is a concept but damn.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Flavien Vidal 10/28/2015 at 07:13

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RX9 badge goes here.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Flavien Vidal 10/28/2015 at 07:13

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YAY, RX!

FormerInstants > Flavien Vidal 10/28/2015 at 08:07

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This is a great photo, you should know. Good eye, well-composed.

This car does look a bit like an Aston, and it’s rotary-powered, so I really really want it. By the time it comes out I might be in a place to buy a used Aston, and this might be right in that price range...

Flavien Vidal > FormerInstants 10/28/2015 at 08:35

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Thanks man :)

I LOVED taking pictures of this car. The lightning was so good that it was virtually impossible to miss a picture lol

Keith Hanna > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 10/28/2015 at 10:48

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RX-Vision 4,389mm x 1,925mm x 1,160mm

FB 2,420mm x 1,675mm x 1,260mm
FC 3,415mm x 1,689mm x 1,265mm
FD 4,285mm x 1,760mm x 1,230mm

evilfacelessturtle (Hooning a Ford is Domestic Abuse) > Nauraushaun 10/28/2015 at 17:16

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Because sexy!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Flavien Vidal 10/29/2015 at 10:16

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It does look much, much bigger with no one standing next to it for scale. Fantastic design.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > phenotyp 10/29/2015 at 10:19

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Yeah, I love it. And I bet you, like me, don’t often see a concept that you don’t start critiquing right away - ha!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wurrwulf 10/29/2015 at 10:19

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Presence; it has it.

phenotyp > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/29/2015 at 10:55

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Prettiest car of the decade, hands-down. Do I think there are things that should have been done differently? Of course. But. It's just gorgeous.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > phenotyp 10/29/2015 at 11:13

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High praise coming from you! It has amazing presence: looks incredibly wide and long, but it actually quite small when seen in perspective with people standing nearby. I think the long, smooth, nearly un-adorned door and fenders are the best feature. The long, continuous curves in the bodywork are so stunning. Incredible restraint shown in the entire design.

Autohaus Derp > Flavien Vidal 10/29/2015 at 11:31

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Great shot!

phenotyp > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/29/2015 at 11:42

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The more you look at it, the more evolution of the FD you see. The bodyside sections, highlighted in a lot of the press pics— that sweep of highlight is so perfectly a lengthened and tightened FD bodyside, with more drape. Moving the vent from the rocker to the shoulder makes it all the more muscular. Someone else said something along the lines of: Mazda’s grille: there’s nothing it doesn’t look good on. Back in the 90s, cars didn’t really have grilles. And it didn’t look super good on the RX-8 (which I wanted to like, but never really could). But this? God damn .

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > phenotyp 10/29/2015 at 11:52

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If they can pull off a miracle and bring a car to market that looks 90% as good as this (and has the handling and performance to match), there’s going to be a whole new generation of Mazda faithful.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Flavien Vidal 10/29/2015 at 12:00

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This design is crazy and impractical. I love it.

Funktheduck > Flavien Vidal 10/29/2015 at 12:54

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My gf says a Miata is too small. Guess I'll have to get one of these if/when they come out.

Flavien Vidal > Keith Hanna 11/01/2015 at 22:11

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Hum... My SA22C is bigger than a Smart, trust me :)

And the FC is actually 3cm longer than the FD (in all seriousness, the SA22C/FB is the same size as the FD... but usually 2 to 300kg lighter)

SA22C/FB: 4,285mm

FC: 4,315mm

FD: 4,285mm