Mazda Furai
The Mazda Furai (マツダふうらい, Mazda Furai) was a concept car revealed on 27 December 2007 and manufactured by Mazda. A teaser image of the vehicle was released on 11 December 2007. The Furai officially debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The Furai (風籟, Fūrai), meaning "sound of the wind", was the fifth and last of the Mazda Nagare line of concept cars that have been made by Mazda since 2006. The chassis was based on the Courage Compétition C65 Le Mans Prototype that Mazda last used to compete in the American Le Mans Series, two seasons previously and was designed to use E100 ethanol fuel, it was powered by a new generation 20B 3-rotor wankel engine that put out 450 brake horsepower (340 kW). The engine was developed and built by renowned rotary tuner, Racing Beat, who also built the car's rotary-shaped muffler canister.
The car wore the number 55, that of its 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning ancestor, the 787B. Unlike many concept cars, the Furai was fully functional and was tested at various tracks. It ran at Laguna Seca and Buttonwillow.
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Into The Enchanted Forest
by: MistweaverInto the enchanted forest
Where time stops forever
Souls wander in the mist
Of the ancient warriors fallen
Walking through the mist
There're eyes beholding me
The black raven looks sinister
At the top of the dead tree
Skulls and broken bones
Hang all over the path
Every step a mortal trap
Don't know if I'll arrive alive
To the dark mountain
Where the dragon keeps the treasure
Obtained through centuries
Frightening the kingdom
I am into the enchanted forest
Misterious eternal place for spirits
Danger surrounds me every while
And death I feel it so near
Now in the night
The trolls are haunting gnomes
Torturing all the creatures
Plundering their nests
But they must be prepared
When the dawn enters again
Because the sun rays
Will become them to stone
Light shines far away
The elves are dinning there
They sing around the fire
Drinking to forget
If they are discovered
They fastly disappear
Because they are care
When the danger is near
I am into the enchanted forest
Misterious eternal place for spirits
Danger surrounds me every while
And death I feel it so near