Ferrari Segway For Rich Kids October 23, 2007
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Is there anything Ferrari won’t slap a badge on these days? We already have the Ferrari Art.Engine speakers, the Ferrari Home Gym and the Ferrari/Acer Laptop. Apparently they also make cars.
Anyway, meet the Ferrari Segway, the gyro-stabilised scooter. The Segway PT i2 Ferrari Limited Edition offers pretty much everything that the normal one offers - 24 miles of body-controlled scootering per charge - but, oddly, no discernible increase in speed. Mind your head though – one of the highlights for me at the CES 2007 Show in Vegas in January was watching some plonker showing off on a Segway in the press area, just before he forgot to duck zipping through a doorway.
The perfect synthesis of form, function and fun, the i2 lets you glide through your daily commute or zip from errand to errand without worrying about parking. The i2 can take you 24 miles/38 km or up to 480 city blocks on a single charge*, powering itself smoothly up and down stairs and curbs, and keeping you in control as it handles steep grades.
The one thing all of the Ferrari-branded kit has in common though is a noticeable price hike. The flaming red Segway, for instance, will set you back around £6,000.-Martin Lynch
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Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
Contributor | Tamlin Magee
Comments
how fast does it go? 200mph
They also make hinges for wardrobes made by Hammonds. Seriously lame marketing.
I first seen this on GLOBALGRIND.COM and I thought.. well I didn't really know what to think at first. I think it's pretty funny cuz u can call up a date, tell them ur gonna pick them up in your new Ferrari and show up in front of their house with this dinky little Segway! haha.. priceless!
I got to get me one of those, the guys in the office think its cool and were goanna get one of those babies!
As Segway could be one of the preferred future personal ways of transportation, Ferrari sure is putting its logo in the right place, although it is weird enough to see a Ferrari 2-wheeled. Let’s just hope they won’t start selling motorbike branded as Ferrari.