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NEWS: Fiat to Launch Limited-Edition Lupin III Car


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gohmifune



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:50 am Reply with quote
Seventeen levels of awesome I say. Seventeen levels of awesome.

That aside, any thoughts on how good a car it might be. It'd be a shame if its actually a terrible car. Aren't Fiat cars supposed to be good cars?
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Brack



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:23 am Reply with quote
A bit of cursory research shows it has won a bunch of awards in 07/08.
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:41 am Reply with quote
I hope nobody uses one of those to renact the car chase from Castle of Cagliostro. Or even more dangerous, the one from Plot of the Fuma Clan.
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Flaed



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:11 am Reply with quote
I always liked Fiats. Now I guess I know why. Laughing

Actually, I lived in Rome for a spring and there was Lupin III merchandise everywhere. Shocked There was even one of those terrible low-budget animated rip-offs that you always see for Disney movies over here for. . .The Castle of Cagliostro. Razz Not that I spent much time looking for it (there are, uh, better things to do in Rome), it was just. . .you'd walk by a store, there's be a Lupin III T-shirt in the window, and then one day there would be a new line of Lupin III T-shirts.

There was even a police dog named Lupin on TV once, though it was unclear whether he was named after the original character or the anime character.
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KabaKabaFruit



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:44 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
I hope nobody uses one of those to renact the car chase from Castle of Cagliostro. Or even more dangerous, the one from Plot of the Fuma Clan.

I must be a terrible person because I busted out laughing after reading that and imagining someone actually doing that. Laughing
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:32 am Reply with quote
The Nuova 500 is a front engine/wheel drive car where the original was rear engine/wheel. I drove an old 500 when I was looking for me first car. What a bucket of bolts? The gear box was like stirring a bucket of bricks. Riddled with rust. I ended up with a Ford Escort Mk 1.
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Who Is This Guy!?



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:47 am Reply with quote
Fiat's always made "cute, trippy" little cars...so, yay.

I can't really see a whole lot of people on here raving about it... =_=
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Hon'ya-chan



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:47 am Reply with quote
Needs the Roof Mounted Gun Cannon or it fails royally.
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shadrack1



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:21 am Reply with quote
Here's a link to a photo of the bike Jorge Lorenzo rode to a fourth place finish at Motegi this weekend.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Lorenzo+to+ride+with+special+livery+on+Sunday+at+Motegi

they didn't really show it during the actual race though, just a few flashes of it. Shame since he put it on pole position.
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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:18 am Reply with quote
One problem: How are Otaku going to put this merchandise up on their shelves?
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Proman



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:14 am Reply with quote
I want this! Oh what an excellent prop this would be for the live action movie!
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:42 am Reply with quote
That is pretty cool. I love Lupin, and the car always gets good use in the storyline. Tells you how far to the exterior of the world Lupin has influence on.
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freezespell



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:18 pm Reply with quote
gohmifune wrote:
Seventeen levels of awesome I say. Seventeen levels of awesome.

That aside, any thoughts on how good a car it might be. It'd be a shame if its actually a terrible car. Aren't Fiat cars supposed to be good cars?


If it is a terrible car, we can all say that Fiat stands for Fix It Again, Tony!

As far as Fiat cars in general, I couldn't tell you since I've hardly ever seen any on the road in the states.
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jsevakis
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:50 pm Reply with quote
Flaed wrote:
Actually, I lived in Rome for a spring and there was Lupin III merchandise everywhere. Shocked There was even one of those terrible low-budget animated rip-offs that you always see for Disney movies over here for. . .The Castle of Cagliostro. Razz


OH MY GOD I WANT THIS NOW
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skogga



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:55 pm Reply with quote
Will it have the rear-engined turbocharged flat-6 Porsche engine option, like in CC??
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