Following on the heels of the Nagare and Ryuga concepts Mazda has shown over the past year, the Hakaze adds a "flying leaf" motif to the mix. The body surface mimics its predecessors with the ripples, this time looking like flowing sand dunes, which Mazda's designers are calling the "flop" technique of color manipulation.Whatever. Besides giving us the emotional embodiment of "kite-surfing," the important thing to note about the Hakaze is the fact that Mazda has said it is the one concept of the three that has the best chance of seeing production. Ready for a CX-5, everybody? [Source: Autoblog]Continued- Hi-res image gallery, official press releasePRESS RELEASE:Mazda Hakaze Concept - The Compact Crossover Coupe with Roadster Feel1. Introduction Nagare Design - A New Expression of MovementLast year Mazda wowed the show car world with a trilogy of design concepts that were talked about on three continents. From Europe's Sassou show car with its unique Shoji design principle and hidden
Mazda Hakaze - Kite-Surfing FunctionalityKite-surfers are "wind chasers" They get up in the morning, switch on their computer and search for the right wind conditions on the Internet for the best place to surf, call their friends, grab their gear and go. Mazda Hakaze meets the needs of such a lifestyle in several ways. For example, part of Hakaze's centre tunnel in the boot slides rearwards and out of the car, to which a kite-surfboard can be attached, slid back in and transported. On the inside is an Internet connection on the integrated LCD screen in front of the front passenger. A small digital camera is mounted in the LCD screen, which can be rotated to film the road or the people in the car. The idea is that you can film a nice surfing spot or the route to it, then share it afterwards with your friends. The concept's boot also has a practical double floor construction on both sides of the centre tunnel in the boot, whose underside is made of rubber making it ideal for t
Following Pontiac and Scion, Mazda just announced that it too will give the virtual residents the hugely successful online world of "Second Life" a taste of one its cars, ande specifically, the Geneva Show crossover concept, Hakaze.[Source: CARSCOOP via Mazda]Follow the jump for more images and the official press release.PRESS RELEASE: Cyberspace Version of the Mazda Hakaze Concept Car now at Second LifeMazda's latest concept car, Mazda Hakaze, is now available for driving in cyberspace on Nagare Island at Second Life. By launching its latest show car in virtual form, Mazda Motor Europe is responding to the very positive reaction to Mazda's trilogy of concepts shown around the world last year. Mazda Senku, Kabura and Sassou were so popular, in fact, that people wanted to buy and drive them as soon as possible. With a single concept car, this has never been possible of course, so Mazda Motor Europe has done the next best thing. Mazda Hakaze is now available to the almost 3 milli
Mazda has had a successful auto show season so far thanks to the warm reception of its first two concepts, the Nagare and Ryuga. Unveiled at the L.A. and Detroit auto shows respectively, those two concepts were admittedly as far from production ready as you can get. Mazda's third and final concept for this show season, the Hakaze, is said to be the only one of the three that could be made production ready in a relatively short amount of time. Well, we brought you a large gallery of images showing the development and design team behind the Hakaze concept already, but there were only two exterior shots of the vehicle and no interior shots in that batch of snaps. KickingTires.com has come across almost a dozen additinal shots that show the Hakaze in real world situations, as well as the interior.A new post of the Hakaze Concept will be made when it officially unveils next month. This is our last post of the car until it is unveiled.[Source: Autoblog]Follow the jump for the new images.
