Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Etc., Japan
Japanese can now buy Mitsuoka Orochi for less
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This is for all of our Japanese readers out there. We know that the only thing holding you back from running right out and buying the Mitsuoka Orochi is its hefty price tag of ¥11,945,000 ($111,572 USD). The car's exuberant styling is a fusion of inspirations that combines elements of the mighty Humpback Whale (see grille) with the attention-grabbing power of Britney... being Britney on any given day of her life. Yes, the Orochi is a peerless car (we won't call it a supercar, you can't make us), and now Mitsuoka is making the hand-built monument to bad taste less expensive for the average Japanese consumer. By using less metal-plated parts and artificial leather for 25% of the interior, the oddest Japanese automaker of them all has slashed 2.6 million yen from the car's starting price, which now begins at ¥9,345,000 ($87,287 USD). That's a big drop in the Orochi's cost of entry, which should mean you'll soon be seeing it on every street in Tokyo. Any day now...
[Source: japancorp.net]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
John 3:34PM (2/04/2008)
Only in America would such a monstrosity be allowed.. Oh wait, it's in Japan this time. Thats a first.
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Menice 3:40PM (2/04/2008)
there is so much potential there... just way to much going on.
it's almost like it was a cool supercar, that started to warp out in the sun... or like a cartoon car.
and lets keep the port holes on the Buicks ok japan?
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nomatta 3:40PM (2/04/2008)
hey ford why cant we have this car in the U.S.
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meshies 3:40PM (2/04/2008)
Looks like something you would see driving around in Vice or Liberty City.
Terrible.
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Ed 5:22PM (2/04/2008)
Some of the cars in GTA look pretty awesome. Banshee especially. This thing is pretty un-awesome, but no more than a lot of new cars.
Jake 3:42PM (2/04/2008)
Man, this thing is just UGLY.
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calebe 3:46PM (2/04/2008)
was that in the movie "cars"? I wish it would stop smiling at me, it's creeping me out.
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mk 3:48PM (2/04/2008)
Less expensive means NOTHING when you couldn't PAY ME to drive that car.
There is some objectivity to good design, and this is the antithesis of that. Sometimes it goes beyond a matter of taste.
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SteveRB 3:57PM (2/04/2008)
HAHAHAHA!!!!
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kal326 4:01PM (2/04/2008)
This just in from Japan, Aztec owners finally have somebody to point and laugh at.
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E.J. 4:01PM (2/04/2008)
This car must hate its designer..., and yes, that that chessire-cat-like smirk causes goosebumps...
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SteveRB 4:03PM (2/04/2008)
Great comment!!! Are you listening Ford?
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porschedevotee 4:04PM (2/04/2008)
The sides and back actually aren't terrible. The car just ran face-first into the ugly tree.
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John P. 4:07PM (2/04/2008)
That's one of the ugliest things I've seen in awhile. It must be tailored for "local" tastes. yowch!
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John 4:08PM (2/04/2008)
This looks like one of the knockoff cars in GTA. "Porolla"
lol
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Samurai Jack 4:47PM (2/04/2008)
Perhaps if they renamed it the Orochi Maru they would do better? Maybe throw in an immortality Jutsu for free? It would sell then, ugly or not.
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Larry 5:03PM (2/04/2008)
"Only in America would such a monstrosity be allowed!" Oh, "Dear John," from where does the "cereal box toy" Lotus Elise? (Exige? whatever that MONSTROSITY clown car is called) originate?
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sw 5:13PM (2/04/2008)
Yeesh, I guess not all hot wheels cars look good full size.
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Playdrv4me 5:19PM (2/04/2008)
Toyota Melt.
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Chris 5:51PM (2/04/2008)
Glad you guys didnt call this a supercar as it is 230hp @ 242ft/lbs
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