We're into the recycling thing as much as the next L.A. greenie, but someone should tell Mazda it doesn't work so well for concept cars. After showing the Nagare at the L.A. auto show in November, Mazda showed up at Detroit with the Ryuga concept, which looked well…just like the Nagare.
Mazda says the Ryuga is a further development of the design language they call graceful flow, or something like that. As anticlimactic as the Ryuga may have been, we actually liked the fact that it had a fully finished interior which made it look a little more like a real car. According to Mazda, there will be an even further developed version of the Ryuga at the Geneva auto show and yet another in Tokyo. Sounds like Mazda is building up to something, but when we asked if it was the next-generation RX-8 we got nothing. See you in Geneva then.
blueguydotcom says:
12:27 PM, 01/ 8/07
Screw this thing. When is Mazda going to produce the Kabura?
carlisimo says:
01:01 PM, 01/ 8/07
I love it, and some of the Mazda forums like it a lot more than the Nagare. You're right, most of the design features are being reused, but I think it's great that they're being consistent. I wonder though, if there's any point to deciding on a design language so firmly when they all look like they're 20 years off in the future.
lederhosen says:
04:32 PM, 01/10/07
I saw this and thought it was the Nagare, but i still like the design. Hopefully design cues it will come in future Mazdas.
kurtamaxxxguy says:
02:10 PM, 01/13/07
Attractive, yes. A practical vehicle? Who knows??I hope Mazda or some other manufacturer offers an ultra-chopped roof model soon, just to see if people will actually buy these stylish if near-windowless vehicles.
zephyr_7 says:
09:53 PM, 01/31/07
That door looks like it hurts. . . . . . Mazda should stay nice and simple with the Kabura concept. The whole Nagare thing is really sweat but missing some real substance. I’m talking MX-5 appeal, for the company that made the best roadster, let’s stick to making faster, appealing car. Go Kabura, . . . later Nagare.