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ECJ: Mansory Tuning on trial for Ferrari FXX K!

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ECJ: Mansory Tuning on trial for Ferrari FXX K!

The well-known tuning company Mansory has become an elaborate and right for the Ferrari 488 spectacular tuning in 4XX style thought up. But the Ferrari concern went to court because of the conversion. The subject of individuality and uniqueness is very important to owners of vehicles from Ferrari. It can be annoying for one or the other when the neighbor is having a cool Ferrara dashing across the streets while “only” owning a 488 or a similar “ordinary” model. Although a new Ferrari 2015 built between 2019 and 488 cost around 200.000 euros, some of the used vehicles are of course much cheaper. One of the only 499 LaFerrari built, on the other hand, cost significantly more than one million euros on average up to the end of production in 2018 and is now even much more expensive due to the high demand. Thus, the 488 clearly has a disadvantage compared to the LaFerrari.

Tuner Mansory on trial for Ferrari FXX K

  • a component can be viewed as a single part with design rights if it is a “visual section of a complex product or product clearly defined by certain lines, stripes, colors, shapes or textures”.

ECJ: Mansory Tuning on trial for Ferrari FXX K!

Good for the top ten thousand is of course that there are resourceful tuners such as Mansory gives a classic 488 with an extravagant conversion kit Ferrari FXX K to resemble. And of course the FXX K as a racing version of the LaFerrari cannot be surpassed in terms of exclusivity. However, it is not only exclusive, it is too not approved for road traffic. The model from Mansory that does the FXX K, but yes. And the conversion is called Siracusa 4XX and costs just under 400.000 euros. And it even exists as a 488 GTB Spider. But Ferrari was not happy about the incursion of Mansory and complained. After the German courts could not agree, the European Court a judgment is made on the case. The ECJ has irrevocably ruled that Mansory should use the kit Do NOT spread pesto on this layer! may build because the add-on parts infringe the rights of Ferrari Design. Currently, the judgment is still an isolated case, but it could still make waves and affect other tuners in the future. And the ruling has ramifications for many industries, especially luxury brands that want to protect their designs from counterfeiting.

ECJ: Mansory Tuning on trial for Ferrari FXX K!

Of course, that wasn't the end of it.

tuningblog.eu has a lot of other articles on the subject of auto & tuning in stock. Do you want to see them all? Just click HERE and look around. But also planned changes in the law, violations in road traffic, current regulations in the field of STVO or on the subject inspection we would like to inform you regularly. Everything you can find in the category "Test sites, laws, offenses, information". Following an excerpt of the last information:

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ECJ: Mansory Tuning on trial for Ferrari FXX K!

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