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A special edition of a car nobody in the western world knows about that's inspired by a Japanese cartoon – frankly, we shouldn't care, but we most definitely do!
Mitsuoka Motors has just announced a special collaboration with 7-Eleven Japan. Under their agreement, the little known car company will dedicate a special version of their Orochi sportscar to the legendary anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The Evangelion Orochi will be available for order this month from the frankly outrageous price of 16 million yen, equivalent to $140,000 or €111,000.
You can get a lot of Porsche for that kind of money and the specs of the Orochi aren't exactly in its favor. This car is powered by a 3.3-liter DOHC V6 engine from Toyota that produces only 233 horsepower. This is bundled together with 328 Nm of torque and power is sent to the wheels via an archaic 5-speed automatic.
We also feel obliged to point out that the Orochi made its debut in 2011 and went out of production in April this year when Mitsuoka decided to pull the plug. This car isn't about going fast though. It's more of a Japanese equivalent to the BMW art cars done by famous artists such as Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Frank Stella.
As for the graphics of the Evangelion-ized Mitsuoka Orochi, those have been designed by Ikuto Yamashita, one of the most respected artists in the manga and anime world, who served as a mech designer for the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise.
Explaining what Neon Genesis Evangelion is all about to somebody who hasn't watched it is frankly impossible. However, you should know that this sci-fi anime is similar to the idea behind recent Hollywood blockbuster Pacific Rim, only better. It aired on Japanese television in October 1995 and a digitally remastered version has been drawing a lot of attention recently.
The Evangelion Orochi will be available for order this month from the frankly outrageous price of 16 million yen, equivalent to $140,000 or €111,000.
You can get a lot of Porsche for that kind of money and the specs of the Orochi aren't exactly in its favor. This car is powered by a 3.3-liter DOHC V6 engine from Toyota that produces only 233 horsepower. This is bundled together with 328 Nm of torque and power is sent to the wheels via an archaic 5-speed automatic.
We also feel obliged to point out that the Orochi made its debut in 2011 and went out of production in April this year when Mitsuoka decided to pull the plug. This car isn't about going fast though. It's more of a Japanese equivalent to the BMW art cars done by famous artists such as Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Frank Stella.
As for the graphics of the Evangelion-ized Mitsuoka Orochi, those have been designed by Ikuto Yamashita, one of the most respected artists in the manga and anime world, who served as a mech designer for the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise.
Explaining what Neon Genesis Evangelion is all about to somebody who hasn't watched it is frankly impossible. However, you should know that this sci-fi anime is similar to the idea behind recent Hollywood blockbuster Pacific Rim, only better. It aired on Japanese television in October 1995 and a digitally remastered version has been drawing a lot of attention recently.
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