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48 Comments

1. 

   Second Hand Cars February 12, 2010

   Beyond the fuel economy, there remains another disturbing fact: When are you actually going to use 540 horsepower on the road? Perhaps it's a thrill just to have the option to use that power, even when at no time in this enchanting vehicle's life will you be able to exercise that opportunity.

   Richi Ericson

2. 

   Automotive Top February 12, 2010

   OMG!
   I think it has something to do with prestige

3. 

   James p February 13, 2010

   Huh? Don't talk about things you don't understand. That's a stupid comment.
   I drive a 500 HP M5. Even pulling onto the freeway or passing someone, I enjoy 6k+ RPMs to 8400 RPMS (where the car makes 500 HP) Granted, I don't regularly work the car through all 7 gears, but I completely enjoy the opportunities to make max HP when I can (safely and responsibly) I'd imagine 90%+ of people with 500 HP cars have plenty of fun. Prius' suck.

4. 

   JImmy February 13, 2010

   Anecdotal evidence is anecdotal.

5. 

   kevlar February 13, 2010

   Definitely not Made in China.

6. 

   Email Marketing Guy February 13, 2010

   You'll be lucky if you see even a few BMWs in Perth and we're supposed have wealth!

7. 

   John SteakHammer February 13, 2010

   I am *extremely* curious to find out whose marriage this was!

8. 

   jackie chan February 13, 2010

   Rented for the wedding. That's what chinese people do.

9. 

   Kevin February 13, 2010

   Funny how every car in that line of cars in the last picture has been imported into china…

10. 

    sNOOGINS February 13, 2010

    Richi, I think they can afford to take their cars to racetracks should they feel the urge.
    One day you too might be able to afford a fast car, and if you can use its horsepower properly I suspect you will thoroughly enjoy the experience.
    With regards to the article, these must be some well connected people to have such a flamboyant event consummating their marriage.
    Good luck to them

11. 

    tim February 13, 2010

    c'mon, this *IS* China we are talking about here…they are probably all knockoffs!

12. 

    Hookem February 13, 2010

    There are things called race tracks, drag strips and also highways.

13. 

    speedkills February 13, 2010

    Yes, they are not very fuel efficient. Everyone always says "When are you actually going to use 540 horsepower on the road?", and the answer is, you won't (unless you want to be on an episode of cops). Why do you think people would buy these cars then? So they can take them to a RACETRACK and race them! Of course they're never going to be able to use the cars' full potential on public roads, that's why racetracks were invented in the first place, for people who want to drive fast.

14. 

    lol February 13, 2010

    I wonder if the guys with lowly land rovers and audis have pen is envy of th guys with bentlys and lambroghinis

15. 

    junga February 13, 2010

    chinese rip-offs all of em! probably worth the price of a small ford or a toyota:P

16. 

    lol February 13, 2010

    felt the exact same way for a moment.. then realized i was just being a jealous douche. get over it richi

17. 

    Wong Fei Hung February 13, 2010

    They probably all work for the gov't. But then again, doesn't everyone in China?

18. 

    quack February 13, 2010

    Beyond the fuel economy, there remains another disturbing fact: When are you actually going to use 540 horsepower on the road? Perhaps it's a thrill just to have the option to use that power, even when at no time in this enchanting vehicle's life will you be able to exercise that opportunity.

    Wrong…. Sometimes a vehicles ability to maneuver more quickly helps avoid an accident rather than panic & hit the friggen brakes. I'll take 540hp over a prius.

19. 

    Just saying... February 13, 2010

    Where there's a will there's a way. You might not like this "way", but I'm sure if they can afford to upkeep those cars they can also afford the penalties of these ways as well. They also do have things called "race tracks" that are made available to the public.

    But I'm sure 98% of Exotic car owners drive them for the look/name/status.

20. 

    Third is all I need February 13, 2010

    You have obviously never driven a 540 (or greater) HP car on the road.

21. 

    daniel wu February 13, 2010

    how is owning a bently or rolls royce any different in the streets of china versus in the streets of U.S.? just because the cars are in china you automatically assume the roads are not wide and big enough for these cars? Have never seen an aston martin in the streets of LA?

    racism reveals your ignorance.

22. 

    Waikei February 13, 2010

    is the author a chinese? so many pics from MOP…haha…this phen seldom appears in fact …

23. 

    Deepak P February 13, 2010

    Beware.. All might be fakes.. Made in China products.. lolllzzzzz

24. 

    Vazz February 13, 2010

    I hope you realize that China is well known for producing cheap knockoffs of famous expensive cars. I'm betting that's what's going on here.

25. 

    Random Jerk Ass February 13, 2010

    A 540 HP car isn't about going fast, it's about remembering when you were 10 year old boy that draws a race car with flames and fire and machine gun headlights. It's about the realization of your dreams. Yes a Ferrari is a ludicrous car for any practical consideration, but *that's the point* of owning one. Most of them that are made will get up to about 110mph ONCE when the owner is on a test drive and trying to impress the salesman, then never again. Who cares?

26. 

    JDinSG February 13, 2010

    Umm, per capita GDP in China is under $3500 per year. While it may become the second biggest economy in total it also has about 4x the population of the US which still has an economy about 4x larger than the 2nd biggest economy (Japan). The US economy is over $14 TRILLION with 300 million people, the Chinese economy is about 4 TRILLION with 1.3 billion people.

27. 

    america February 13, 2010

    i just want to point out in china, 100% of those cars are imports. lol

28. 

    Bruce February 13, 2010

    There must be more to this story. While there are probably plenty of marriages involving two wealthy families, I've never heard of a family where every single member made the lifestyle choice of driving ostentatious sports cars. Maybe the couple or their family is involved in the exotic automobile industry? Or provided rentals as part of the chosen wedding theme?

29. 

    matt February 13, 2010

    I like the ones where they are rolling past the high rise apartments, kinda shows two sides to the story.

30. 

    Emilio February 13, 2010

    gotta love yakuza weddings

31. 

    Jeff February 13, 2010

    I have to work myself into that family! Here I come China!

32. 

    JJE February 13, 2010

    Too bad all those cars will end up crashed

33. 

    rickyricardo February 13, 2010

    why wouldnt you be using all 540 horsepower on the road? if i had a car like that i definitely would! dont be hatin..

34. 

    Lin Fen February 13, 2010

    It is actually customary in China to rent cars for someone's wedding. Though this is a little extravagant; most people just rent a black Mercedes or BMW.

35. 

    CShing February 13, 2010

    Photoshopped !

36. 

    hiImfromchina February 14, 2010

    come back to reality ,thanks.

37. 

    johnny wu tang February 16, 2010

    Hi

    China has a factory which can make replica Ferrari,Lamborghini,Porsche,Bentley to name a few.

    100% same as original, only engine is different spec. Bodywork/casing/interior all same as oliginal.

    If u need order a Fellali, we can nego price starting from USD5000. Cheaper if buy many.

    Thanks

38. 

    timekeeping software February 20, 2010

    That ferrari 350 is impressive … but agreed with above, they're just rentals

39. 

    guest February 23, 2010

    Sounds like a lot of jealousy around here.

40. 

    Donthate March 13, 2010

    the persons wedding had all these nice cars because the groom owns land in china and uses the land to mine coal.

41. 

    luis cardenas July 22, 2010

    hey Jackie i need a car I'm one of yourbiggest fans contact me at [email protected]

42. 

    easye August 10, 2010

    the groom is the a young second generation in the coal mining business in shanxi (sp), also the richest person in that county.

43. 

    lewis August 21, 2010

    OBVIOUSLY ! if evryone in china have in general a low income then there must me a 0.01% of the population that are BILLIONAIRES wich most of the polulation works for

44. 

    Headlight Assembly August 31, 2010

    woaw, are those for real? bet they got it all up in the black market. haha

45. 

    Aer September 12, 2010

    Do you know the contact info of this factory ?

46. 

    Custom Cars October 13, 2010

    The road was filled with rich people that day. Rich people with awesome cars. It was like a gala of star cars..haha

47. 

    Bill Qiu December 8, 2010

    Hi! I am chinese.MOP is a very popular bbs in china,these pictures are not fake.And it is not a racing event.It’s actually a part of wedding ceremony in china,it is a motorcade.But like this one, it is super rare! The gap between rich and poor is huge. Most of the rich people can call their friends to take part in the wedding with their supercars. But for ordinary family, if we wanna to showcase for the importance of the wedding.we can rent cars from agency.A Lamborghini for 4 hours costs 12000yuan( $1,766).

48. 

    VR38_Driver April 5, 2011

    “When can you use 540HP” is obviously said by someone who has never owned a 500+HP car. I’ve owned quite a few and it’s not THAT fast – you have many opportunities to use it. At $4.50 gas it’s a bit of a trade off, but not much worse than many of the Ford F150′s on the road. How often do F150 owners use their truckbed?