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Though we found the Cadillac CTS Convertible to be rather fetching, it didn't stand up to some of the four-door convertibles our industrious commentariat located. That being said, we're a little disappointed none of you found this Prius by NCE, which is both a hybrid and a four-door convertible. We're curious to see what kind of fuel economy this things get, as convertibles tend to ruin the carefully crafted, low-resistance shells of other cars.
Not to mention the weight of that soft top and the other necessary pieces probably has to do a number on mileage as well. Most importantly, while the idea of a hybrid convertible doesn't necessarily have to be a bad idea, it doesn't suit the Prius. This is more like a roofless car than a convertible. This is the automotive equivalent of asking Fall Out Boy to guest on your hip hop album. [Winding Road via eGMCarTech]
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Now everyone will see how smug you are!
Now it just needs a set of Vogue Tyres and it'll be perfect(ly wretched)!
C'mon guys, that's nothing a little C4 couldn't fix!
The front plate use to say NICE,
but the Prius convertible is so ugly the plate ripped its eye out!
Not totaly eletric, not totaly convertible, not exactly nice looking, it´s something that could be skipped for mankind.
Wow... even West Coast Customs made their Prius more respectable than this.
How Al Gore tests the resilience of his hair plugs.
that better be a manual top, or else it's wasteful earth-cooking hedonism!
Not Prius hater here, but GAHHHHHH!
(Still think that - in theory - a Prius could make a bitchen 'amino.)
@PAPAL POLAЯ:
The rear half is an awful mess, notice they had to cut a notch in the roof fabric to allow access to the fuel flap, and the rear doors look terrible with the window frames left in.
Nothing can compare to the thrill of cutting into a 300VDC wiring harness with your sawzall...
@amblito: HA! Classic.
Reminds me of this:
Looks about as well executed.
From the rear it looks like a tarp covering the USS Shenandoah airship.
That's a four-door convertible even JFK wouldn't be caught dead in.
I don't see no stinking style
@PAPAL POLAЯ: On my second tour in the Navy I had a roommate who did a lot of work with explosives. He had a tape of him and a bunch of his platoon-mates doing their demolition re-cert. It consisted mainly of packing things full of explosives and watching them blow up. They had a burned-out Freightliner on the range and they put so much of the stuff under it that it flew up in the air and went end over end for what seemed like forever. Not hoonage in the traditional sense, but pretty cool nonetheless. I'm pretty sure they could make this Prius disappear completely.
I've seen that convertible top somewhere before...
Don't hate me (much), but I like it. The regular Prius is moderately interesting as it is, and I like going topless.
@stuntpuppy: EEEExxxxcccceeeelllleeeennnntttt!
@Maymar: What's your cup size?
Topless Prius apparently makes posters priapic with pent-up dreams of profitably personalizing the penultimate poser-mobile.
The Maybach 62 Landaulet for the tree-hugging hippy near you.
"I may not be an art critic, but I know what I hate."
-Montgomery Burns
It just looks like a car that's been in an accident and the fire brigade have taken a set of hydraulic jaws to it.
@lascauxcaveman:
@selfhatingotaku: Yea, they need to take out those crappy door frames. Might improve it by .2%
At least, thats why the kids are saying.
There goes its aerodynamic efficiency. Might as well drive the thing at 100 mph down the 405.
@Red AuerБЯд╒╒: Not even as -amino.
@Red AuerБЯд╒╒: Do you know how much of an effin genius you are?
I'd almost buy that!
In all honesty, it wouldn't be too bad if they could remove the window frames... but then I supposed it'd corner like a wet rag.
@PAPAL POLAЯ: I'm still at training bra levels, which is probably why all the boys ignore me (and why I've gotta keep packing away the cookies).
On the bright side, since half the car has been chopped off, its only about half as ugly as a regular (non-totaled) Prius.
@Maymar: Ya'll have issues...
@PAPAL POLAЯ: when driving on the highway, make sure you drop the tailgate.
@Red AuerБЯд╒╒: Holy cow! That actually looks halfway decent! Nicely done.
@TexanIdiot25: Not issues, TISSUES!
@Maymar: Packing your bra with cookies will just make them look lumpy and the crumbs will make you itch. TI25's right, use tissues!
@All... I love the compliments, but if you keep it up I will be forced to make more terrible 'chops...
@Red AuerБЯд╒╒: Just as long as it's not like one of those flim flam Tundra Tundra tailgates, it might disintegrate.
Sign me up for the roadster pickup version of the Prius. NOW, dammit!!!
Why does this thing make me gag?
Wow this beats the Prius with the racing stripes I see on my commute into work sometimes. (Sorry no photo he runs the carfool lane.)
@PAPAL POLAЯ: Ya'll need some tissues for your issues?
FINALLY something that makes the '53 Nash convertible look good.
@TexanIdiot25: You been watchin' Montel again?
@Red AuerБЯд╒╒: Miley Cyrus, Limo Crotch Shot Edition
@PAPAL POLAЯ: I know, but chest cookies are a way more delicious snack than chest tissues.
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