
Mazda Sassou B-Car
Babez.de, 30-08-2005
...Zoom-Zoom design concept at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show in September--the Mazda SASSOU ('sa-so')--a small, lightweight, three-door hatchback powered by a turbocharged, three-cylinder, 1.0-liter MZR DISI (Direct Injection Spark Ignition) gasoline engine.
...It mixes these with a unique use of exterior and interior materials and hidden features based on the "Shoji" principle. Shoji screens are thin Japanese doors made of ricepaper that allow you to see the outline of what is behind without seeing the details.... hidden within the body and are suddenly revealed by an illumination system that makes the car seem to spring to life ... It also features a unique "morphing" back seating system that uses compressed air...universal serial bus (USB) stick key that functions in place of a traditional key and includes a remote central locking function....The USB stick key also provides new levels of convenience, as it can be downloaded at home with music and favourite hot spots, which can then be uploaded onto the car's hard disc drive and navigation system.....more...