Next Gen relase date - April 2009

prius12306 · 06-05-2008, 11:54 PM

Wow - you drive a ZAP! that is so cool - where do you drive it? I have looked into it for a second car for my spouse, but I didn't think it would work where we live. The roads here are a total mix of speed limits - and one section is 45 max and all drive 60.

prius12306 · 06-05-2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by prius12306

Wow - you drive a ZAP! that is so cool - where do you drive it? I have looked into it for a second car for my spouse, but I didn't think it would work where we live. The roads here are a total mix of speed limits - and one section is 45 max and all drive 60.

OOPS - that response was meant for daniel.

stevecaz · 06-06-2008, 08:23 AM

No matter how big the rims, the outer wheel size is always the same anyway. The only reason it normally wouldn't/couldn't support large rims is weight. So if Toyota makes a lightweight (and strong) rim that has the same total weight with tire and the 15", then there is no issue.

drees · 06-06-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stevecaz

No matter how big the rims, the outer wheel size is always the same anyway. The only reason it normally wouldn't/couldn't support large rims is weight. So if Toyota makes a lightweight (and strong) rim that has the same total weight with tire and the 15", then there is no issue.

You forget inertia. With a bigger wheel/tire, even if the overall weight and diameter is the same as a smaller wheel/tire, the bigger wheel/tire will be harder to accelerate and decelerate because more of the mass is located further away from the center of the wheel.

To get the same acceleration/braking performance with a larger wheel/tire combo as the smaller wheel/tire combo, you would need a wheel/tire combo that is lighter than the one you are replacing.

KandyRedCoi · 06-06-2008, 10:14 PM

^correct, i didnt want to make this thread an engineering discussion thread...so i left it that, ive modified enough cars in my past, but i agree 100%

destro23 · 06-08-2008, 11:48 PM

just got an email reply from a local Toyota dealer that said

"Any orders palced now may end up being a 2009, which has a larger engine and price increase" 12-16 weeks

Husker4theSpurs · 06-09-2008, 12:02 AM

Hmmmmm ... wonder if I could get my dealer to hold off a few months for the larger engine ... thought for sure that rumor was false ... still not sure I'm buying it.

DeadPhish · 06-09-2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by destro23

just got an email reply from a local Toyota dealer that said

"Any orders palced now may end up being a 2009, which has a larger engine and price increase" 12-16 weeks

ERROR..ERROR..ERROR. Check around here more and find the real truth.

06-05-2008, 11:54 PM	#31
prius12306 Sally in Driftwood Pearl Join Date: May 2008 Location: rotterdam ny Posts: 115 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 1	Re: Next Gen relase date - April 2009 Wow - you drive a ZAP! that is so cool - where do you drive it? I have looked into it for a second car for my spouse, but I didn't think it would work where we live. The roads here are a total mix of speed limits - and one section is 45 max and all drive 60.

06-06-2008, 08:23 AM	#33
stevecaz Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 77 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Next Gen relase date - April 2009 No matter how big the rims, the outer wheel size is always the same anyway. The only reason it normally wouldn't/couldn't support large rims is weight. So if Toyota makes a lightweight (and strong) rim that has the same total weight with tire and the 15", then there is no issue.

06-06-2008, 10:14 PM	#35
KandyRedCoi S is for Super! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal/AZ/NV Posts: 860 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #6 Touring Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post Friends: 6	Re: Next Gen relase date - April 2009 ^correct, i didnt want to make this thread an engineering discussion thread...so i left it that, ive modified enough cars in my past, but i agree 100%

06-08-2008, 11:48 PM	#36
destro23 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jersey Posts: 13 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Next Gen relase date - April 2009 just got an email reply from a local Toyota dealer that said "Any orders palced now may end up being a 2009, which has a larger engine and price increase" 12-16 weeks

06-09-2008, 12:02 AM	#37
Husker4theSpurs Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 518 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Navigation Thanks: 17 Thanked 32 Times in 19 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Next Gen relase date - April 2009 Hmmmmm ... wonder if I could get my dealer to hold off a few months for the larger engine ... thought for sure that rumor was false ... still not sure I'm buying it.

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