False Prius Sighitngs

Those would be the 2 that fool me. Also, a Prius Classic approaching in the other direction is difficult to differentiate from a Prius '04 until you can get a non-front end view.

(This reminds me of birdwatching discussions I've gotten into. )

 

Toyota makes the Echo. Maybe you mean the Ford Focus? I think the Focus headlamps look like the '04 Prius.

Scott

 

As much as I hate to say it, the Prius looks similar to the Pontiac Aztec from the rear. And the Aztec has a look that only a mother could love...

I can't take credit for the line from another forum, but there's a lot of truth to "Honey, I Shrunk the Aztec!"

 

However the car that the Aztec REALLY LOOKS LIKE is the Honda CRX on steroids. The last version before Honda replaced it with the Del Sol. (My CRX gets 43 MPG highway, has 198,000 and burns no oil). Got our Prius '04 in March

Jon

 

I will agree -- if I had to pick the ugliest car in production today, the Aztec would be it. What a boat.

 

Yeah, I hated those aztecs when they first came out (still have a friend who desires one) - but then after getting my prius and seeing one, I realized how similar they were. So, although I still am not a fan of the Aztec, I know I can 'thank' Pontiac for possibly giving Toyota an idea for design.

-m.

 

From the front, the Echo used to fool me, and the Corolla, until I realized that the Prius is the only one of these that doesn't have the Toyota symbol on the front grill, but instead on the hood. The 04 Corolla is much more dynamic than earlier years and resembles the 04 Prius from the front. I usually mistake Echos and Classic Priuses from the front because they both have the hood ridges. But the Prius has more pronounced ones.

 

think radio antenna when your coming head on with what you might think is a Prius. Classic it's on the front like a Focus, 2k4 has it on the back. Focus has a grill that looks like a lemon (sniker) and most aren't in Prius colours.

 

Anyone else come to the awful conclusion that the front end of the Prius (hood grille) looks like Barney's grin? Overall, I love the look of this car and I think it's more "happy" then "techy". "Techy" would descibe the Aztec, and some of the Focus models.

 

My wife and I just came back from vacation in Carmel, California and saw many Prius there. At least 7 that I can remember "in the wild". Here are a couple we saw and took pictures...Where we live, we rarely see another Prius on the road.