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Title: Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
Post by: grobmotorix on June 03, 2013, 01:34:24 PM

Who knows this car?

Title: Re: grob 2013.06.03 (05)
Post by: grobmotorix on June 09, 2013, 10:42:54 AM

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Title: Colani Mazda Le Mans
Post by: Ecnelis on June 09, 2013, 10:47:16 AM

Colani Mazda Le Mans?

1983. Flying object for the road. With his prototype for Mazda, Colani took the principle of wing cars to the extreme.

 The plan was, at a later stage, to use a 4-chamber Mazda Wankel rotary engine, capable of between 960 and 1400 hp for the Le Mans vehicle, which was only available as a life-size model.

 The wing shape was meant to enable this veritable powerhouse to accelerate to speeds of 350-380 km/h.

Title: Re: grob 2013.06.03 (05)
Post by: grobmotorix on June 09, 2013, 10:54:07 AM

Of course. Well done, man!

Title: Re: Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
Post by: grobmotorix on June 09, 2013, 10:59:51 AM

I´ve had the opportunity to scan a collection of an ex-Colani employee.

Here are all the pics of this fabulous prototype I have on my HDD:

Title: Re: Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
Post by: Ecnelis on June 09, 2013, 11:01:01 AM

Was it ever working car or just a mock-up?

Title: Re: Colani Mazda Le Mans prototype
Post by: grobmotorix on June 09, 2013, 11:09:54 AM

I think it was only a mock up.