New Mazda Shinari Concept

This is the new Shinari concept from Mazda. It's very, very pretty. It looks like a car that will growl at you when you start it up, then purr as you drive along the road. But, as they say, looks aren't everything. And this car does seem to have the classic Mazda problem: no visibility out of the rear window. The only Mazda we've ever had, a hideous turquoise sporty thing, made reversing feel like impending death on wheels. Totally blind. Other people have told me similar stories of their Mazdas; and while this one is pretty, I'd rather be able to see when I reverse. Still, at the moment it's just a concept. Maybe they'll introduce something magical to make it easy to reverse, if and when they release the real thing.

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