2008 Mazda Kiyora - By Design (from Automobile Magazine)
Make no mistake, the Mazda Kiyora is not a concept car. At least, not as the term is typically used these days, when what is presented as an idea about the future is in fact a hastily restyled upcoming production car, presented to prepare public opinion in advance: "Wow, the new Thingamajig came from the Chimera concept car." No way will we see versions of the Kiyora on the streets anytime soon. Or ever.
No, the Kiyora is a full-out dream car, as far from production as the long-ago Cadillac Cyclone and just as wonderful in its own way. Created within the nagare-or flow-theme that has informed the last five Mazda concept cars, the Kiyora is quite small, a two-plus-two city car with enough convoluted surface detail to adorn three or four "flame-surfaced" BMWs. It takes the flow theme to the maximum, in that grooves are machined into the translucent plastic roof panel to channel rainwater into a sump at the rear containing an activated charcoal filter, whence it is directed forward to an elegant flask between the front seats. ...
With water and its fluidity as the principal unifying idea, blue-green coloring both inside and out was chosen to express the visual nature of water, such as how it changes color with depth, temperature, and state; the floor is supposed to look like ice. Door panels are translucent, with the protective side-impact structure contained in the spar carrying the door handles and grips. Sitting in the Kiyora is quite agreeable, with the coloring and forms providing a sense of calm otherworldliness-a dream state, in fact. ...
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