Photo of the day: Mazda's amazing Furai burns to a crisp

Today, Mazda announced it will bring a new crossover concept to the Frankfurt show in September, an SUV-thing named Koeru.

Which is frankly all the excuse we need to dust off this heartbreaking shot of Mazda’s greatest-ever concept – hell, maybe the greatest-ever concept – the mighty Furai.

The Furai was a one-off monster: a rotary-engined, carbon-bodied, fully functioning race car. It was also, as the photo above attests, very much not fireproof.

Click here to discover how the gorgeous Furai met its fate – while in the custody of Top Gear, no less.

And then raise a glass to the very best of concepts...