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Written by Rowan Horncastle
With enough bits of carbon fibre, we reckon you can make anything look cool. Don"t believe us? Well, take the transformed Toyota Prius above as proof of our theory.It"s the work of APR Racing, who bravely selected the rather dull-but-worthy Toyota Prius, and injected it with a shot of racing pedigree. We have to admit, the results are brilliant.As you can see, the bodywork has swollen dramatically and had many, many aerodynamic appendages soldered on.It"s wider, a hell of a lot lower, very slatty, and comes with full-on slicks. But the pi ce de r sistance is that wonderfully enormous wing, that we"re guessing produces many downforces.It gets better. You won"t find the standard, dreary 1.8-litre engine powering this bad boy, this racer opting for a naturally-aspirated 3.5-litre V6 instead.It"s also hooked up to the same electric motors as the standard car to remain a hybrid. Not to benefit from some emission loophole, but to make the car quicker. What we like to call, A Good Thing.
Date written: 21 Jan 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1773
With enough bits of carbon fibre, we reckon you can make anything look cool. Don"t believe us? Well, take the transformed Toyota Prius above as proof of our theory.It"s the work of APR Racing, who bravely selected the rather dull-but-worthy Toyota Prius, and injected it with a shot of racing pedigree. We have to admit, the results are brilliant.As you can see, the bodywork has swollen dramatically and had many, many aerodynamic appendages soldered on.It"s wider, a hell of a lot lower, very slatty, and comes with full-on slicks. But the pi ce de r sistance is that wonderfully enormous wing, that we"re guessing produces many downforces.It gets better. You won"t find the standard, dreary 1.8-litre engine powering this bad boy, this racer opting for a naturally-aspirated 3.5-litre V6 instead.It"s also hooked up to the same electric motors as the standard car to remain a hybrid. Not to benefit from some emission loophole, but to make the car quicker. What we like to call, A Good Thing.
Date written: 21 Jan 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1773
