Mazda VGT on Goodwood Statue

[RaY29rus]

Few photos from twitter and instagram

 

[nocturnalgrey]

^^^^ Those pics are cool.

 

[Stephan]

I wonder if they're going to keep that statue after the festival....

 

[SVPSkins]

Few photos from twitter and instagram

Amazing pictures

 

[GTPorsche]

I wonder if they're going to keep that statue after the festival....

No, it'll be disassembled once the festival is over.

 

[dogw10]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/moto...mazda-takes-spotlight-goodwood-festival-speed

 

[Downhill Dino]

For lack of a better place to post about it, I find it interesting this is the year that Mazda was to be showcased. Especially with the 787B and future Le Mans concept, you'd think it'd be next year. Which marks a quarter century since Mazda, or more-so, Japan has won at Le Mans.

 

[RACECAR]

Is it just me or does the rear wing on the LM55 lean forward? Don't remember that on the car originally, though it could be just the perspective of the angle.

 

[RolexToaster]

And the bait is set

 

[ImmalovemaGTR]

The Fett genome, Mandalorian heritage and once were warriors.

I am a Star Wars freak, I am a Mazda freak, but I don't get this one

 

[Skygrasper550]

Heck yes, the Vision Gran Turismo could definitely use more recognition. And Mazda is doing a good job at promoting theirs.

 

[Famine]

It's worth noting that the second car, in the only press release I've seen talking about it, isn't referred to as a Vision GT car, rather the "LM55 GT1 Concept"...

Mazda's own press release though says it is the VGT.

 

[scholesy1899]

I am a Star Wars freak, I am a Mazda freak, but I don't get this one

Jenga-Jango?

 

[ImmalovemaGTR]

Jenga-Jango?

Ah... oh... TBH not so funny IMHO

 

[sparkytooth]

Is it just me or does the rear wing on the LM55 lean forward? Don't remember that on the car originally, though it could be just the perspective of the angle.

I think it's just the perspective that makes it look tilted slightly forwards.

 

[Famine]

Anyway, I'm off to GWFOS right now (5hr drive, so an overnight stay for tomorrow). If anyone happens by me on Friday, please say hello - I'll largely be around all of it and probably wearing a GTP T-shirt and cap, clutching a Canon EOS350 without a lens cap.

 

[sirjim73]

Anyway, I'm off to GWFOS right now (5hr drive, so an overnight stay for tomorrow). If anyone happens by me on Friday, please say hello - I'll largely be around all of it and probably wearing a GTP T-shirt and cap, clutching a Canon EOS350 without a lens cap.

Have a safe journey and a great time tomorrow. Unfortunately I'm not there till Saturday otherwise I'd be sure to say Hello

If anyone sees a weirdo in a "roads, where we're going we don't need roads" tshirt on Saturday, that will be me

 

[sirjim73]

Mazda's own press release though says it is the VGT.

So do Goodwood themselves...:

https://grrc.goodwood.com/festival-of-speed/latest/mazdas-fos-central-feature-revealled

Love how they misspelt revealled in the webpage title

"One is the now-iconic form of the Mazda 787B, the screaming rotary-engined, make-your-ears-bleed hero of La Sarthe in 1991 and the first, and only, Japanese car ever to win Le Mans. Don’t believe us when we say it’s noisy? Check out our video here.

The other is a modern day homage to the Le Mans winner in the form of the Mazda LM55, a digital vision, designed for the GranTurismo 6 game, made real. And a complete stunner – for many people the best looker of the whole Vision Gran Turismo series.

And the sculpture itself? At first sight it’s a giant Jenga game, hundreds (actually 418) white bars piled into a tower that twists and and turns as it rises skywards.

It looks simple. But closer inspection reveals a far more complex shape, full of tension as the criss-crossing bars combine in an elegant twisting form whose obvious strength defies its elegant lightness and delicacy.

In these things the sculpture is the essence of Kodo Design, Mazda’s successful ‘Soul of Motion’ ethos that shapes all the road cars, most recently with the equally strong yet delicate new Mazda MX-5 roadster (which incidentally will also be on show at FoS and which you can read about here)."


So, do we agree with Goodwood - do you think this is the best looker of the Vision Gran Turismo series (so far)?

 

[sparkytooth]

One of my favorite designs, yes.

 

[Rotorist]

How much I would like GT6 to include RX7 IMSA GTO champion car and the 1st gen RX7 which won its category in Pikes Peak. Epic vehicles!

 

[TeamCZRRacing]

Gran Turismo perhaps?

More likely Grand Touring Class 1, if they intend to race it. Although this being a GT1 is obviously highly, highly unlikely.

 

[DSkywalker01]

More likely Grand Touring Class 1, if they intend to race it. Although this being a GT1 is obviously highly, highly unlikely.

GT1 no longer exists as a class.

 

[R5]

GT1 no longer exists as a class.

Although this being a GT1 is obviously highly, highly unlikely.

 

[TeamCZRRacing]

GT1 no longer exists as a class.

That's right, I forgot. My bad. :

 

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

Hmmmmmmm...

Love, hope, speed, beauty, Mazda. Easily my favorite sculpture so far. (Atleast until Chevy gets one) It makes me wanna take out a Mazda and rip a massive burnout in it.

PS. Please tell me this thing will go into an art museum after the festival!

 

[SVPSkins]

GT6 version =)



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[sparkytooth]

So an update really is happening.

 

[trustjab]

GT6 version =)

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Is that at the event?

 

[SVPSkins]

Is that at the event?

In game =) was posted on the Goodwood FOS official Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/fosgoodwood?lang=en-gb

So an update really is happening.

Looks like it =)

 

[PeugeotFan]

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