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"As Mazda continues to push forward with its Shinari Concept, the natural byproduct was to produce something more real-world friendly while still retaining the Kodo fluid cues of the original. Enter the Minagi Concept.   The silhouette of the Minagi Concept doesn&amp;#039;t reveal too much; it looks like a your typical run of the mill crossover SUV. However, the set back A-pillars and steeply raked rear window five the Minagi a very smooth arcing roofline from windshield to rear glass.   Mazda designers aimed to give the Minagi the look and feel of a cheetah that&amp;#039;s ready to pounce in any direction. To do that, they made sure that most of the visual mass of the car resided in the middle and rear, with all character lines sweeping toward the rear. The only design element from the side that weights the front is the black front wheel arch.    From the front view, a much bolder version of the wing element from the Shinari sits front and center. As on the Shinari, it follows the lower perimeter of the grille opening and then traverses across to bisect and ultimately end within the headlights. The Minagi also uses front fenders, hood and a grille very similar to the Shinari&amp;#039;s.   With its rear fenders and mid-rear-biased visual weighting, the Minagi has a crouching look. The belt line crease, the stubby rear bumper and the swept forward rear glass make it seem as if something restraining the car, preventing it from going forward. The trailing edge of the rear door, in particular how it curves and intersects the belt line, supports this, and further enhances the cat-like reared back position.    Underneath the skin, the Minagi Concept features a full complement of Mazda&amp;#039;s latest SkyAktiv technology. SkyAktiv is what Mazda is calling its latest round of technology elements that will appear in future cars, and encompasses engines, transmissions, bodywork and chassis. While the Minagi Concept is not slated for production, a future iteration could easily use the various bits of the SkyAktiv Concept, like the SkyAktiv-G direct-injection gasoline engine with a staggering 14:1 compression ratio.   Although the Minagi is just a concept, there is nothing preventing Mazda from finding a future CX-7 replacement in this intriguing design exercise.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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