I need help figuring out exactly what type of prius I have

You have a Touring #6. I would bet my life on it.

 

No, it's not dumb. Just because someone works at a dealership doesn't mean they know anything about the car. I asked a salesman for a test drive of a Prius V-AT. His response was, "5-AT? Automatic Transmission?"

If the leather is factory installed (sounds like it) you have a Package 6 which can be a Touring. The struts are conclusive. Read this thread: http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-main-forum/32947-touring-owners-check-your-rear-struts.html

 

I was told the black plastic inserts where the accessory fog lights would be installed are in fact "front sensors". Pity you had to pay for that fancy-schmancy automatic transmission package to get them!

 

You have a Touring #6. I would bet Blackmamba's life on it. :madgrin:

 

16" wheels plus longer rear spoiler plus the stiffer rear struts = touring. In the US. In other countries there may or may not be a "touring" model. You must have all three to have a touring. Anyone can change the wheels, it takes an enthusiast to change the rear spoiler, and the struts, well, the enthusiast must have too much money as well.

But as you may see from the above, it's always possible to convert a non-touring to a touring.

Sooo, I'll have to conclude you have a Prius with 16" wheels and whatever else it has. The "model" means nothing other than the "option package" it came with.

 

I believe the standard European model is the U.S. Touring model. Toyota basically took the European Prius which had a 'European tuned suspension' and rebranded it as the Touring in the U.S. to make more $$$. It's all about the $$$.

 

And in Canada the 2004-2007 was equipped like the US "standard model", the 2008 was equipped like the US "touring", and the 2009 was a mix of the two! We've never been offered a "touring", and leather only came in with the 2010 (unless the dealer had aftermarket stuff installed).

 

The worst part of it all is that it makes it somewhat difficult to purchase aftermarket suspension parts.

H&R springs thought that my "Touring" was like a BMW Touring, that is, a completely different chassis such as a station wagon.

 

Theyre 16"...you must have measured wrong.

 

I'm gonna guess you have Turanza EL400s? 195/55R16?

 

hahah ahhh i just have the same one. you're lucky your windows came tinted. I paid $250 for that! lol.

 

Nothing weird at all.

Except, I'd like to put on 17" aftermarket rims. The problem with that is it kinda makes getting a Touring in the first place moot. So there's a psychological hump I have to get over.