New purple Prius?

zenMachine · 05-10-2008, 01:13 AM

Check out these pics:

New Toyota Prius grows up - Picture Gallery - Autocar.co.uk

928Quest · 05-10-2008, 01:39 AM

Can they call that color "Plum Crazy"?

darelldd · 05-10-2008, 01:50 AM

Well, if they DO decide to paint them the same color as the artist's pencil happened to be, I'd be forced to buy a new one... by my wife.

We already own a purple tandem bicycle.

patsparks · 05-10-2008, 02:54 AM

Colour is cool but they are off the mark with the front end styling. No way is that shape slippery enough. What would be the purpose of the huge air inlets on each side? Brake cooling? I don't think so. The back looks good but that front end will never get through the wind tunnel tests.

RichL · 05-10-2008, 03:17 AM

Is that a rendering of the '09?

Boo · 05-10-2008, 10:41 AM

Lol, Pat's got a cousin in the States.

h2photo · 05-10-2008, 03:30 PM

If it was a darker color, like the black cherry on the FJ, I'd want one!

Neicy · 05-10-2008, 07:03 PM

Love that color - hate the style though.

qbee42 · 05-10-2008, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 928Quest

Can they call that color "Plum Crazy"?

Maybe "Statutory Grape".

Tom

Boo · 05-11-2008, 01:27 AM

Plymouth was the first manufacturer that I can recall that offered purple paint for some of their cars. I think it started in the early '70s with the Barracuda and souped up Duster models, and more recently I think purple was offered on the Viper.

The first purple painted Plymouths were notorious for their peeling purple paint --- huge patches of the paint would just fall off.

In the '90s Volvo had a magenta purple that was pretty nice.

05-10-2008, 01:13 AM	#1
zenMachine Just another Onionhead Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,045 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	New purple Prius? Check out these pics: New Toyota Prius grows up - Picture Gallery - Autocar.co.uk

05-10-2008, 01:39 AM	#2
928Quest Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 49 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: New purple Prius? Can they call that color "Plum Crazy"?

05-10-2008, 01:50 AM	#3
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 4,224 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 8	Re: New purple Prius? Well, if they DO decide to paint them the same color as the artist's pencil happened to be, I'd be forced to buy a new one... by my wife. We already own a purple tandem bicycle.

05-10-2008, 02:54 AM	#4
patsparks Uneducated bird-brain Aussie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia Posts: 4,340 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 10	Re: New purple Prius? Colour is cool but they are off the mark with the front end styling. No way is that shape slippery enough. What would be the purpose of the huge air inlets on each side? Brake cooling? I don't think so. The back looks good but that front end will never get through the wind tunnel tests.

05-10-2008, 03:17 AM	#5
RichL Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 49 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: New purple Prius? Is that a rendering of the '09?

05-10-2008, 10:41 AM	#6
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,863 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 10	Re: New purple Prius? Lol, Pat's got a cousin in the States.

05-10-2008, 03:30 PM	#7
h2photo Turning greener day byday Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 406 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: G Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	Re: New purple Prius? If it was a darker color, like the black cherry on the FJ, I'd want one!

05-10-2008, 07:03 PM	#8
Neicy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wakefield, MA. Posts: 730 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: G Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	Re: New purple Prius? Love that color - hate the style though.

05-11-2008, 01:27 AM	#10
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,863 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 10	Purple People Eaters Plymouth was the first manufacturer that I can recall that offered purple paint for some of their cars. I think it started in the early '70s with the Barracuda and souped up Duster models, and more recently I think purple was offered on the Viper. The first purple painted Plymouths were notorious for their peeling purple paint --- huge patches of the paint would just fall off. In the '90s Volvo had a magenta purple that was pretty nice.

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