#Mitsuoka Orochi

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Mitsuoka Orochi , 2009. For sale by auction in the UK, this example of the Japanese supercar has travelled only 81km from new. It is powered by a mid-mounted, supercharged 300bhp Toyota 3.3-litre V6. The vehicle was purchased new in Japan before being shipped to Singapore and stored in an underground garage. It was imported into the UK and re-registered in July 2020, and has been kept in professional storage since.  

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Part of the Mitsuoka line up of cars. Himiko, Orochi, Galue III and Viewt. This Himiko is based on an NC Mazda MX5 / Miata. This Galue is based on a Y50 Nissan Fuga. The Viewt were originally based on K11, K12 and K13 Nissan March but are now based on a Toyota. This one is K13 March based

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You've done transmac cars, what about transfem?

I've indeed done transmasc cars, so sure, what's the point in pretending I'm better than that.

As explained in the post above, I feel like for a car to be trans it has to have undergone an aesthetic transformation of some sort - so this post will be about cars that changed face (before to the left, after to the right).

While some voted it most transmasc car of the post and it literally started off with a female name, I actually think the Onevia looks a bit more transfem to me (that's one sentence for the "how did my life end up here" folder).

But there's one more front end alteration with its own name these cars have under their belt.

Enter Mitsuoka, a small Japanese car manufacturer that mostly specializes in taking cars that just aren't weird enough and solving that problem. Indeed, they worked on that Silvia too, turning it into the Mitsuoka Le-Seyde - but I'd rather show you the newer version, based on the last Silvia generation, because I feel like the contrast it offers is genuinely unmatched.

Yep.

And I know what you're thinking - where in the absolute pants did they get this idea? Oh, you're gonna love this one: from Zimmer, an American company founded in the 80s to do exactly that to the Mustang!

Zimmer went bankrupt in '88.

And then was bought up by Art Zimmer (no prior relation) and did the exact same thing to the newer Mustang!

and to the Town car!

Zimmer ceased production again in 2020. "Why?", I cannot fathom anyone wondering. Well, simple: they made the silly mistake of not being in Japan, where Mitsuoka is still thriving doing stuff like this.

Also, speaking of Mitsuoka, you really need to see what they ended up with when they put their hands on the Honda NSX platform (creating a concept that however would reach production as a fully unique car).

And if you thought this couldn't get any better, the two cars above are called, respectively, Galue and Orochi. Wow.

To finish, I would like to submit one I'm not sure can compete but I like too much not to mention: the Pit Crew nose kit for the first generation Mazda Miata!

And of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't include the inspiration for the Dias Classic (which annoyingly seems to have a sweep going on for itself in the poll), the Subaru Vivio Bistro.

And as a treat for y'all, I found one modified in bosozoku style.

I don't believe this poll deserves a larger sample size, but you can reblog this post if like me you think it would at least be really funny.

Links in blue are posts of mine explaining the words in question - if you liked this post, you might like those!

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Ok I did some more research into this anime (apparently it's called Henkei Shoujo btw) and this is what she turns into:

It's definitely fictional, but it bears a resemblance to maybe a Mitsuoka Orochi or a 986 generation Porsche Boxster.

Also, uhh

Uhhhhhhh

The rear kinda gives me Bugatti Veyron vibes? Not sure where the rotory fits into all of this though.

(Btw given that it's set in Japan I feel like that first car is more likely to technically be a Nissan Bluebird rather than a Datsun 510, same difference though)

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Someone add a gif i'm on mobile

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Редчайший «японец» со спорным дизайном выставлен на продажу в России: цена очень удивит

В России на продажу выставили спорткар Mitsuoka Orochi по цене 21 млн рублей

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Mitsuoka Orochi , 2009. For sale by auction in the UK, this example of the Japanese supercar has travelled only 81km from new. It is powered by a mid-mounted, supercharged 300bhp Toyota 3.3-litre V6. The vehicle was purchased new in Japan before being shipped to Singapore and stored in an underground garage. It was imported into the UK and re-registered in July 2020, and has been kept in professional storage since.  

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Mitsuoka Orochi 

The name of this sports car refers to Yamata no Orochi. It is the name of a mythological creature. It is a gigantic snake. A serpent with a single body, swollen and bloody, from which emerged eight tails and eight heads, stretching across eight valleys and eight hills. In its graphic representations, it resembles a fearsome dragon more than a serpent. amata no Orochi had the custom, every year, to devour a young woman from a village. Legend has it that it was Susanoo - the Shinto god of the storm - who defeated Yamata no Orochi, after getting the snake drunk with liquor, cutting it into pieces with his sword, so that it could not continue terrorizing the population. 

Mitsuoka Motor is a Japanese coachbuilder founded in 1968 and in 1996 it obtained the status of a vehicle manufacturer. In 2001 they started their most ambitious project, the Mitsuoka Orochi: a self-developed mid-engine sports car. a car built on the platform of the Honda NSX, acquired from Honda. On this platform and in a central-rear position, a 3.3-liter V6 engine of Toyota origin was mounted. It was an engine mounted on sedans like the Toyota Camry or SUVs like the Toyota Harrier, with 233 hp and a slightly sharp power curve. It was an engine, yes, silky, simple and very reliable. Associated with a five-speed automatic gearbox and torque converter, ease of use and comfort were prioritized over character or pure performance. With a weight of 1,580 kilos, it did a 0 to 100 km/h of about six seconds, a more than decent figure. Its interior was a comfortable and well-designed place. Beyond a Toyota instrumentation, the sports seats had a careful design and the selection of materials used used natural leather and metallic inserts. 

The car vaguely reminds us of a mythological reptile. Its mouth, its jaws, optics that simulate two pairs of eyes, air intakes that simulate scales on the hood... Its shapes are very organic and flow like the body of a snake. The same biological scheme is repeated on the back. If they wanted to design a car based on a legendary dragon, of course, they succeeded. Several units were in production paying homage to Japanese manga myths, such as Evangelion - special edition "7-Eleven Evangelion" - or Devilman. There was even a Kabuto version inspired by a traditional helmet of samurai warriors.

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Mitsuoka Orochi

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Mitsuoka Orochi @ Chiba

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Mitsuoka Devilman Orochi, 2018. An art car collaboration with Go Nagai, creator of Devilman Crybaby, to create the Devilman Orochi, modeled after a car from the anime series. It was limited to one car.

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Orochi

The Pleasures of Earthly Desire lead to....Seduction

MITSUOKA concept super car

Orochi: L4.58m W2.05m H1.14m 35th Tokyo Motor Show Reference Exhibition Car 35th Tokyo Motor Show Concept Car

This was the original Orochi concept car. The wire wheels didn't make it to the production cars unfortunately.

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Tuning : Liberty Walk prend Mitsuoka Orochi sous son aile

Liberty Walk est un tuner qui aime surprendre avec ses kits carrosserie. Sachez qu’il a choisi la Mitsuoka Orochi comme modèle et en a fait un monstre.

Crédit photo : LeeRosario de Pixabay

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A Mitsuoka Orochi LHD, in a theme of Kimono Marie from Splatoon 2. "Suspect vehicle is a black Mitsuoka."

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20220802 #orochi #mitsuoka #evangelion #shibuya (Shibuya Hikarie) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzKFVqPbOY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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If you watched Devilman Crybaby, Ryo owns and drives this car.

Its real. Its called Orochi by Mitsuoka. Its basically a Honda NSX with an unusual face lift.