Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Mazda RX-9 design from Fomoconews forum member

Fomoconews forum member has posted his version of the new Mazda RX-9. This is a design that based from the Taiki and Furai. Thank you for the new design for the RX-9

The Taiki uses a front mid-ship design, which is what all RX-7’s have used in the past and is why I chose this as my first starting point rather than the mid-engined Furai.

Starting with the Taiki, I changed the controversial rear quarter panel and boot to follow the rear quarter panel lines of the FD3S RX-7. This created a large vent under the driver and passenger doors that could function as cooling vents for the engine and transmission oil coolers. Then I used design elements from the Furai to inject the racing heritage all RX-7’s are known for. In the end, this created a vision of what the new RX-9 could look like in 2012.

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