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Just Announced: The Ferrari That Looks Like a Stormtrooper

12/25/2009 - 1:00 pm By Diana Adams

When I first saw this car, three words came to mind: Oh my gosh. I love fast cars and I love Star Wars, so what could be better than a fast car that looks like a stormtrooper? Drive this car to become an instant bad ass. I was first introduced to it through a tweet sent to me by @pkruvczuk. Thank you, Pete!

This car, called the Gemballa MIG-U1, is based on the Ferrari Enzo. According to http://www.worldcarfans.com “the car has a completely new exhaust, and not just new tailpipes. The car boasts a unique rear bumper and wing, new side sills, and a front bumper. It appears the car has LED daytime lights as well. It just wouldn’t be a Gemballa without the roof-mounted air intake. Interior mods include quilted upholstery, dual-tone floor mats, and a video screen.” Gemballa, famous for their creative Porche designs, really outdid themselves on this latest creation in my opinion. Of course, not everyone agrees. Car snobs everywhere are saying this is just a knock off of a Ferrari FXX. How can anyone think a car that looks like a stormtrooper isn’t cool?

Unfortunately, we regular folks won’t be able to run out and buy one of these beauties since it is a special-edition commissioned by the Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group, a company from Dubai. If you do any research on this company, you’ll see an extravagance so indulgent it’s almost unbelievable. Suddenly it makes sense why this car is so over the top.

A lot of the details about this car have not been released yet, but after the official invitation-only launch in Dubai, I’m sure we’ll have more information. So, you be the judge. What do you think? Cool car or gaudy waste of time?

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Author: Diana Adams

By day, Diana is the CEO/owner of Adams Consulting Group, Inc, a technology services and business solutions consultancy firm serving the specific needs of its clients in advertising and public relations. By night, she lives and breathes by writing. After publishing a small cookbook last year, she is now working on her new masterpiece, scheduled for publishing next year. “I could write all night long and not get tired of it. I think that is when you know you’ve tapped into a true passion. Whatever that thing may be, if you could do it all day or night long, lose track of time, ‘wake up’ ten hours later, and still thirst for more, that is a passion, and I feel like I’ve found that in my writing.” Diana also spends many hours each week assisting the homeless men and women in Atlanta. You can find her on Twitter at @adamsconsulting.


19 Comments

Sasha Muradali

December 29th, 2009

lol, it may look like a Storm Trooper, bu I think that’s what makes it great! :)

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walski69

December 30th, 2009

What? Dubai’s still got money? :p

But it is one fine looking set ‘o wheels… Vader would’ve loved one for sure!

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Diana Adams Reply:

Haha! I know, right? I thought the same thing. LOL I was surprised to find that anyone in Dubai was still doing so well. ;)

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Conrad

December 30th, 2009

Wouldn’t want to be the to wash this sucker.

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WolvenSpectre

December 30th, 2009

Looks to me like a black and white version of the MACH 5!!!

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Ian Morris

December 30th, 2009

This car NEEDS to be scarlett, any other colour just doesn’t do it for me… ;-)

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Diana Adams Reply:

That would be the only thing to make this car hotter. Yep, that would be amazing, I agree. This car just screams to be red.

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Harrison Painter

December 30th, 2009

This car is perfect!

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Krystyn

December 31st, 2009

If it were pink it’d be even cooler cause then it’d be a stylin’ Pink Stormtrooper Ferrari w/Inspector Gadget finesse. Gaudy, indeed but if I could drive it around a track I wouldn’t care. I’d drive it to work even.

That interior is the worst, though. Seriously, who tries this hard at unattractive!? It’s a man with way too much money and nothing to do except make one of a kind replicas. :)

One of a kind replica. You hear the contradiction? *smh*

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Sharene

January 3rd, 2010

I am conflicted because I feel like Ferraris should be red but the Stormtrooper coolness would then be lost. However, it is a totally bitchen car regardless.

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Romi

January 4th, 2010

wow awesome 0_0 storm trooper i dont know when i will buy Ferrari but im proud i have Ferrari Wrist Watch lol :)

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David Hoang

January 19th, 2010

OMG! now they need a Boba Fett and Darth Vader one!

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@hannibal666

January 25th, 2010

A complete and total design #fail in terms of the Ferrari legacy of beautiful cars.

The MIG fails to summon even a hint of the feminine elegance which you see in models such as the California.

It’s obvious Gemballa was thinking of a Lamborghini. Admittedly, the MIG would have been a wonderful Lamborghini too!

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@KarmaTiger Reply:

There wasn’t a lot of “feminine elegance” in other Ferraris like the iconic 308 nor the brutish F40. You can’t judge a car manufacturer by one-off made-to-order boutique styling jobs either. There have been some custom Corvettes and even a silver over silver gillwinged Porsche 928 that show cusom orders often depart from the marque’s usual concepts of aesthetics.

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rich

February 3rd, 2010

Yeah, but I want to see the safety ratings. I’ll bet it doesn’t hold up so well against an offset blaster impact.

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James

April 1st, 2010

Can you buy it and home much will it cost please reply

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Roger

May 31st, 2010

Coat it with diamonds and then we’re talking ;)

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Leon Pals

June 3rd, 2010

Now the Enzo was my dream car for a longtime already, and this makes me think it’ll be for a lot longer!

I just need to drive this ASAP!

Diana, what if we would team up and split the costs?

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