photos taken of the bottom of my Prius

[indianagreg]

Anyone care to photoshop in (maybe on the center shot) the points at which one can safely place a floor jack and jack stands? I've only used ramps and I'd appreciate the guidance.

Thanks!

Greg

[EternityInBlack]

Originally Posted by radioprius1

Neat! First picture threw me off, I thought you had it on its side, LOL

I was thinking the same thing!

[mgb4tim]

Originally Posted by EternityInBlack

I was thinking the same thing!

probably the same place the lift pads are placed.

[lutece7]

I wanted to make available 3 hi res versions of the popular photos I took of the undercarriage of the 2010 Prius. All 3 files can be downloaded by right clicking on each of them here: Enlarged photos of bottom of 2010 Prius

they are over 3000 x 2000 in size so you can zoom in on the detail.

[Snowbell]

Originally Posted by lutece7

I wanted to make available 3 hi res versions of the popular photos I took of the undercarriage of the 2010 Prius. All 3 files can be downloaded by right clicking on each of them here: Enlarged photos of bottom of 2010 Prius

they are over 3000 x 2000 in size so you can zoom in on the detail.

Excellent photos! Clearly a lot of attention was paid to all the parts of the 2010 Priuses. Pretty amazing! I'm glad I now own one, too.

Thanks for posting.

[Dark_matter_doesn't]

Originally Posted by The Electric Me

Good god! That's a lot of underplating. Does this bother anybody? For me this is one of the big reasons I say I'm not a D.I.Y.er when it comes to oil changes on the new Prius. But it also makes me nervous that I'm going to have to trust a technician to take the time and carefully remove the plating, and carefully replace the plating everytime plating needs to be removed. Seems nightmarish.

I know Toyota is proud of the designation of lowest CD of a production automobile but given that it is only microfractions higher than the second generation Prius, and only microfractions higher than The Insight, I have to question if all that underplating is worth it.

It looks like the bottom of a toy car. I also don't like the idea that my Prius could be leaking a fluid from the top down, onto the plating and I'd concievably never know.

Maybe it's the inevitable evolution of Hybrids and EV's to have so much underplating, but I'd be curious as to as far as CD and gas mileage, what the tangible benefits actually translate into being.

Seems like the future of automobiles is becoming Open the Hood see a big slab of plastic, look underneath see several slabs of metal and plastic.

Many, many moons ago, the Car & Driver magazine staff had a project to try improving the mileage of a Dodge panel van. They tried front spoilers, wings on the back, blocking the radiator, and other ideas. The only thing that made a significant difference, like a few mpg so we're talking the order of 10 - 20%, was to completely cover the underside of the van to make it smooth.

[Maineiac]

Originally Posted by lutece7

I wanted to make available 3 hi res versions of the popular photos I took of the undercarriage of the 2010 Prius. All 3 files can be downloaded by right clicking on each of them here: Enlarged photos of bottom of 2010 Prius

they are over 3000 x 2000 in size so you can zoom in on the detail.

Wow! These are aMAZing. Good job!

[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by lutece7

I wanted to make available 3 hi res versions of the popular photos I took of the undercarriage of the 2010 Prius. All 3 files can be downloaded by right clicking on each of them here: Enlarged photos of bottom of 2010 Prius

they are over 3000 x 2000 in size so you can zoom in on the detail.

Chris,

Thanks so much for your contribution! The Hi Res images are something as you'd see from the Space Shuttle.

Toyota should promote the underbody a bit more in marketing stuff - even a cute commercial, like rotating the car as if it's on one of those twisting roller coaster rides. They sure didn't skimp on engineering, aerodynamics, or structure underbelly. Something to think about as we skim through the airstream at 60MPH achieving that great Prius mpg.

[Jim Calvert]

OK, I'll ask. The tires look like they are all pointing outward. Isn't that because of photographic distortion?

[efusco]

Originally Posted by Jim Calvert

OK, I'll ask. The tires look like they are all pointing outward. Isn't that because of photographic distortion?

Yes, wide angle lens pin cushioning.