It is the 5th design in the "Nagare" design concept series, and the word Furai, means "the sound of the wind". It was manufactured based on the Courage C65 chassis used by Mazda in the ALMS P2 racing class, and was mounted with a 3 rotor R20B rotary engine producing 444 BHP. As an environmentally friendly super performance machine, it is fuelled by BP's ethanol fuel, E100. The use of the 100% ethanol fuel in the rotary engine opens new doors for the possibilities of rotary engines in the future.

But aside from the Environmental performance and specs, the true attraction of the Furai is in its design. From the concept of 'a racing car cutting through wind', its form utilises sharp lines flowing into soft curves, whilst executing effective aerodynamics. It has a distinctly Japanese flavour about it, and the delicate perfection of the design was highly praised by many, generating a large number of fans. The motifs from the front mask, utilising flowing multilayered fins, lives on in the new Axela (Mazda 3) announced in 2009.

The Furai also performed test drives on the Laguna Seca, and drove publicly at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, entertaining visitors with its unique form and resonating rotary sound.

Mazda holds the record for winning the Le Mans with a rotary engine race car. The Furai is a car that brings to life a dream and possibility, that the rotary engine may once again return to the Le Mans in the future.http://gran-turismo.wikia.com/wiki/Mazda_Furai_Concept_'08