<![CDATA[Jalopnik: custom toyota prius]]> http://tags.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: custom toyota prius]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/customtoyotaprius http://jalopnik.com/tag/customtoyotaprius <![CDATA[Tunerized SEMA Prius Makes Us Weep For Humanity]]> There's no good excuse for this customized Toyota Prius muddying up the floor at SEMA, and we couldn't love hating it more. Why the engine-turned light covers? The scissor doors? The triple-blade-razor inspired hood? We're not even going to get going on the paint job choice, interior fit-and-finish and those glorious wheels. Get that new Toyota Prius out ASAP — it can't possibly look this bad when it goes under the knife. We're experiencing a serious case of schadenSEMA with this one.

]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5076229&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Swedes Do $184,000 Worth Of Unholy Things To Toyota Prius]]> Given the mission of the Toyota Prius, not to mention its technical complexity, it's not a huge surprise there isn't a lot of tuner work being done on the Toyota hybrid. Oh sure, there are a couple customized Prii floating around, but this example from Sweden totally blows out anything ever done before. According to tuner Classe's Garage, the only thing unchanged is the chrome grille trim. The build took eight weeks and $184,275. Are they effing serious?! Sure the paint is off the charts, the interior has more doo-dads and gadgets than a space shuttle, and its got crazy body mods, but holy crap! Check out the video of this obscene Prius below the fold while we try to catch our breath.


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