2023 Toyota Prius - WOW!

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Originally Posted by JSH

I dented the oil pan on both my 2005 Prius and 2003 Jetta Wagon driving on unpaved forest service roads.

Personally I doubt the thousand or more one would pay for adjustable air suspension will pay off in fuel savings vs just driving a vehicle with 7-8 inches of ground clearance.

I have a tint in my muffler and my cat converter has a leak and damaged from low ground clearance. Also part of engine under tray/splash pad got torn too.

Not trying to make money back from air suspension. Just a Prius is cheaper than getting an SUV in general at msrp prices. Plus the gas difference is huge when I drive 50k miles a year

[redpoint5]

If someone is rock crawling they need clearance. If someone is traveling unplowed roads in winter they need clearance. Traveling up a fairly gnarly logging road in late spring needs a Prius and a driver that works the angles to keep the frame mostly off the ground.

[freebeard]

Just a Prius is cheaper than getting an SUV in general at msrp prices.

jalopnik.com/this-lifted-prius-trolls-jeeps

“I knew that the original Prius was Corolla-based but the dealership refused to confirm a cross reference for suspension parts,” Kempton said. “Finally, I discovered the Euro-market Toyota Auris was cross-referenced as having the same struts as a Prius. I found a Russian 4x4 supply company on eBay selling a [lift] kit for the Auris. They asked for the VIN and actually sent me a different kit that did the trick.”

The lift gave them a good extra three inches in ride height overall. Kempton also bought 29" all-terrain tires mounted on wheels bought from a lifted Subaru owner who listed them on Craigslist who was more than a little perplexed as to what vehicle they were destined for. After all these parts were on the Prius, it had a respectable nine inches of ground clearance.

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Originally Posted by freebeard

jalopnik.com/this-lifted-prius-trolls-jeeps

I’ve seen that. Probably won’t go that extreme. Obviously that one isn’t AWD. I’ll still be sticking with low rolling resistance tires in summer but blizzak winters for winter time and then air suspension that’ll add extra ground clearance only when I need it

[Isaac Zachary]

Now I feel like I also have a reason to fix up my Prius. Then I can get rid of the Nissan Gasfinder, I mean, Pathfinder.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

What's the model-year of the Pathfinder? Is a Diesel engine swap out of question?