The global economic crisis is fairly ripping its way through the balance sheets of the world’s car manufacturers, with Toyota being the latest to officially recognise the carnage. The world’s largest car manufacturer has forecast its first annual loss in 71 years.

Toyota has confirmed that it expects to post a loss of 150 billion yen [...]

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Franz von Holzhausen may not be a name most of you will instantly recognise, but if you’ve been paying attention to Mazda’s recent (and striking) concept cars like the Furai, Taiki and Nagare then you’ll no doubt be familiar with the designer’s work. He’s been responsible for the styling of every concept [...]

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As we’ve covered in the past, news of the mythical RX-9 has always been thin on the ground. Enthusiast renderings on the other hand have always flown thick and fast. And why not? With the GT-R now gracing roads around the world and both the STI and Evolution X long gone from the [...]

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With just about all of the top Japanese auto makers either now selling or openly preparing next generation performance cars, the big question is whether Mazda will grace us with a new RX-7 before the global satellite-dictated nanny-state kicks in and the pleasure of guiding our cars with our own hands and feet is taken [...]

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Mazda have confirmed that they are bringing their futuristic Hakaze Concept car to the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show, where it will make its Australian debut. The Hakaze is another concept from Mazda’s stunning ‘Nagare’ series (Nagare means “flow” and “the embodiment of movement” ) and the second in the series to make an Australian appearance. [...]

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Due for its official unveiling in Detroit this week, the Mazda Furai Concept (Furai means “Sound of the Wind”) is based on an American Le Mans Series Courage C65 chassis and uses a Mazda triple rotor engine that produces 336kW/450hp when run on E100 ethanol.

Click through to see a video of the Furai on the [...]

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Just two weeks shy of its Detroit Motor Show unveiling, images of Mazda’s Furai (means “sound of the wind”) have been leaked onto the net. Not your average concept, the Furai is a fully functioning ethanol fuelled racer. Powered by a triple-rotor 20B rotary engine, the Furai has the benefit of close to 336kW/450hp when [...]

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Mazda are moving all of their “good stuff” over to North America in time for the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), to be held in Detroit from January 13. Mazda fans will be keen to see the heavily revised RX-8 in the flesh for the first time, along with radical new Furai “environmental [...]

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