07-05-2012, 04:13 AM
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If you could fill any car with Prius guts, which would you choose? :)
It seems like vehicle size and weight have almost kept up with the advances in automotive technology; what could an old Civic HX, for example, achieve with modern hybrid components?
Just curious! 
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07-05-2012, 04:21 AM
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07-05-2012, 04:49 AM
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I'd do an MR2. Just for the hell of it. The Prius powerplant should be enough to get a first-gen non-turbo down to around the 7-8 seconds to 60 mph range...
Would also fit nicely in a second-gen. Sexy body, great handling, Prius economy...
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07-05-2012, 05:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xist
It seems like vehicle size and weight have almost kept up with the advances in automotive technology; what could an old Civic HX, for example, achieve with modern hybrid components?
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Guess what one of the 1930s Stromlinien cars like the Schlörwagen would do !
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07-05-2012, 05:24 AM
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With wheel fairings, and maybe not quite as low. 
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I'm boring I would put it in a Prius.
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07-05-2012, 10:39 AM
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07-05-2012, 10:53 AM
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A Chevy Volt ! kidding
a Ford ranger. I owned a 05 3L Ranger that got 21 mpg, other wise a nice lil truck.
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Nothing lol I'd rather make the prius all electric, with the Fusion or Sonata electronics, the Fusion body, a diesel power plant for recharge, rear wheel drive, and modify aero a bit.
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