SlashGear Japan
Yep, you read that right, just when I though I’d seen it all, someone goes and makes a limo out of a Toyota Prius. If his reasoning behind it wasn’t so sound, I’d think he was crazy.
Basically here’s what it came down to, the guy needed a vehicle that could haul his family of 6, do it for cheap, and save some gas. The salvaged Prius’ and about 200 hours later there was the Prius limo. The two vehicles reportedly cost him $10 grand and had non-rebuildable junk titles to go with them.
He said he recouped some of that cost by selling the leftover parts. The best part, I has a really nice vehicle that looks like a slightly extended minivan, has 6 doors, and gets about 43 MPG fully loaded with his family and whatever they packed/picked up. That’s the inner city mileage, highway it’ll hit 50MPG fully loaded, with just the maker in the car he said he can get 56MPG. I guess the lower coefficient drag that’s caused by the new, more aerodynamic design is the cause for the highway mileage to se the least amount of change of a standard production Prius.
World’s first Toyota Prius Limo – Shirley shome mishtake…? [via redferret]
3 Responses to “Toyota Prius Limo”
Karina November 14, 2007
No, Toyota Prius is not a limo.
NeutralIt is just an usual car, which are millions in the world.
Limousine should be huge, very impressive.And first of all it should be suitable as a wedding car.
So, if any limo hire company has in their stock such car, they will go down.
Ewdison Then November 14, 2007
[quote comment="31122"]No, Toyota Prius is not a limo.
It is just an usual car, which are millions in the world.
Limousine should be huge, very impressive.And first of all it should be suitable as a wedding car.
So, if any limo hire company has in their stock such car, they will go down.[/quote]
The entry is about someone modding their prius into a limo prius
NeutralJay June 13, 2008
Owner,
Consider making the limo a PHEV also, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
The sky blue chassis built does have the PHEV platform capability right now. The individual(s) that built that car, can integrate the necessary plug-in hardware with average Electronic and PC Technician skill level efforts.
Another small challenge for an obvious creative mind to add to your hybrid car.
Adding value to a process or asset are foundations of growth; economy.
Piece o’ cake in this situation ! I know the people that have done it already for the 04-07 chassis.
Neat car
Neutral