Thoughts on plush ultrasuede Prius model?

all. A while back I wanted to buy a gift for a car-guy friend whose wife was expecting their first son, so I thought that it would be great to get him a high quality soft model of a car he liked (in his case, a Mustang) instead of another blue bear. I had in mind something like a 1/18 scale diecast model -- but in plush. I searched around and could not find anything that fit the bill.

A friend and I decided to try and create our own "prototype" inspired by a current gen Mustang. We do not have a commercial endeavor just yet... just an idea for something that we though was cool so we worked with someone to create a sample, as shown in the pics below.

It's about 1:18 in scale and made of high quality automotive-grade ultrasuede. It really feels good to the touch. It is filled with a combination of fiber-floss and beans that give it a substantial feel. Pricing would probably be in the ~$30 range - based off of some comments given to me by someone in the plush biz. (Ultrasuede isn't cheap but feels great!)

I figured that before this goes any further, I might as well see if this is something that other auto enthusiasts might have an interest in, so I'm posting here just to gauge interest.

Would you be interested in a plush Prius? Why? For yourself as a collectible? Or as a toy for your kids? Or as a gift? Or is this the dumbest idea ever?

Would you be interested in other models?

(To be clear, this isn't a commercial post -- I'm not taking orders. If I get a positive vibe, then I'll investigate making this real and at that point look into forum sponsorship, etc but based on my experience getting this first proto done, that will take months.)

So what do you think? Any and all feedback appreciated!

 

Thanks. Anyone else with an opinion on this?

 

Thanks for your input.