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Old 11-27-2006, 10:16 AM
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Mazda Nagare Concept News **At LA Show (page 1)**

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Mazda is moving on to a new design language, as seen in the Nagare concept debuting in Los Angeles.

Although the idea of the design - referred to as "flow" - was dictated from headquarters in Japan, the Nagare was created in Mazda's California studio, overseen by new U.S. design chief Franz von Holzhausen.
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Mazda is moving on to a new design language, as seen in the Nagare concept debuting in Los Angeles.

Although the idea of the design - referred to as "flow" - was dictated from headquarters in Japan, the Nagare was created in Mazda's California studio, overseen by new U.S. design chief Franz von Holzhausen.
Adopting a new design language - referred to as "ugly" - didn't work out so well for another mid-market niche Japanese carmaker (i.e. Subaru). Hopefully this "flow" thing turns out better. Von Holzhausen's prior works appear to include the new Beetle and the Solstice, so there's some hope.
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What is the correct pronunciation for "Nagare"
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
What is the correct pronunciation for "Nagare"
Rhymes with "I don't care"
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
What is the correct pronunciation for "Nagare"
nah-gah-reh

but the "r" sound is kind of a rolling r. so it's like a mixture between an "r" and an "l"
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Loooks like that Acura concept they brought out. Both ugly as hell.
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Am I the only one who thinks that car companies should make concept cars that they might actually build? Way too much effort is put into these ugly ass "future concepts" that get laughed at the second they are revealed. And no one in their right mind would buy a car that looked like that especially if its a one seat mazda.
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If they build something based off the design of this car, it'd probably be bad ass.
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All in all, I like it. It's a true concept... and an attractive one at that. It's futuristic without turning my stomach (like Acura's concept).
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I really don't understand the purposes of this.
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I think it's the embodiment of the design direction they want to go it. No, they won't make this car as it is, but future cars will take hints from it -- the slanted headlights, grille, smooth sides, pointed behind sticking in the air.

As a side note, is it just me, or does the guy in the last 3 pics make me want to add captions?


Narrow hips, big perky ass ... jsut the way I like 'em!


This is all I get for $10 million in R&D?
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The gauges are awesome!
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