The Serpent car
Posted Sep 17th, 2007 11:54PM by pagemasterImagine a car inspired by a serpent. You have the Mitsuoka Orochi.
This serpent isn’t coming towards your babe with an apple and asking her to eat it.
But what it does though, is captivate your imagination.
Most anime loving fanboys will drool over this vehicle though. It looks like something out of Akira!
Alright some proper information. Orochi is designed by Mitsuoka Motors, a company which custom makes retro-looking vehicles from older engines such as the 240SX.
Due to Mitsouka’s exclusivity as a classic automobile builder, not many units are seen on the road.
As for the Orochi, it is powered by a 3MZ - FE, 3311cc V6 DOHC EFI engine, the same engine chassis as the Lexus RX models.
Sad. You would think that with such a beautiful design, the engine could have been more preppy. Mitsuoka have taken a very big risk, and it looks to be backfiring.
The main reason? Mitsuoka has priced the car at $89,000 USD. Most rich guys with very little time would rather buy a Porsche and yet have a service center and parts available.
Looking at the interior, it still looks very MX-5 or Celica-ish. Circular airconditioning vents, Lexus cockpit style tachometer. What’s new?
Quite sad actually. Mitsouka could have created an icon for this generation of sports cars, but they ended up producing something for a fanboy’s collection.
I’ll give this a pass and get a real Japanese sports car like the Skyline GTR.
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