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What is this car?....

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by bshef, Mar 10, 2007.

  1. bshef

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    is this a modified Civic?
    Almost looks like an Insight with the fender skirts....but the BIG ROUND GAS DOOR don't make sense!..lol

    Very kewl!..........


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    #1 bshef, Mar 10, 2007
  2. TheForce

    TheForce Stop War! Lets Rave! Make Love!

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    WOW thats HOT! Both car and driver! :D

    That would be an Insight!

    I like it except for the wheels. Actually I should say rims. They look like spare tire rims. UGLY. The white wall are a nice touch.
     
    #2 TheForce, Mar 10, 2007
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    Chuck. Former Honda Enzyte Driver

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    Definitely customized - they did not offer black in the US and the wheels are unpainted silver.
     
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    It's like old school meets new school!
     
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    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    Mini-me is to Dr. Evil as this thing is to the (original) Bat Mobile. The wheels are bloody awful. It needs some fins.
     
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    It's an Insight. I'm curious to know why you'd run steel wheels which are heavier than the stock alloys.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Mar 11 2007, 12:33 PM) [snapback]403859[/snapback]</div>
    Yeah, I recognized it right away as an Insight. When did they first come out? Was it Honda's attempt to make something comperable to the first Prius back in 1997? As for the rims, they look tiks steel, but how would we know they are not lightweight composit carbon fiber?

    Do you think those skirts over the rear wheel wells add more to the aerodynamic than racing hubcaps?
     
    #7 NoMoShocks, Mar 11, 2007
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    (looking at pic's / shaking head) That's one hideously modified insight. I think we ought to have the penal code amended to prevent such crimes. All one needs now, to complete that hideous picture is to have custom molded fiberglass fenders in the back ... sport'n massive low profile slicks :lol:
     
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  9. Tideland Prius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(NoMoShocks @ Mar 11 2007, 02:46 PM) [snapback]403873[/snapback]</div>
    The Insight came out in 1999 in the US after being showcased at the 1998 Tokyo Motor Show as the VV concept. (or sth like that, can't remember the name).

    The cover over the rear wheel is standard from the factory. Stock rims are lightweight alloys on skinny LRR tyres. It has a 1.0 litre, 3 cylinder VTEC lean-burn engine mated to a tiny (10hp?) electric motor and battery. The battery takes up quite a bit of space in the rear hatch so you have about shoulder height (if you're sitting in the front seats) to the roof worth of cargo space. There is a cargo net so that things won't hit you in the head when you brake.

    It's a 2 seater only and comes with a manual (CVT offered later in its life) and gets 60-70mpg (can easily break 90mpg if done correctly). Does not come with cruise control but it is equipped with auto A/C, power windows/locks/mirrors, CD player and radio.
     
    #9 Tideland Prius, Mar 13, 2007
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