Chief designer Atsuhiko Yamada set his team the challenge to create “a design that visually expresses the flow of air”. This continued on with the central theme of nature from the Nagare concepts and displays Mazda’s constant environmental concern. With a body modelled on flowing air and hidden rear wheels and tires, the Mazda Taiki concept proves to be very aerodynamic with a drag coefficient of only 0.25 and seems to be the design of future fast cars.
Aiding this is underside of the car that stays completely flat until it reaches the rear and kicks up to allow air to flow almost unimpeded. The special covering of the rear wheels allow for air from the front fender to tunnel through and create downforce on the car, contributing to its zero lift. In order to enhance the driving experience and mate man and machine, Mazda has done away with the usual tachometer and instead replaced it with LEDs on either side of the driver that light up bright red to visually convey the engine’s RPM.
November 23, 2007
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