Prius With Lamborghini Styling Provides Sad Glimpse At Future

Jalopnik ^ | 1/18/09 | Wes Siler

[KingOfVagabonds]

In the future, the anti-fun police will ensure that cars won't go fast, they'll just look fast. Comrades, we give you the Toyota Prius Custom Plus Concept.

[LibLieSlayer]

I know exactly what that looks like... but it is not a Lamborghini!!!

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

Garth and Wayne would be proud!!!

LLS

[GonzoGOP]

Lamborghini Styling???? I must have missed something. When did Lamborghinis become fugly four door boxes?

[Darksheare]

Rosie the Robot, moving.

[rockinqsranch]

I was crankin’ down Van Buren Blvd. in my ‘02 9-3 5 speed turbo when all of a sudden it was hit the brakes, down shift, and stop NOW. Lookin’ for roadkill I saw there was a dead Prius in the center lane, and everybody was lane changing to get around it.

Gave me visions of green for about three tenths of a second or so, but then it all changed to red as I had to sit in traffic waiting to get around the mess.

[Darksheare]

Yeah, that is pretty bad.

Don’t get me wrong, I do like my VW, but I know it isn’t an Indy Pacecar or a ‘64 Pontiac GTO.
The owners of Prii (Priuses?) seem to believe they are invincible in the little aluminum coffins, same goes for Aztec owners.
(Pontiac Aztec, top heavy like a garbage barge, agility of a drunken Zamboni driver on stilts!)
I get to dodge at least three of them on my way to work.

[SuziQ]

It needs flames painted on the side. It goes fast just sitting still!

LOL! I was thinking the same thing! Makes me think of Dr. Gregory House painting flames on his cane. ;o)

[Darksheare]

*shrugs*
They must have meant Cadillac CTS.

[johncocktoasten]

Yeah, I suppose the car business really needs the crap models though, so some sales schlub can make double commission pushing the “closeout demo” that no one wants, to the person who can’t qualify for financing on any other car.

[Straight Vermonter]

And no snow.

[Darksheare]

There is that.
Oh, the Kias, the Scions, the Yaris..

[Dallas59]

[maddog55]

Battery operated POS.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

LOL. Yeah I was thinking the same thing.

[maddog55]

You could use the Prius as a winch on this..

[HarleyD]

Looks like it would get stuck on a speed bump.

[Phantom Lord]

Silver? Come on. Everyone knows a car has to be bright yellow to be fast.

[Darksheare]

But even on efficiency mode, your Hybrid SUV packs far more power than a Prius could hope to approach.
That’s like comparing a 21 gear racing bicycle to a tricycle.
*chuckle*

Good to see you, how are you doing?

[momto6]

Oh yeah, it would have just plowed through the 130 some odd inches we got last year.

[j_k_l]

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