常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

Prancing Horse

ジュネーブモーターショー13で初公開されたしたフェラーリ初の市販ハイブリッド車 ラ・フェラーリ。この記事では売り切れ間近となっていますが、もう完売なんですって!
              
システムトータルで、963psという圧倒的パワー(公道で意味あるん?)を誇る同車は499台の生産枠に対して、全世界から1000名以上の購入希望者が殺到し、同社は嬉しい悲鳴状態とのこと。価格は日本円でおよそ1億6000万円ですよ。世界は広い!

LaFerrari to Sell Out in No Time

Like the McLaren P1, which is supposed to be sold out within weeks, Ferrari's latest weird-named supercar is said to sell all of its 499 cars in no time.

Undoubtedly the most awaited 2013 Geneva Motor Show car, the LaFerrari attracted huge crowds and will continue to do so in Switzerland. While 499 units is not what we would normally describe as huge, it's quite a big number for a $1.57 million (EUR1.2 million) priced automobile.

Selling everything is just a matter of time according to the Maranello-based company, who has more than 500 exclusive customers to introduce the LaFerrari to.

"We are in the process of talking to our 700 most exclusive customers, and when that process is over we expect to have sold all 499 cars," said Ferrari marketing boss Nicola Boari, according to Autocar.

As things stand, it shouldn't be too long until we need to write that "La Ferrari's Sold Out" bulletin. Let's see if the Prancing Horse beats McLaren P1 to it...

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/laferrari-to-sell-out-in-no-time-56029.html

pranceは〈「(馬が〉(後脚で)躍りはねて進む」「〈人が〉意気揚々と歩く、はね回る」という意味でしたね。Prancing Horseは当然、 フェラーリのロゴを指します。いつかはフェラーリ-!ねえ、Koyamamotoくん。(UG)