Toyota Prius convertible: Don't see that every day!
Click on the image for more shots of this custom Prius convertible
We would surely welcome a convertible Prius to Toyota's official list of offerings, but we doubt it would end up looking much like this one. Custom ordered by someone who goes by the handle 'exproducer' on Prius Chat, the Waveline Blue sedan has had its roof professionally removed, raising the cost of the Prius from about $28 grand to $46 grand. That's a lot of dough, to be sure. Four-door convertibles are quite rare, and they rarely look as good as their sportier two-door cousins. In this case, beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. The owner loves their car, which is, of course, all that really matters. Still, the general consensus, even among Prius owners, seems to be that this particular Prius lost more than just its roof in this conversion. Whatever your opinions on the looks (we would prefer the window-frames removed), the work that went into this particular custom was very well done. On an efficiency note, the owner claims that their Prius convertible managed to pick up four miles per gallon while driving with the top up, and a loss of just two miles per gallon with it down.
Gallery: Toyota Prius Converible
[Source: Prius Chat]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MattKelly 6:03PM (5/01/2008)
I think I have a new definition for the word ugly.
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Kevin Nugent 8:34PM (5/01/2008)
I also agree IT looks even worse now. But hey THANK GOD ITS NOT MY CAR!
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Chris M 3:45AM (5/02/2008)
I must admit it is a rather clever way to make a convertable out of a car that wasn't designed to be a convertable.
Still, I don't care much for convertables, and a lot of people agree with me. Convertables are just a small portion of the automotive market.
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Rick 3:45PM (5/02/2008)
There's a reason you don't see this everyday...
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fuel.shy 4:13PM (5/02/2008)
I wonder why they chose the Prius. By making it a convertible they lost the fold down seats, and hatchback, so why not start with the Civic hybrid? I'd much rather spent some of that money on converting to plug-in.
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