When Mitsuoka Orochi Gets Upgrades

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Despite the fact that production ended in 2014, the Mitsuoka Orochi remains one of the strangest-looking cars produced by any automaker in recent memory. The strange sports car first appeared on the market in 2006, and with just 400 units made, it remains one of the most unusual vehicles to emerge from Japan in recent decades.

Liberty Walk has now shown the upgraded version, which will make its debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

The Liberty Walk body package adds a front splitter beneath the bumper intake, compared to a normal Orochi. The low-slung vehicle's sides are widened by large fender flares, and side sills run to the wider sections at the rear axle.

Mitsuoka Orochi

A large wing attaches to the bumper, and the original single pipe on either side is replaced with a pair of twin black pipes.

The cabin has yet to be photographed. The Orochi comes standard with a set of bolstered sport seats. The driver controls the vehicle using a three-spoke steering wheel and huge analog instruments.

It's unknown whether Liberty Walk messed with the car's engine. If it hasn't, that implies the car still has the original 3.3-liter Toyota 3MZ-FE V6 engine, which generates 231 horsepower and 328 Nm of torque while driving the rear wheels through a five-speed automated transmission.

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