Mitsuoka Is Only Just Killing The Orochi

"Mikeado" (mikeado) 04/23/2014 at 18:02 • Filed to: Mitsuoka, Orochi

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Hey, remember the Mitsuoka Orochi? Y'know, the Japanese not-really-fast-enough-to-be-a-supercar that everyone puts in their "Top 10 Ugliest Cars" lists somewhere? The one meant to look like a blowfish but also Pamela Anderson's lips or whatever the hell? Anybody? No? Dust? Well, you won't have to soon, because it's about to most honorably die.

Yup, come September, go Orochi, a car you probably thought they killed ages ago (I know I did). To commemorate making the automotive world slightly less ugly, they are going to build 5 "Final Editions" that include exclusive 19" wheels, a chin spoiler, a choice of two colours - either Gold Pearl (up top) or "Fuyoru" (the purpley one) - and a rear wing. But of course, being the Orochi, the rear wing is actually two rear wings that look like they've melted.

Indoors is a rejected interior design for a Covenant vehicle in Halo (or maybe that's just the purple talking), featuring things that aren't the exterior design and thus don't make you want to hurl your internal organs at the screen until the harrowing image goes away. Such things include a pair of pedals, as the only gearbox available is a 5-speed autotragic, mated to a Toyota "3MZ-FE" 3.3L V6 that can only muster 230 horsepower and 242lb/ft of torque in order to shift 1580kg (3483lbs) of bold design gone wrong. Or perhaps it's one of those things that's so bad it's good, like the Street Fighter movie? Hmm......

......Maybe not. At least it turns heads! With a 0-60 time that wouldn't scare a Focus ST at 6.7s, onlookers have plenty of time to form an opinion on that body, which is actually kind of the point of this car. Perhaps it's slowness that's lead to it somehow surviving for 13 years.

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CRider > Mikeado 04/23/2014 at 18:11

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Please tell me this is the rally edition. Or they're showcasing the suspension lift for bumps. Anything to excuse that ride height.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Mikeado 04/23/2014 at 18:13

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This is genuinely sad news.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Mikeado 04/23/2014 at 18:47

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If a Kaiju was a car...

I understand the Japanese have something of a different idea of what constitutes good aesthetics, but even so this is just bonkers. Not good bonkers like TVR. Bad bonkers like the Westboro Baptist Church.

Bad bonkers.

syaieya > Mikeado 04/23/2014 at 19:54

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I have a fondness for this ugly little car. It's definately interesting. I wouldnt even mind driving one.

But when you have a car that shows up 5 years too late and all you do to it is add a couple exterior bits, an exhaust tweak, and change the design of the seats a bit. I'm sorry, but

Dusty Ventures > Mikeado 04/23/2014 at 20:44

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Ugly and slow as it is I always kinda liked it. If given the chance I'd even go so far as to say I'd daily it for a year, purely for the unique spectacle and the experience. I'm sad to see it go.

Mikeado > CRider 04/24/2014 at 04:22

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Alas, no...

Mikeado > Dusty Ventures 04/24/2014 at 04:23

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I think Mitsuoka depend on people like you!

spanfucker retire bitch > Mikeado 04/24/2014 at 07:52

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Someone's fly is open...