So very manly.

wait... how is this clever?

Testarossa is actually a car from Ferrari and we can guess that Fate is racing for Ferrari.

Some characters in Nanoha are named after some cars.

If only Fate wasn't wearing her loli 'tails

In Italian, Testarossa means "red hair". For some reason, neither Teletha nor Fate have red hair.

DeadSpace said:
Some characters in Nanoha are named after some cars.

Nearly all of them, actually.

Subaru Vivio, Opel Zafira, Opel Signum, Ferrai Testarossa, Suzuka International Racing Course, Racing Hart.

that'a all i noticed, is there more?

Zoey_Hanson said:
Racing Hart.

You sure about this one?

Pretty sure it is Raising Heart. Pretty clever if intentional, though.

i know that in anime was Rasing Heart but Racing Hart sounds almost the same

Blossop said:
In Italian, Testarossa means "red hair". For some reason, neither Teletha nor Fate have red hair.

Testarossa means "pink head" not red.

Zoey_Hanson said:that'a all i noticed, is there more?

More recently, the Lancia Stratos.

Zoey_Hanson said:
that'a all i noticed, is there more?

Many of the names are based on Japanese cars not sold outside Japan, so they might not be as easily recognized by us foreign fans.

Verossa Acous = Toyota Verossa
Thoma Avenir = Nissan Avenir
Isis Egret = Toyota Isis
Carim Gracia = Toyota Camry Gracia
Vice Granscenic = Renault Grand Scenic
Laguna Granscenic = Renault Laguna

The Huckebeins:
Arnage = Bentley Arnage
Cypha = Toyota WiLL Cypha
Deville = Cadillac DeVille
Fortis = Mitsubishi Galant Fortis
Stella = Subaru Stella
Veyron = Bugatti Veyron

The list just goes on and on. Check out the character bios in the MGLN Wiki if you want to see more. Suffice it to say, however, that pretty much every character that didn't debut in the Triangle Heart games has a name that references a car.

And curiously enough, the main character is the one that has a normal name, as well as Hayate. But then, they were both born on Earth.

Let's not forget another Ferari model car, the Scaglietti.

Fate's voice actor, Mizuki Nana, has actively participated in kart racing with other people in the industry - Nakahara Mai, Kanai Mika and Toyoguchi Megumi are some others who have also done the yearly event.

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