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Old 09-30-2015, 03:14 AM   #100 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
Prius guts into a Caterham chassis.

The Caterham 280, with a 1.6l Ford engine, weighs in at under 1300 lbs - 550kg. As lightly loaded as that, even the stingy Prius drivetrain could provide some thrills.
Hah, that would be like transferring a Tesla battery pack and drive train to a Lotus Elise!
Ow wait...
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