I just hope that some of these concepts lead to a vehicle that goes on sale, these all represent something that people would love to buy, not just another electrified SUV for the masses.
80 kwh battery pack so that you have the option to go just electric and then hydrogen fuel cell range extender with regenerative bracking fed back to the battery pack . Only down side I think would be the wheel base would have to be long to fit everything .
Once again Dino you’ve done extremely well in this latest update from Japan! Very informative and well produced - I really enjoy your videos plus your sound tracks are awesome too. Keep up the good work and as always - stay safe over there my brother🙏 - Mark
The 2 cars for me are the Mazda and the Toyota (MR2?), although that Subaru looked interesting. The GTR with a Honda Civic front end is not for me, but each to their own, I appreciate the uniqueness of it. One reason we're having so many EVs now is the quota enforced on manufacturers by governments, if they don't make a certain % they get huge fines. Anyway, great to see Mazda at it again!
the prelude reminds me alot of the 92-95 I'm all for it , it looks like it's ready to go I wish it was petrol or petrol/hybrid assist but we all know where we are and what the future holds. could that prelude possibly assist a 2dr integra 🤷♂️. the rx7/8 is great move I'm happy to see fun cars and not just suvs.
Funny little insert in the wheel chair kind if scene 😅 I think bevs will not give a petrol head the same feeling. For me at least. When I think about the reason why I like cars so much I find more of the reasons in cars with combustion engines than in bevs...
I love the Mazda concept, but I would really love for them to so a lightbar-type rear light at the back. It seems to be very much in style, but it would also be a lovely callback to the FD3S
I doubt pure EV sports cars will sell well (granted they even reach production). Seeing how short batteries last while driving spiritedly (let alone going proper fast) and the time it takes to fully charge them I don't see many enthusiasts wanting to put up with these issues. Plus you have the lack of exhaust note which (to me at least) makes up for at least half the driving pleasure. Driving EVs is like watching a movie with no audio. Hybrids on the other hand I can picture selling well. You can use the EV motor for putting around town, going from A to B and when you want some fun you have the ICE engine. Looking forward to what Mazda is going to do with that RX concept.
Performance hybrids are amazing. Imagine a turbocharged V6, but with no lag. Instant and massive torque from a dead stop and at every RPM. Plus the gas engine for the higher speeds. The formula for performance hybrids is usually big hp engines paired to big torque emotors. They compliment each other amazingly well. And you only need ~2kWh of battery to do your thing. You recover tons of battery in braking zones, and there's always some overhead from engine going to the batteries (comparable to the draw of a supercharger). The batteries on a hybrid can also be set with huge buffers near 0 and 100. Such that the battery is always between true 25-75% -- this will extend the lithium ion longevity by 100x. Compared to 100kWh EVs that only can go a couple hundred miles... and will be shot after 10 years due to all the charge cycles and need to use the entire range of the battery (true 0-100%), which will kill the battery health.
Very excited for the Prelude, and I'm glad it will be offered as a hybrid and not only as a pure ICE or BEV (those would be welcome, too). The market needs more not-boring hybrids. I hope Honda focuses on using the hybrid powertrain to improve performance and not just efficiency.
The hybrid rotary probably works like the 1st gen insight The electric motor output shaft will be bolted to the eccentric shaft on the 4 rotor (it is rumored to be a small dispalcement high revving 4 rotor hybrid) The electric motor will take care of torque until you get to the ~6k rpm that a rotary likes and that torque and power will take over. This is how it works in the 1st gen insight, the electrical system maximizes the efficiency of the ICE
seeing the rx7 and the mr2 getting a comeback is beautiful, i hope they follow the steps of the nsx revival but succeed where that project struggled the gt500 stuff is exciting too great content as always
6:56 and still i see Peugout RCZ/Peugeot 406 coupe/ Renault Laguna Coupe.... I pick - of course becuase of my love for RX series - new Mazda ICONIC Sp (hopefully called RX-9 in production stage). Petrol, rotary engine with EV system is for me - far most resonable combination. Also for big plus - 16C engine is capable to burn not only normal petrol but also synthetic. And synthetic petrol, in my opinion, is real future for cars. EVs will be option - still good, but only a option in powertrains catalouge
There are Zero Emission alternatives for the IC engines, like LPG or modern Toyota Hydrogen powered AE86. Don't forhet about cars running on pure alcohol in Brasil. The EV is not the only way. It is only one of the choices and we should be free to make our own.
@@RETMTM Oh, really... I haven't noticed. We talk about what is now, and what options do we have. If you want to talk about the past I can tell you that in the beginning electric cars were more popular then internal combustion.
That Century design is oddly superb. Like it has the niche touches of the modern era designs with slit headlights, sharp edges leading to the rear, front end of the cars looking like Goofy's shoe (if they arent going for a hyper car design), yet it has this suble 2000'ish front bumper design that lets you know this vehicle has been here for a long time. I like it!
Engines are a huge part of a sports cars character so it's a shame to see these cars revived as EV's. At least the Mazda will retain a rotary of some sort.
Loved the “Buy N Large”, Wally reference. Not sure we have to go ev but that’s what the current “we are being sold” trend is I suppose. I like ev since watching a 510 at PIR late on Fridays, rockin a fork lift motor and batteries via a hand throttle busting v8 and 4 cyl turbos alike. They got plenty of soul, we just don’t have plenty of infrastructure. I mean it’s taken 100 years to develop our current situation and they think in 10 we will have it dialed like it is now? Ha. Doesn’t take away from the new tech from over 100 years ago finally having the right amount of current processes to make it more efficient. Not sold on an all out ban of ice, I would like more hybrids that are good but we’ll see.
Infrastructure isn't the real issue. It's the battery technology. Lithium Ion was a huge leap forward from the NiMH in Prius, but at the end of the day it's still only a viable solution for a hybrid. The materials needed. The amount of batteries you need to stack. The long-term longevity of those batteries. It all adds up to a massive L for most pure electric applications. If your commute is within 20 miles, OK. If you're using it on a 10k motorcycle, OK. Otherwise, the resource limits combined with increased manufacturing cost and the fact that every one of these cars will be garbage in 10 years is a huge L for the consumer. They will need to field a different energy storage solution besides Lithium for me to ever buy one of these cars. 100kWh SUVs and Sports Cars do literally nothing for the environment either.
Some of these EVs are gorgeous and they are going to be speed machines but I think the real answer is fuel agnostic hybrids. Less battery required, better range, every positive of the electric drivetrain is maintained and you can have your engine/generator run at it's peak efficiency always (minimum emissions no matter what fuel is used).
THAT GTR HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE UGLIEST CARS I HAVE EVER SEEN BUT ON THE OTHER HAND HONDA KNOWS HOW TO DESIGN A SPORTS CAR AND IT SHOWS IN THE NEW HONDA PRELUDE THAT IS A CAR I WOULD BUY . MAZDA'S RX 9 IS GOING TO BE A WINNER , THE MAZDA DESIGN ENGINEERS STAYED TRUE TO THE IDEA OF WHAT THE NEW MAZDA RX SHOULD LOOKS LIKE AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT . JUST THAT QUICK LOOK AT THE NEW TOYOTA MR2 BLOWS ME AWAY LOVE IT . THANKS FOR THE VIDEO AND PLEASE LET THERE BE MORE THAT WAS GREAT !!!🙏👍👍👍👍👍
The name Prelude also referred to its role as a test mule Honda tried everything on it first. Some are success, like variable valve timing. And some aren't. Like four-wheel steer.
I'm not particularly attached to ICE cars. For me, it has to do with driving dynamics and passion. Look at hybrids. They used to be boring, but now we have cars like the 918, AMG One, and Valkyrie. EVs aren't quite there yet for me. There are some interesting cars like the Rimac Nevera, but they are far from affordable. I'm hopeful that Japan can bring EV driving passion to the everyday man. I imagine weight and packaging will be the biggest challenges.
So long as they're using Lithium, EVs will never be there. And I'm an early adopter on the Hybrid train... but I'll be sticking to Hybrids for the forseeable future. EVs are not viable. Can you imagine buying a mid 1990s GT-R -- still worth 40k 25+ years later. You buy that GT-R, and it will be in a trash yard 10 years from now. Doesn't matter if it only has 30,000 miles, garage kept, etc. -- those batteries aren't lasting and cost too much.
Kinda sad to see all these iconic names going EV. I can see current cars price going way up in the future. If only I had the money to buy a new R35 now. Certainly a future classic.
damn.. that skyline looks terrible on the outside. I mean i think kyunday nailed it with the N Vision 74. NIssan totally missed the cyberpunk feel imo. looks really bad
I think the RX designation would be dropped due to its association with main rotary powertrain as opposed to a rotary as a secondary source that charges the battery for the electric powertrain. Maybe they'll do like an eRX-1 ("Erks?")
If my marketing instincts are right... (in Tony Stark) "and they always are", the internal rotary is REALLY there for the sound. They could have much more easily gone to just a cheezed down miata engine to power the batteries for far less but this will provide sound that re-invigorates the idea of driving the usual can-opener sounding not-so-thrill e-powertrain
before anything else Dino amazing video thank you . let me tell you i love Mazda cars all the Rx rotory models. now as for that car mazda let us see the hybrid Mazda SP its a proof mazda doesnt give 2 F as to what we want.. how many years now ppl assking for a Rotory come back .. and rotory lover let me remind you dont ask for power. kist the rotory engine to be there we can make the power that was never ever the prob . but no mazda doesnt give flying F .. we dont need a hybrid rotory ..tht will ass 800 Kg on the car to give you 100 hp .. at few cases not always . no just make a 2 rotor tune down to pass emission add a sport mode button like the rest of the companies do to slide in few more extra HP .. and sell it to us .. take my moneyyyy. now if you want to be a great car company you can make it 3 rotor i wont complain i will still pay for it ...
@@nfspeedy2 well.. it depends on how you see it.. for me, if we really cant avoid facing EV in the future.. hybrid is the answer, if thats not the answer, F1 and Hyper Car wouldnt take and go that way..
I work on EVs, including Tesla, and people shouldn't dismiss them just like that. EVs are evolving fast, it's nothing like 10 years ago. Performance Tesla models are wild and much fun at Touge. I'm even looking forward getting a beaten up Model S Plaid to repair and make my Touge fun car. PS. Increase in EV sales has nothing to do with quotas. I don't know anyone that bought an EV to say they prefer going back to ICE car. You have to try to understand. When I move to Japan, I'll probably get an EV for daily driving. Might even do a Tesla motor JDM car conversion, that could be much fun.
The prelude, honda city concept and Toyota's century suv look adequate, while others are definitely cool, but are "too much" for me. They just need tone down the futuristic design imo.
It really sucks everyone is going ev. It means a lot of us wont be able to afford the new sports cars coming out. Although im already practicing replacing ev battery cell replacement skills.
The auto industry needs hybrid vehicles, not everyone wants to drive an appliance on wheels. Synthetic fuels are being developed and people still want a mechanical sense of propulsion.
Mazda has been dropping amazing looking 2-door RX concept cars for the better part of a decade now with nothing to show for it. Unless I finally see one in production within the next 18 months, I'm going to assume that Mazda has zero funding for this type of car and these are all design exercises, nothing more.
I don't like the politically driven push to position battery electric vehicles as the only adequate solution for future mobility. I feel we need to develop and offer multiple solutions, in order to meet an ample range of consumer needs. But I'm not against electric power itself. In fact, I'm looking forward for manufacturers to further develop and improve the technology, and show that fun and excitement with EVs is possible. It's not a doomsday scenario like some make it seem to be.
It is no more justifiable making a fire to get from a to b. Car manufacturers had 150 years to develop alternitives. Now we have access to the technology to get rid of ice step by step. Maybe the next step is going in the air... who knows... Technology moves on. Its the nature of humans to struggle with changes.
I agree. EVs aren't even a real solution, they just sweep the pollution problem under the rug. Most electricity is still coal or fuel generated and lets not get started talking about the pollution and contamination that is created in already impoverished countries when their resources are stripped to make the batteries. This is just a rehash of manufacturing jobs being outsourced to overseas countries that happened 30-40 years ago, except now the pollution is getting outsourced and naive people are thinking they are saving the planet. A real green future would be nuclear power plants that provides electricity for hybrid vehicles that could also run off biofuels.
Not sure why EV needs to mean obscure and unflattering body designs, all companies seem to be making them ugly on purpose, that mazda looks very sharp.
That Mazda concept is just beautiful ....this is the first time I ever even consider to get one if it really goes into production; The new Prelude is just meh...the 90s soul has lost....somehow, Honda/Acura designs has always been polarizing ....They should learn from Mazda...stick with heritage...
The Toyota sport concept is the best thing there. Period. The Nissan.. vapor ware. The mazda is gonna be underpowered. Toyota is the only on going full balls to the wall
There are some cool designs but too many wrong engines, hope tuners would fix this. Another thing would be prices, I expect to be stupidly high, high in a way that they will sell 1/10 of what they expect. Manufacturers are digging grave with they're own hands.
The actual EV cannot be the future. If they will push something like the nanodiamonds battery MAYBE...but can’t imagine this choice from manufacturers. Hybrid could be more interesting. I have hopes for hydrogen. Thrill of driving cannot die like this 🙏
Absolutely! Imagine if they all stepped up and kept making sports cars. Nissan had the idx and never followed through, nothing came after the rx8, mrs, Celica…
The Mazda concept is sharp. I don't like the EV platform, but I appreciate the styling. The Toyota concept is impressive, but I suspect it will not see production. The GT-R/Hyper force concept.... absolutely atrocious. Terrible design.
What would be your pick?
the Suv Century kinda cool
I just hope that some of these concepts lead to a vehicle that goes on sale, these all represent something that people would love to buy, not just another electrified SUV for the masses.
The gr concept
80 kwh battery pack so that you have the option to go just electric and then hydrogen fuel cell range extender with regenerative bracking fed back to the battery pack . Only down side I think would be the wheel base would have to be long to fit everything .
Mazda
The prelude looks pretty much ready for production compare to others in the video. The mazda is a beauty for sure!
Yeah, would love to have that on actual production car, including the front light bar. Hopefully it wont be too expensive, but sadly I doubt it.
Front end to short tho
Hope they do bring out that Rx9 it's been a long wait since we've seen a new rotary
8:09 Caught me off-guard LOL!
Once again Dino you’ve done extremely well in this latest update from Japan! Very informative and well produced - I really enjoy your videos plus your sound tracks are awesome too. Keep up the good work and as always - stay safe over there my brother🙏 - Mark
Many thanks!
The 2 cars for me are the Mazda and the Toyota (MR2?), although that Subaru looked interesting. The GTR with a Honda Civic front end is not for me, but each to their own, I appreciate the uniqueness of it. One reason we're having so many EVs now is the quota enforced on manufacturers by governments, if they don't make a certain % they get huge fines. Anyway, great to see Mazda at it again!
the prelude reminds me alot of the 92-95 I'm all for it , it looks like it's ready to go I wish it was petrol or petrol/hybrid assist but we all know where we are and what the future holds. could that prelude possibly assist a 2dr integra 🤷♂️. the rx7/8 is great move I'm happy to see fun cars and not just suvs.
I think there need to be more hydrogen cars developed .. I believe hydrogen cars with battery packs would be the best way for the future
I absolutely love that Mazda concept design. I would try to buy one if it looks close to that upon being released.
I think the good folks in Mazda's design team need to have a good long talk with the team at Nissan...
I agree. That Mazda is a masterpiece. The GTR is was too blocky and extreme looking. Like a Bosozoku car and a Lego car had a baby.
I have to say the rear quarter of the Nissan Hyperforce is aggressive but can the world go for biofuels instead of EV?
Funny little insert in the wheel chair kind if scene 😅
I think bevs will not give a petrol head the same feeling. For me at least. When I think about the reason why I like cars so much I find more of the reasons in cars with combustion engines than in bevs...
I love the Mazda concept, but I would really love for them to so a lightbar-type rear light at the back. It seems to be very much in style, but it would also be a lovely callback to the FD3S
as a Prelude fan (yes, we still exist), I am very much excited for that concept. especially since it looks like it is ready to be sold.
I doubt pure EV sports cars will sell well (granted they even reach production).
Seeing how short batteries last while driving spiritedly (let alone going proper fast) and the time it takes to fully charge them I don't see many enthusiasts wanting to put up with these issues. Plus you have the lack of exhaust note which (to me at least) makes up for at least half the driving pleasure. Driving EVs is like watching a movie with no audio.
Hybrids on the other hand I can picture selling well. You can use the EV motor for putting around town, going from A to B and when you want some fun you have the ICE engine.
Looking forward to what Mazda is going to do with that RX concept.
Performance hybrids are amazing. Imagine a turbocharged V6, but with no lag. Instant and massive torque from a dead stop and at every RPM. Plus the gas engine for the higher speeds.
The formula for performance hybrids is usually big hp engines paired to big torque emotors. They compliment each other amazingly well. And you only need ~2kWh of battery to do your thing. You recover tons of battery in braking zones, and there's always some overhead from engine going to the batteries (comparable to the draw of a supercharger).
The batteries on a hybrid can also be set with huge buffers near 0 and 100. Such that the battery is always between true 25-75% -- this will extend the lithium ion longevity by 100x.
Compared to 100kWh EVs that only can go a couple hundred miles... and will be shot after 10 years due to all the charge cycles and need to use the entire range of the battery (true 0-100%), which will kill the battery health.
Very excited for the Prelude, and I'm glad it will be offered as a hybrid and not only as a pure ICE or BEV (those would be welcome, too). The market needs more not-boring hybrids. I hope Honda focuses on using the hybrid powertrain to improve performance and not just efficiency.
Honda is one of ICE's last bastions.
Yes! Hybrid is a smart powertrain
wait...did i just see mini pop up headlights on the mazda! Also that mr2 looks insane!!!
Yep, more like flaps
Didn’t expect that edit at 8:10 at all lmao
😂
That was a good video. Picture quality was fantastic.
The hybrid rotary probably works like the 1st gen insight
The electric motor output shaft will be bolted to the eccentric shaft on the 4 rotor (it is rumored to be a small dispalcement high revving 4 rotor hybrid)
The electric motor will take care of torque until you get to the ~6k rpm that a rotary likes and that torque and power will take over. This is how it works in the 1st gen insight, the electrical system maximizes the efficiency of the ICE
that slot in the back of the Nissan is where you put the giant DVD.
lol
You mentioned “forged carbon ‘ a few times. Can you tell me how that works please, as I’ve only done carbon in a mould, and vacuum bagging.
If im not mistaken, its like one of those carbon composite things.
Kinda looks like if cf was done with a chopper gun if y'ask me
Yeah something like that
seeing the rx7 and the mr2 getting a comeback is beautiful, i hope they follow the steps of the nsx revival but succeed where that project struggled
the gt500 stuff is exciting too
great content as always
I grab the Mazda. But where do you keep it, or is it already in your garage?
6:56 and still i see Peugout RCZ/Peugeot 406 coupe/ Renault Laguna Coupe....
I pick - of course becuase of my love for RX series - new Mazda ICONIC Sp (hopefully called RX-9 in production stage). Petrol, rotary engine with EV system is for me - far most resonable combination. Also for big plus - 16C engine is capable to burn not only normal petrol but also synthetic. And synthetic petrol, in my opinion, is real future for cars. EVs will be option - still good, but only a option in powertrains catalouge
I agree with what you said
EV for daily/city car
But for a enthusiasts GAS power
Luckily the Prelude is a HYBRID per honda pr Car and Driver got a correction a couple of days ago. So will it get accords hybrid drivetrain?
1:50 looks like a hot wheel car
There are Zero Emission alternatives for the IC engines, like LPG or modern Toyota Hydrogen powered AE86. Don't forhet about cars running on pure alcohol in Brasil. The EV is not the only way. It is only one of the choices and we should be free to make our own.
RX8 was already hydrogen decades ago bro. It's silent EVs next.
@@RETMTM Oh, really... I haven't noticed. We talk about what is now, and what options do we have. If you want to talk about the past I can tell you that in the beginning electric cars were more popular then internal combustion.
@@Neutrino33thats true it was because ice were so complicated to operate and so unreliable back in the days
That Century design is oddly superb. Like it has the niche touches of the modern era designs with slit headlights, sharp edges leading to the rear, front end of the cars looking like Goofy's shoe (if they arent going for a hyper car design), yet it has this suble 2000'ish front bumper design that lets you know this vehicle has been here for a long time. I like it!
u can tell how excited Dino is just based on his tone of voice..😪
Engines are a huge part of a sports cars character so it's a shame to see these cars revived as EV's. At least the Mazda will retain a rotary of some sort.
Hope it’s not an on-board generator
Loved the “Buy N Large”, Wally reference. Not sure we have to go ev but that’s what the current “we are being sold” trend is I suppose. I like ev since watching a 510 at PIR late on Fridays, rockin a fork lift motor and batteries via a hand throttle busting v8 and 4 cyl turbos alike. They got plenty of soul, we just don’t have plenty of infrastructure. I mean it’s taken 100 years to develop our current situation and they think in 10 we will have it dialed like it is now? Ha. Doesn’t take away from the new tech from over 100 years ago finally having the right amount of current processes to make it more efficient. Not sold on an all out ban of ice, I would like more hybrids that are good but we’ll see.
Infrastructure isn't the real issue. It's the battery technology. Lithium Ion was a huge leap forward from the NiMH in Prius, but at the end of the day it's still only a viable solution for a hybrid. The materials needed. The amount of batteries you need to stack. The long-term longevity of those batteries. It all adds up to a massive L for most pure electric applications.
If your commute is within 20 miles, OK. If you're using it on a 10k motorcycle, OK.
Otherwise, the resource limits combined with increased manufacturing cost and the fact that every one of these cars will be garbage in 10 years is a huge L for the consumer.
They will need to field a different energy storage solution besides Lithium for me to ever buy one of these cars.
100kWh SUVs and Sports Cars do literally nothing for the environment either.
The rx9 is INFREAKINGCREDIBLENESS
Some of these EVs are gorgeous and they are going to be speed machines but I think the real answer is fuel agnostic hybrids. Less battery required, better range, every positive of the electric drivetrain is maintained and you can have your engine/generator run at it's peak efficiency always (minimum emissions no matter what fuel is used).
The Mazda is pretty much perfect. If the final product looks 75% that way , it'll be a timeless design like the FD.
THAT GTR HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE UGLIEST CARS I HAVE EVER SEEN BUT ON THE OTHER HAND HONDA KNOWS HOW TO DESIGN A SPORTS CAR AND IT SHOWS IN THE NEW HONDA PRELUDE THAT IS A CAR I WOULD BUY . MAZDA'S RX 9 IS GOING TO BE A WINNER , THE MAZDA DESIGN ENGINEERS STAYED TRUE TO THE IDEA OF WHAT THE NEW MAZDA RX SHOULD LOOKS LIKE AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT . JUST THAT QUICK LOOK AT THE NEW TOYOTA MR2 BLOWS ME AWAY LOVE IT . THANKS FOR THE VIDEO AND PLEASE LET THERE BE MORE THAT WAS GREAT !!!🙏👍👍👍👍👍
Hey no need to scream to everybody. Relax
The name Prelude also referred to its role as a test mule Honda tried everything on it first. Some are success, like variable valve timing. And some aren't. Like four-wheel steer.
The mazda looks good but love the GTR..♥♥
8:10 caught me off guard lol
Love the Copen!
The front of the crown SUV looks like a mid 90’s Yukon front end
Wow that NISSAN GTR should be the next Batmobile with some minor custom changes !!!
Some Lotus / TVR energy going on the rear of the Mazda. Definitely not a bad thing!
The ft se is something that I really want to see Toyota to actually come out with.
A new take on the Honda City and Moto makes total sense. GT style EVs isn't quite there yet so compact EV is still the best usecase at least imo.
I'm not particularly attached to ICE cars. For me, it has to do with driving dynamics and passion. Look at hybrids. They used to be boring, but now we have cars like the 918, AMG One, and Valkyrie.
EVs aren't quite there yet for me. There are some interesting cars like the Rimac Nevera, but they are far from affordable. I'm hopeful that Japan can bring EV driving passion to the everyday man. I imagine weight and packaging will be the biggest challenges.
The Valkyrie is V12 only. They only use hybrid part to start the engine. And what an engine it is!!
@Miester7 Ah, my mistake! Definitely still a marvel of engineering.
So long as they're using Lithium, EVs will never be there. And I'm an early adopter on the Hybrid train... but I'll be sticking to Hybrids for the forseeable future. EVs are not viable. Can you imagine buying a mid 1990s GT-R -- still worth 40k 25+ years later. You buy that GT-R, and it will be in a trash yard 10 years from now. Doesn't matter if it only has 30,000 miles, garage kept, etc. -- those batteries aren't lasting and cost too much.
Song at 5:25?
It’s all copyright free music
The RX7 is beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Kinda sad to see all these iconic names going EV. I can see current cars price going way up in the future. If only I had the money to buy a new R35 now. Certainly a future classic.
Mazda’s previous rotary concept was definitely a sexier design imo
damn.. that skyline looks terrible on the outside. I mean i think kyunday nailed it with the N Vision 74. NIssan totally missed the cyberpunk feel imo. looks really bad
I'm sure someone probably mentioned it already, but in case they didn't...
The Prelude is a Hybrid, not an EV (so good news on that front).
I'll believe it when I see it
I think the RX designation would be dropped due to its association with main rotary powertrain as opposed to a rotary as a secondary source that charges the battery for the electric powertrain. Maybe they'll do like an eRX-1 ("Erks?")
The GTR looks like it was made of plywood. They must be preparing for a soapbox race. SMH
lol
If my marketing instincts are right... (in Tony Stark) "and they always are", the internal rotary is REALLY there for the sound. They could have much more easily gone to just a cheezed down miata engine to power the batteries for far less but this will provide sound that re-invigorates the idea of driving the usual can-opener sounding not-so-thrill e-powertrain
The first grey car looks like a Batmobile lol still cool though. Kevin conroy style
before anything else Dino amazing video thank you .
let me tell you i love Mazda cars all the Rx rotory models. now as for that car mazda let us see the hybrid Mazda SP its a proof mazda doesnt give 2 F as to what we want.. how many years now ppl assking for a Rotory come back .. and rotory lover let me remind you dont ask for power. kist the rotory engine to be there we can make the power that was never ever the prob . but no mazda doesnt give flying F ..
we dont need a hybrid rotory ..tht will ass 800 Kg on the car to give you 100 hp .. at few cases not always . no just make a 2 rotor tune down to pass emission add a sport mode button like the rest of the companies do to slide in few more extra HP .. and sell it to us .. take my moneyyyy. now if you want to be a great car company you can make it 3 rotor i wont complain i will still pay for it ...
These days are over. There is no way a rotary engine alone can pass next level emission standards.
That century looks like the pedestrian suv from Grad theft auto.
Mazda should build the Studi Concept car Ford Ionic and think over Fort Triton and Posaidon ;)
prelude looks close to a z370. Still nice but i guess i'm bias to the slim 2000 look.
Mazda design team is dancing all over the competition at the moment!
Definitely!
I like old GTR
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EV is not a problem if it actually a hybrid.. both ICE and EV has its own pros and cons.. with hybrid, we can have pros from both ICE and EV..
With hybrid you have the negatives from both worlds also!
@@nfspeedy2 well.. it depends on how you see it.. for me, if we really cant avoid facing EV in the future.. hybrid is the answer, if thats not the answer, F1 and Hyper Car wouldnt take and go that way..
Prelude reminds me of a lotus Evora
Il finale mi ha sorpreso... DC😂
lol
😂colorito commento degli ultimi secondi di un gran bel video😂😂😂
The Nissans in babyblue with red stripes look exactly like the N Series from Hyundai.
Please bring up the level on your voice and bring the level WAY down on the music. Compressors might be your best friend for this.
I work on EVs, including Tesla, and people shouldn't dismiss them just like that. EVs are evolving fast, it's nothing like 10 years ago. Performance Tesla models are wild and much fun at Touge. I'm even looking forward getting a beaten up Model S Plaid to repair and make my Touge fun car.
PS. Increase in EV sales has nothing to do with quotas. I don't know anyone that bought an EV to say they prefer going back to ICE car. You have to try to understand.
When I move to Japan, I'll probably get an EV for daily driving. Might even do a Tesla motor JDM car conversion, that could be much fun.
Mazda Iconic SP is a timeless design
beautiful.
The prelude, honda city concept and Toyota's century suv look adequate, while others are definitely cool, but are "too much" for me. They just need tone down the futuristic design imo.
It really sucks everyone is going ev. It means a lot of us wont be able to afford the new sports cars coming out. Although im already practicing replacing ev battery cell replacement skills.
The more evs become common, I think they’ll have to lower prices to be competitive. Someone going to have a low cost ev and everyone going to follow
Rip Nsx 🥲 but the super gt type r looks amazing
The auto industry needs hybrid vehicles, not everyone wants to drive an appliance on wheels. Synthetic fuels are being developed and people still want a mechanical sense of propulsion.
I know that ev is the "future" but gasoline engines , but the high performance gasoline engines are just way more fun!
Right, i need to get rich before that RX9 hits showrooms.
If only Toyota resurrect the MR2... I also heard that they want to bring the Celica back to life, have you heard something about it?
Yep it seems so
All the miners in Kongo wants more petrol cars.
Mazda has been dropping amazing looking 2-door RX concept cars for the better part of a decade now with nothing to show for it. Unless I finally see one in production within the next 18 months, I'm going to assume that Mazda has zero funding for this type of car and these are all design exercises, nothing more.
I don't like the politically driven push to position battery electric vehicles as the only adequate solution for future mobility. I feel we need to develop and offer multiple solutions, in order to meet an ample range of consumer needs.
But I'm not against electric power itself. In fact, I'm looking forward for manufacturers to further develop and improve the technology, and show that fun and excitement with EVs is possible.
It's not a doomsday scenario like some make it seem to be.
It is no more justifiable making a fire to get from a to b. Car manufacturers had 150 years to develop alternitives. Now we have access to the technology to get rid of ice step by step. Maybe the next step is going in the air... who knows... Technology moves on. Its the nature of humans to struggle with changes.
I agree. EVs aren't even a real solution, they just sweep the pollution problem under the rug. Most electricity is still coal or fuel generated and lets not get started talking about the pollution and contamination that is created in already impoverished countries when their resources are stripped to make the batteries. This is just a rehash of manufacturing jobs being outsourced to overseas countries that happened 30-40 years ago, except now the pollution is getting outsourced and naive people are thinking they are saving the planet.
A real green future would be nuclear power plants that provides electricity for hybrid vehicles that could also run off biofuels.
You're right we shouldn't criticize the ev thing BUT I really with the focus was hybrid. All electric isn't a good thing, we'd be slaves to the grid
3:35 'Like a cybertruck' but not designed to look like a kindergartner designed it.
I don't like the round roof line on the Prelude. Nissan Hypersonic looks like a 3rd grader designed it. Maza RX9 looks the best.
A lot of hot air and promises 🤣🤣
Suzuki Swift be like Am I a joke to you
if the Crown is any indication, Toyota needs assistance
Not sure why EV needs to mean obscure and unflattering body designs, all companies seem to be making them ugly on purpose, that mazda looks very sharp.
Yeah I don’t get that either
That Mazda concept is just beautiful ....this is the first time I ever even consider to get one if it really goes into production; The new Prelude is just meh...the 90s soul has lost....somehow, Honda/Acura designs has always been polarizing ....They should learn from Mazda...stick with heritage...
The Toyota sport concept is the best thing there. Period.
The Nissan.. vapor ware. The mazda is gonna be underpowered. Toyota is the only on going full balls to the wall
There are some cool designs but too many wrong engines, hope tuners would fix this.
Another thing would be prices, I expect to be stupidly high, high in a way that they will sell 1/10 of what they expect.
Manufacturers are digging grave with they're own hands.
Great video but the Mazda does it for me
Prelude needs a manual
The actual EV cannot be the future. If they will push something like the nanodiamonds battery MAYBE...but can’t imagine this choice from manufacturers.
Hybrid could be more interesting.
I have hopes for hydrogen.
Thrill of driving cannot die like this 🙏
What a way to defecate over Prelude’s legacy. Honda to the sink!
That Nissan looks like a Lexus and the Cyber Truck had a baby - Yuck
you nailld it...ev "usable city car" only.... the ev scam needs to end
As a journalist, do you think you're responsible for massive exodus of JDM cars to overseas and JDM scene become nothing more than "good old day"?
Absolutely! Imagine if they all stepped up and kept making sports cars. Nissan had the idx and never followed through, nothing came after the rx8, mrs, Celica…
The Mazda concept is sharp.
I don't like the EV platform, but I appreciate the styling.
The Toyota concept is impressive, but I suspect it will not see production.
The GT-R/Hyper force concept.... absolutely atrocious. Terrible design.