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Solved - NEH 1039: Mazda RX-Z proposal by Andrus Ciprian
« on: April 05, 2011, 11:46:51 AM »
What's this and who designed it? 1 point for the correct answers:
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Re: NEH 1039
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2011, 05:24:11 AM »
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Re: NEH 1039
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2011, 06:10:07 AM »
Mazda RX-Z:
Diesel-Electric Hybrid Design Study for RX-8 Replacement

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Re: NEH 1039
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2011, 07:17:17 AM »
Mazda RX-Z:
Diesel-Electric Hybrid Design Study for RX-8 Replacement

That's the car.
Now, for the point, the other part of the question - who designed it?
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Re: NEH 1039
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2011, 08:55:59 AM »
"What you see pictured here is a conceptual vision for a 2+2 sports coupe with reverse opening rear doors designed to replace the current Mazda RX-8. The so-called Mazda RX-Z was conceived by Romanian design student, Adrian Ciprian who took a different -but not necessarily better- styling approach ditching most typical new-generation Mazda design cues except for the 'smiley' five-point grille.

The artist also claims that he envisions the RX-Z being fitted with a hybrid powetrain comprising of a front-mounted diesel engine and a pair of electric motors at the rear.

Understandably, this means that the Mazda-badged sports car proposal isn't much of a member of the 'RX' series, but hey, it's just a hypothetical design study."

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Re: NEH 1039
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2011, 09:02:50 AM »
That'll do!

Here's what the front looks like:

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