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Cory Doctorow at 9:38 pm Sun, Jun 20, 2010

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I have it on the best of authority (well, not really -- just a post on a random blog) that this Hello Kitty 30-weight motor oil is a real product. Vroom, vroom. Meow.

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  • Adam Stanhope

    We have a photo of my dear and beloved Thai wife from back when we met in 1988 in Bangkok in which she is wearing a counterfeit Hello Kitty skirt. It has a picture of the kitty being rained on and instead of “Hello Kitty,” it simply says “Hell.”

  • nixiebunny

    My car’s engine wants Hello Kitty motor oil so bad.

  • Razzabeth

    I’m interested in the six legged dog dragon on the logo in the bottom right corner.

  • mtreighie

    Brilliant! Produce motor oil from feral cats. Control an invasive species and reduce dependence on foreign oil at the same time.

    What? It’s not made from kitties? Damn.

  • bangpound

    designboom posted this last week with many other images of the product and the labels.

  • Anonymous

    Important product note: It only works with cars sporting Hello Kitty tail pipes:

    http://www.motor-talk.de/bilder/der-auspuff-fuer-den-einen-notwendiges-uebel-und-fuer-andere-kult-g860224/auspuff-als-kunst-i202844238.html

  • Anonymous

    The Agip logo is a fascinating tale in and of itself. http://www.speitaly.org/pages/past/past_15.htm has the full story.

  • Anonymous

    Polluting the atmosphere was never so kawaii.

  • lewis stoole

    is it cherry flavor?

  • PaulR

    I think their target market is the owner of this car:
    http://jalopnik.com/5564145/hello-kitty-ferrari-360-is-proof-the-end-is-nigh

  • magic_dot

    Is the Agip inline font commercially available? I have been looking for it for ages.

  • Anonymous

    This just made me really sad :(

  • sdmikev

    Put THAT in your Honda!

  • schmod

    What country uses SAE measurements for oil viscosity, and also measures containers in liters?

    • Anonymous

      Several countries that is..
      SAE and API classifications are widely known and easily understandable worldwide, SI (metric) measurements are on the other hand much easier to understand outside US or GB.