This Mazda concept created by Maximilian
Schneider makes the RX-Vision seem restrained and takes the idea of a flagship
Mazda to a different level. Schneider is an exterior designer at Mitsubishi
Motors Japan and created the RX-10 Vision Longtail as a halo hypercar for the
Japanese automaker that could be produced in road-going guise as well as a race
car for the upcoming Hypercar class at Le Mans.
Powering the theoretical hypercar is a
2.3-liter turbocharged three-rotor engine that alone pumps out an impressive
780 hp. Adding some additional grunt are two electric motors powering the front
axle, each with 125 hp, resulting in a total of 1,030 hp from the 3-rotor and
the electric motors. Schneider told CarScoops that in theory, this would be
enough to send the hypercar to 100 km/h in as little as 2.5 seconds as
well as a 427 km/h top speed.
Then we come to the design. As the RX-10
Vision Longtail has its engine mounted at the rear, it adopts a seductive
mid-engined profile. Up front, there are curvaceous wheel arches as well as a
set of LED headlights and Mazda’s recognizable grille. The cabin of the
hypercar looks particularly airy thanks to a wraparound windshield.
The rear half of the concept is most
intriguing because as the name implies, it is a ‘Longtail’, much like the
McLaren F1 GTR Longtail. The car is also extremely low-slung and would slice
through the air, making it perfect for the long Mulsanne straight at Le Mans.
