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Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
« on: June 03, 2013, 01:34:24 PM »
Who knows this car?
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Re: grob 2013.06.03 (05)
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2013, 10:42:54 AM »
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Colani Mazda Le Mans
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2013, 10:47:16 AM »
Colani Mazda Le Mans?

1983. Flying object for the road. With his prototype for Mazda, Colani took the principle of wing cars to the extreme.

 The plan was, at a later stage, to use a 4-chamber Mazda Wankel rotary engine, capable of between 960 and 1400 hp for the Le Mans vehicle, which was only available as a life-size model.

 The wing shape was meant to enable this veritable powerhouse to accelerate to speeds of 350-380 km/h.
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Re: grob 2013.06.03 (05)
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2013, 10:54:07 AM »
Of course. Well done, man!

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Re: Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2013, 10:59:51 AM »
I´ve had the opportunity to scan a collection of an ex-Colani employee.

Here are all the pics of this fabulous prototype I have on my HDD:

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Re: Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2013, 11:01:01 AM »
Was it ever working car or just a mock-up?

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Re: Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2013, 11:09:54 AM »
I think it was only a mock up.