06 October 2009 - 12:00
Year of the (Prancing) Horse
Ferrari has just announced a special 599 for the Chinese market. It's based on the car with the HGTE handling pack, though it has a few extra, Far Eastern touches.
Features such as the starter button, which glows jade green because jade is revered
in China. And a luggage set embroidered with a map of the Silk Road, because
that's in China. And a rev counter featuring ancient Chinese script in place of
western numerals because, of course, that's Chinese. Actually, we like those and
think they should feature on the new Astra or something, just to confuse some
chavs.
Artist Lu Hao was behind the special touches, and unconfirmed reports suggest he
is also Chinese. Though we believe he missed a trick. Surely the Prancing Horse
could have become some sort of elaborate dragon.
Just 12 cars will be made and in a market of more than a billion people, it
should sell like cheap chopsticks.
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So they've just written everything in Chinese and painted the roof black? Wow. I'm so thrilled. Also, I agree with e92m3.
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well that means the rev counter is more confusing than the one on some cars with no rev counters
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Utterly unsignificant.
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they should do that to the speedo, if someone got pulled over you just say i didn't know i was doing T, time ampulet and 3 stripes per hour
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Isn't next year the year of the tiger? Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if some newly-rich Chinese guy is behind this. Pointless indeed... unless Ferrari would make a set of cars for other countries as well. Eastern Arabic numerals, anyone? Also, if you're so keen on saying "furst comment!!!!111!!!one", try making an actual comment. It's very annoying. Go back to Gamespot or whatever.
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It says x1000rpm... What does X(some sort of X with a dash on the top and the bottom) times 1000 equals to? So... is this car for those can't read globally-used numbering system? That's a good way to extend your market into rural areas untouched by civilization...
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Nope, I think it's cool. Someone really paid attention on a rainy mondaymorning. Agreed, it's hardly functional, but it does no harm either.
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They should do one for Japan as well, put some samurai touches to it......be cool would'nt it???
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06 October 2009
You're a loser! ^
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