2010 Mitsuoka Himiko

​            Now when you think of Japanese luxury, you don’t really think of our next company.  Mitsuoka is not really a brand which comes to anyone’s mind, well except if your one of its lucky Asian customers.  For 2010 Mitsuoka decided to build its own luxury car the Himiko, to 

compete with the likes of Lexus and Mercedes-Benz.  Of course, when you’re building to compete, maybe you should compete with a better-looking car.  Most cars built by Mitsuoka are usually a take back not a segment changing type of design.  Considering this you might have seen the design of the Himiko somewhere else, like on a British roadster of the 1960’s.  
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        When you really take a look at the Himiko, you have to wonder what ever would have possessed someone to build a car like this.  It has very small bumpers, odd looking taillights and really could you choose any worse of a style of wheels.  The wheels are really the deal breaker on this car.  You have to wonder why Mitsuoka would not have gone with a wire style, not Honda Racing five points.  And for the taillights, you could have done it better but when it comes to a design like this, its hard to determine what would make the best fit.  Maybe add a little bit of chrome around the taillights.

Everett J.
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Overall Grade: D+