Mazda Shinari

Mazda Shinari
Overview
ManufacturerMazda
Production2010
DesignerIkuo Maeda
Body and chassis
ClassConcept sports sedan Mid-size car (D)
Body style4-door 4-seat sedan
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
PlatformSkyactiv-Body
RelatedMazda6 (GJ)
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission6-speed Skyactiv-Drive automatic
Chronology
SuccessorMazda Takeri

The Mazda Shinari is a concept car produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Mazda, presented at the LA Auto Show in 2010.

It comes in the form of a four-door coupé and its name which indicates the momentum or the start of the movement for a person or an animal, thus its slender design, resulting from a collaboration between Japanese, American and European offices is signed by Yong Wook Cho, it was the first concept car to adopt the "Kodo" style "the soul of the movement" from Mazda.

Rear view

The presence of many elements of standard cars such as seat belts or the position of left hand drive led to speculation about the marketing of a model standard for America and Europe such as a new Mazda6.

References

  1. ^ "Mazda Shinari concept Salon Los Angeles". Autoplus.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  2. ^ "Mazda Shinari Concept". Inside Mazda. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. ^ "Mazda dévoilera la toute nouvelle Mazda5 et le concept Shinari au salon de Los Angeles | industry | Auto123". auto123.com (in French). 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  4. ^ a b Didier, Ric (September 17, 2010). "Mazda Shinari évolution de l'espèce" [Mazda Shinari: Evolution of the species]. L'argus (in French). Photos: Georges Couseau, Thomas Antoine. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07.