That's Jalop. Can't find exactly what you want? Roll your own. Want good fuel economy but can't keep the condoms on? Massage the Prius until it fits your Catholic brood.
I bet, with the extended taper on the rear, the aero is unchanged or actually a little better over the stock model.
@bzr, @alexander-the-car: Please join me at Gawker cotomer sevis to bitch about how Jalopnik crops its image thumbnails instead of preserving aspect ratio!
I seriously don't get the hate you guys are having for this thing. Let's say you're in the following position:
1)Have 3 kids that need car seats
2)Want a realitively new car
3)Get decent gasmilage
If you're like the rest of America, Position 1 automatically requires more than 1 row of back seats because 3 car seats do not fit in one row. So now you are talking about either an old station wagon that has jump seats, or a new one (Mercedes). So, then you're stuck, with a Sienna (like myself), or an abomination (SUV/CUV), but now you're paying for it in gasmilage.
I see this Prius as something that family hualers desire but no one is making: a car that gets good milage while having 3 rows of seats. Perhaps one of the automakers would listen up and give us longer and shorter versions of the Mazda5.
If cars can be taxed (in EU) with regards to CO2/mile emissions, why not Smugness/mile emissions as well? Need a new law.
And frankly I'd rather take this to the prom.
p.s: This was supposed to be the actual post of mine waaaaaay down below. Of course it fails 3 times in a row. I must have said something wrong about that dictator Al Navarro.
08/26/09
I bet, with the extended taper on the rear, the aero is unchanged or actually a little better over the stock model.
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And then, the inevitable.
08/25/09
[getsatisfaction.com]
08/25/09
...like a track athlete..
08/25/09
1)Have 3 kids that need car seats
2)Want a realitively new car
3)Get decent gasmilage
If you're like the rest of America, Position 1 automatically requires more than 1 row of back seats because 3 car seats do not fit in one row. So now you are talking about either an old station wagon that has jump seats, or a new one (Mercedes). So, then you're stuck, with a Sienna (like myself), or an abomination (SUV/CUV), but now you're paying for it in gasmilage.
I see this Prius as something that family hualers desire but no one is making: a car that gets good milage while having 3 rows of seats. Perhaps one of the automakers would listen up and give us longer and shorter versions of the Mazda5.
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alrighty then! I'm off now to spread my wisdom to others in the gawkerverse!!
08/25/09
How it's made !
08/25/09
If cars can be taxed (in EU) with regards to CO2/mile emissions, why not Smugness/mile emissions as well? Need a new law.
And frankly I'd rather take this to the prom.
p.s: This was supposed to be the actual post of mine waaaaaay down below. Of course it fails 3 times in a row. I must have said something wrong about that dictator Al Navarro.
08/25/09
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