Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase its new Mazda Furai concept car at the Detroit Auto Show.

The company, according to an auto news report, will also showcase its new revised version of the Mazda RX-8 sports car at the event. This apart, the Mazda Taiki concept vehicle also will make its North American debut, and this will be the first time it would be shown outside Japan.

The report added that Mazda would also put on show its bevy of racecars for the media. The Mazda Furai comes equipped with an eye toward the future and the environment. The car is expected to use synthetic fuel (cellulosic ethanol E100) produced by British Petroleum.

Furai is mounted on the Courage C65 chassis the company pushed in the ALMS series only two seasons ago, and the 450-hp three-rotor rotary engine that distinguishes it from anything else on the track, said the report. Mazda has said that Furai purposely blurs boundaries that have traditionally distinguished street cars from racing cars. It is even being said that the Furai bridges effectively the gap between single-purpose racecars and the sportiest of street-legal production models called super cars that emulate the real racers on the road.

Meanwhile, the revised version of the Mazda RX-8 comes with a new look, improved handling, stronger acceleration, enhanced quality and extra features. Positioned as a Sports Car like no other, it is powered by the world’s only mass-produced rotary engine, RX-8.

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