Okuyama, for his part, pleaded guilty to the charges, and apologized to assembled media after the sentence was handed down; his lawyers, meanwhile, say he was keeping up that speed solely in order to get air into the engine to keep it from overheating. Other outlets with a far better grasp on Japanese than this author are reporting a panning of the punishment by some local social-media users.
Besides his time with Ferrari, Okuyama is also credited with working on the first Porsche Boxster and 996-era 911 during his stint at Porsche, so perhaps the four-month sentence is actually for foisting that fried-egg abomination on the world instead of for doing 128 in a 40 zone. Maybe not.Article content
The man also spent time at General Motors and is said to have lent his talents to the creation of the fourth-gen Chevrolet Camaro . Ferrari made approximately 400 Enzo supercars during its production run, which began in the 2003 model year. A 6.0L naturally-aspirated V12 rested under its 3,260-lb bodywork, good for the aforementioned 650 horses and a top speed of nearly 350 km/h. Pristine examples have traded hands at swanky auctions for north of US$2 million, but the last one off the production line, originally given to Pope John Paul II, sold for nearly triple that amount a few years ago.
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