Japanese like Italian "Thrusting Motion"

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Mazda is giving up on its "Nagare" styling theme. Though it produced some truly beautiful show cars, the swoopy organic lines were hard to translate onto production cars, specifically boxy shaped vehicles such as the Mazda 5. In addition, the main designer behind Nagare left about 18mo ago for Tesla, which means he will be getting a chance to draw a lot of art and build very few vehicles.



In search of a new design direction, Mazda has stated it is looking to become a Japanese Alfa Romeo. As such, its new design direction will be known as "Thrusting Motion".

Seriously. The Japanese want to be more like the Italians so they are copying their "Thrusting Motion"...

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