When designs of concept cars are first revealed, the initial reactions usually range from ‘over-the-top’ to ‘aesthetically strange’, but there are times when a concept car designer hits the nail right on the head. This is one of those times.

The concept car here is the Mazda Yuuga Coupe, which was designed by promising young designer, Imran Ali. A graduate of Swansea Metropolitan University, Ali created a sleek and eye-catching design of the Yuuga, which to his delight, drew the praise from a lot of observers during the 2009 Degree Show at the National Waterfront Musuem in Swansea, UK.

While questions regarding certain elements of the Yuuga are still up in the air – Mazda->ke53 has yet to reveal if the Yuuga is going to be a loosely based front-wheel concept derived from the Mazda 6 or if it’s an entirely new sports car line – we do believe that the Japanese-based automaker may have found themselves a car that can live up to its highly-regarded sports car legacy.

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