Prius SUV or lift kit

That reminds me of neighbors I had once that lifted their Chevy astro van and put 34" bog hog tires. Seemed like such a mismatch for the car but oddly fitting for them

I doubt it'd be remotely considered given the aero drag, the shifter center of gravity, the tires and rims adding weight and the weaker engine to begin with.

I'm sure the highlander hybrid platform could accommodate this idea tho

 

haha i would never do this to a prius C just because of the engine. Its far too weak. The change in aero and a shift in the center of gravity would ruin the handling. But if you did do this, i think you should go all out and use a hydraulic lift kit, that would be hilarious. A prius C jumping and bouncing, imagine that!

 

That would be hilarious with big tires and all. Then top it off with http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...odifications/107160-xlr8-app-ios-android.html. I haven't bought the app but found the video in the story to be hilarious.

Well, there is the HyHi and the Lexus RX hybrid. There's also Ford and Toyota to Collaborate on Hybrid Truck Technology | Hybrid Cars.

 

I installed spring spacers on my 2012 Prius 4. Purchased at autozone $9 per kit , 2 kits needed.
Installed the 1 to 11/2 kit in rear and the 2 to 21/2 kit in front. This brought the car up 1 inch all around.
It now clears my drive way. Mileage was not affected. I recorded the same gas mileage over 2 tanks after installation,
no change. Slightly firmer feel on road.

 

"I installed spring spacers on my 2012 Prius 4. Purchased at autozone $9 per kit , 2 kits needed.
Installed the 1 to 11/2 kit in rear and the 2 to 21/2 kit in front. This brought the car up 1 inch all around."

Does that effect your wheel alignment?

 

It is certainly true that the Prius is a highly refined package which is focused on maximum mpg. If you look closely at a Gen IV Prius, you will see a little "paddle" in the rear wheel well that is added to deflect air. Those engineers have done everything reasonably feasible to get the performance and mileage out of the car. One cannot just "slap the Prius tech" onto another vehicle and expect to get any improved performance out of it at all. Think of all of the variables that are present in a Prius: aero drag, battery size and position, motor size, engine size, gear ratio (the Prius has one gear and is never disengaged under normal circumstances), cabin size and shape. It's a mpg package, not just tech slapped on.

 

Or how about adding a turbo to that little 1.5 liter banger, for those brief moments when you feel like throwing high gas mileage out the window so you can merge quicker while entering the highway in front of that 18 wheeler barreling down on you at 75 mph

 

But it does exist! The C-HR is available as a hybrid in some countries, just not USA. It's a jacked up FWD car.

 

The C-HR seems like an interesting car. Reviews are mixed so far, but mostly positive. I wonder why they are not offering the hybrid version in the US.

 

heck I would be fine with some road noise dampening

 

Would probably end up being just a different version (rebadge or facelift) of the Rav4 Hybrid or Highlander Hybrid....