Surprise Project! - An idea becomes a challenge | Everyday Driver
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- We’ve asked a lot of “What if” questions of the cars we drive, but haven’t had much chance to find the answers. Now, for our latest long-term series, we got a car we never wanted and see if some simple changes can make it fun. Join us for a reveal of a different kind, and a light build that balances the rest of what we do. After years of comparisons, this one may be our most surprising challenge yet.
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00:00 - 2:31 What got us here
2:31 - 5:44 Tears of Laughter
5:44 - 7:02 What we’re working with
7:02 - 9:35 Plans and Ideas
9:35 - 10:45 Already Fast?
10:45 - 12:12 Potential… I hope
12:12 - Balancing the World
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Is it bad that I recognized the silhouette immediately?
Same here.haha
Nah, you know your cars
Same here, it's definitely good for Toyota.
No
😂 I asked myself the same thing!
Honestly it's doable. I "built" a 2007 Prius for autocross, only because it was my daily and I was TDY for 3 months, so it was the reasonable car to take. I changed out front/rear swaybar for Corolla S swaybars, changed out brake pads for EBC Yellows, added a K&N Filter, did a cat-back system since my exhaust got destroyed when some thieves stole my cat, and that was about it. The 2nd gens didn't have a sport-mode, but there's a pedal dance to disable the traction control and leave the gas motor running. I also added camber bolts to get about 3* of camber from the front, as well as some 200 treadwear tires. I would show up to the track, throw on the wheels/tires, set my camber max-negative, and finally attach 2 small USB fans to the battery.
I quickly found out that rapidly discharging the battery causes it to go into a no-charge condition. I had an app to force the battery fans force run, but after a single run in 95 degree summer heat, I was facing overheating issues with the battery. Force charging the battery by brake holding was the only way to make sure I had 100% power for my 60-second runs.
Did I win some? Absolutely. It was faster than it had any reason to be. If I hadn't sold it, I would have done a race seat and coilovers. Was it fun? Yeah! Still got 50MPG to the autocross and back, maybe 8mpg while racing it. It beat many subies, genesis, and mk4 golfs. Again, this is parking lot autocross racing, NOT track racing. It had no top end, but the electric motor sure helped pull it out of turns.
And after the Prius, lets get Paul a VW Taos and see if you guys can make him like it!
I am actually really excited to watch this series and see the results. It may not change the minds of the enthusiast crowd, but there are certainly people (enthusiasts included) for which the Prius is the perfect commute device, and your mods just might make it exciting enough that it doesn't feel like they've sacrificed driving pleasure for efficiency. Strike that balance! You guys are always putting out great content, keep up the great work.
Thank you! You’ve exactly connected with what we are going for! Glad to have you with us!
9:14 is that a mazda mx30 made lowered or shorter height? anyway, how about a anti sway bar and HUD product testing too, and coilovers, , maybe even chop off the trunk or seats replacements? not sure how itd do with airbag setup. how about fixing how the seat tried to force people into bad posture in all cars nowdays? a dual end device to basicly work as limited slip diffrential? a elwctric assited turbo from aftermarket(vaiable vane would be more complicated) . a power steering rediction or switch off/on switch?(maybe collborate with toyota to test peoples desires too). doa poll for a toyota inline 3 in the prius insteadwith all mods, or a connaught style mid rear engine compact 4 seater with rear seat facin the rear and the whole cars shape adopted to that for weight protoyy over areoydnamics, then a transparent cheap areodynamics shell over it all (which will looklike a 2nd sillhoutte of the car on top of the first one that looks more like a boxy car inside) . how variants like about rear wheel drive no regen braking, or regen at front and rear wheel drive? toyota shoudl display a concept of a more function over form priotiizing design, then test how people would like that too. hypermiling is like endurance racing, preserving momentum like a lotus driver but relying more on brakes than tires to loose momentum as is nessesary, as will be warned agaisnt with a G force meter in the HUD showin gto not go beyond certain g force to prevent relying on tires more . this all can be doen in the name of minimizing chemcial toxicty, and using less of what are largley probably not renewable resources in the long term, includng current electric car battery stuff. low weight of lotus -like style can also be exscused n the naem of being less dangerous to others and the people inside car , and minimizing road wear damage which costs in raw materials now just taxpayer money.tyota can test offering a kit to haev the car jump to have its crash nearby absorbing lower end be at vetial level with the incoming average car for crash to minimize damage. also sell the idea of a compact 4 being more economic and fun , where 2 trips to the doctor full of kids is better than buying a minivan just to do that annual trip in one go, and for famly roadtrip vacations a van can be rented (from toyota)@@EverydayDriver
This is actually one of the best channels on UA-cam! Thank you so much for everything you do!
We consider that a huge compliment. Thank you!
You guys had me shouting "ITS THE PRIUS!!" for 2 minutes straight at the beginning of the video. I think it's taken a lot of people (myself included) by surprise. Love love love this, can't wait to see where it goes!
Glad you were playing along! Thanks for watching!
Wow never ever would have seen that coming! Excited for you guys. Throw some stiffer springs, light wheels and tires, sway bars (if you anyone decides to make them) and some EverydayDriver stickers on it and it'll rip!
as the owner of a non turbo 2.5 mazda3 hatch, i love the lukewarm segment and I'm very interested to see if this can hang, shocked by the choice and looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Glad to have you thinking like us!
Today on Everyday Driver, Todd can't bring himself to call a Mercedes SLK a "sports car" so he qualifies it as a "sporty car" 😂
He's not wrong. :D
Heck yeah! Commenting for the algo, cant wait for this series!
Didn't expect this, but it makes perfect sense thinking back to your previous videos about the Prius. Really looking forward to seeing how you progress with the car, and what kind of results you end up with.
Paul's comment "It's fun to drive something that's not supposed to be fun..." I can relate to - Driving a Mitsubishi Mirage rental, I caned that pile for all it was worth and laughed. It was terrible, but hilarious!
Love where these journeys have taken this series. Excited for what is to come. Amazing work!
I was expecting GTI, I'm blown away by what you chose.
Just when I think you reach the pinnacle, you guys one up yourselves and I’m here for all of it. Very excited!!!
You guys' owning and loving the GR86 helped me decide to get one as my daily. And I got a 10th anniversary in a manual earlier this month. It's amazing.
Congratulations on a great car. Glad to have had any part in your getting one. We still miss ours!
You got an audible “yeah baby” out of me. Hell yeah.
VERY interested in you two figuring this out! The sign of genius... when somebody else agrees with you ;-) I actually had this same concept checking out the Prius at a Toyota dealership. Instead of risking MY money.... look forward to how this turns out!
Love the idea. 49/50 is not the benchmark. The mileage you get driving "fun" is the benchmark.
Don’t know why this doesn’t have the views it should! Great job guys!
I was able to totally transform my old Mk4 VR6 Jetta wagon by adding sport springs and shocks and a rear sway bar (~$800) and some summer tires on used Audi TT wheels (~$900). It went from sloppy with low limits to genuinely flickable. I'm confident you'll be able to do the same.
Hey man, we serviced your blue corvette that’s currently at a shop I work at, it’s awesome the fact that you took your guys car here, I’d love to meet you guys and also reccomend some good fast cars for you guys to review, cheers mate
Love the idea of this project!! Off the wall, wild, zany. Looking forward to seeing the Prius either come out of nowhere, or fall on its face. This should be great!
THIS IS HILARIOUS ! And a great idea. I did need the 2 minutes to wipe the tears from my face after cracking up at the reveal.
I'm only three minutes into the video but had to stop to give you guys a cheer. It's such a great idea and sounds like a project that could be a real channel-grower when the word gets out. Good luck!
Brilliant ! Looking forward to the videos coming from the Prius!
I figured everyone else would have good suggestions for performance mods and they do. My suggestion is to get the car wrapped in some outrageous bright color like Lotus’s Kawasaki Green.
Can't wait guys, hurry up! Subscribed and Liked.
Oh Hella Yeaaaaaaaasss!!
I am mind blown excited… for real and actual!!
Thanks guys
Thanks for watching, as always!
The front (except the license plate mount) is a home run. The rear is OK. Overall, this is a huge step up for the Prius and a compelling package. It's nice to see you review a more practical car.
I think it's definitely the best looking prius but it's still quite ugly IMO. If I wanted a high MPG hybrid that looks dect and like a normal car I would buy an insight, all other things being equal (I haven't done research between the two because I don't care).
I for one am pretty excited for this. I'm currently daily driving a C6 Corvette in Massachusetts. Year round. Rain, snow (to an extent), road trips, autocross, back roads, commuting etc. Just to prove it can be done. I dont have a UA-cam channel or Instagram followers; I'm just a guy who loves cars and driving them. So far, its been an epic success. I look at Prius the same way. I'm convinced any car can be worthy of enthusiasm if you make it your own and use the hell out of it. My friend at work has a terrible little Prius with about 300k on the clock. Its not pretty, but man, the stories that thing could tell. I love it.
We’re thrilled to hear this. We’re big believers in driving sports cars year round in all conditions. Tires are key. Great to hear you are doing that.
Great concept, guys. I can't wait to see what you modify that into!
Hi, from Japan!! Usually, people try to change the car’s horse power and torque but you go to tires. You guys are so reliable. Looking forward to seeing what will be happened.
I'm so excited. Just don't tell anyone.
Looks like the Lexus UX, Corolla, and Corolla cross all use this platform (TNGA-C (GA-C)). If any dimensions are the same maybe aftermarket parts could bolt on (strut tower bars, or anything else to tighten the chassis)
The Prius was the perfect option for this series.
That was great nostalgic recap of all the car challenges from the past few years! I loved following it along on the podcast. But honestly I hardly ever watch your videos on UA-cam nor see them pop up even though I'm subscribed.
We’ve had a lot of subscribers tell us they don’t get our videos served to them. We wish we had a solve for this. Glad you found this one and greatly appreciate you watching!
Thank you! Fun and very interesting. Looking forward to the series.
Hi U2👋! Enjoy your shoes very much👍. As a Prius C owner my friends all joked about my car?? When there driving gas guzzling trucks & cars 🚗 I’m getting 45 +MPG CITY &55+MPG Highway 👍. Upgraded to bigger wheels & tires even. I’ve owned many cars and it’s my favorite 🤩 car I’ve ever owned!! I get compliments about my car 🚗 a lot!! MPG is a must nowadays with rising gas prices. Looking forward to seeing what you do with your Prius 👍. Blessings 🙏🌸🌺🤩
After spending a week with the new Prius, I totally support this idea. Can't wait to see the series! Keep up the great work guys!
I saw the silhouette thought, looks like a Prius. I'm glad it is lol
I love it. I tested the new Prius and walked away hopeful for a GR, or at least a 'sport'. Cheers for the great idea, and cheers to Toyota for supporting it!
I followed a 4WD Prius to kirkwood through a snowstorm. It is an ego punch to everyone getting 15mpg in their 4runner. "I need a truck because I go into the real snow". Then a Prius does the same thing in more comfort with a third the gas.
Love you guys. This is awesome.
I'm excited for this project! I was actually considering getting one of these, curious to see if you guys can make it fun to drive while still being more efficient than most of the vehicles out there.
I'm actually excited for this. Throw some sticky tires and suspension on there and run it!!!
That’s the direction we are going… we’ll see how far we go in the few months we have it. Thanks for watching!
Hilarious! Can’t wait to see how this turns out! 👌🏻
Great challenge. Looking forward to this.
Also, for your road trips, I hope you can do Deals Gap/Tail of the Dragon on the border between Tennessee and North Carolina?
What a great concept. Really looking forward to the series.
I love it. Just got a 23' LE coming from a GR Corolla. Wife had a 21' RAV4 Prime and was transformed by putting Michelin Cross Climate 2's on it and had the same thought about what the Prius would feel like with proper summer tires. This video makes me feel like maybe I am not that crazy.....
Lol! That took me by surprise. It does look good no doubt. Weirdly im as eager as you guys for this series let's go.
Great idea, looking forward to project videos.
I am excited about this madness. Idea: Try and get someone to fab up polyurethane or aluminum steering rack bushings. Cheap (ish) way to liven it up.
Awesome pick guys. I can’t say I saw this coming. Very excited to see where this goes. Hats off to Toyota for going along for the ride. That’s to show how a hood manufacturer is not afraid to stand by their products for the consumer or potential consumer. Weather this “build” series works in favor of this car or not it definitely increase the sales. 💪🏽💪🏽
I AM SO EXCITEDDDDDDD!!!!
This is a worthwhile series. A lot of times for various reasons you have to drive compromise vehicles, not your ideal probably manual trans car, so making the best of a CVT (gaack!!) car is a good exercise. Look forward to what you do. When you have modded it compare to your existing Toyota 86 also compare it to some other FWD standards like GTI.
I'm legit excited about this series on the Prius! I bought my Fiesta ST (partly) because of your review. My family is looking for a new car to replace our 20+ year old Honda and the Prius is a real contender.
Glad to have you watching!
I'm not surprised at all and knew if someone was going to modify a new Pruis it would be you guys!! That's not a bad thing at all. I'm really looking forward to the videos to come!!
A lot of people will say coil overs immediately. I'm thinking about how far can a good set of shocks...if they exist, and some sway bars...again if they exist, can do with some wheels and tires. OE tires are 195...I'm thinking you probably can't go any wider than 215...maybe 225. If you want it to hang on in the corners, just motion reduction horizontally and vertically could make things great already. The front end alignment is probably zeroed out and toed in, giving the front some negative camber for a more reactive turn in with some camber bolts could be good. Since the base model can fit 17s, maybe go down to that size as well, get more meat on those tires, this might be a personal preference of mine.
I am super excited for the Prius adventures! Love this idea. I took the 50-miles per tank penalty to have performance tires on my 2014 Accord Hybrid, and do not regret it. If you want to reclaim the MPGs with performance tires, get lightweight rims (maybe downsize to 18s), and that should balance the MPGs. I appreciate the excitement you bring to all your projects!
Prius. It’ll be fun to watch the progression and comparisons. A sporty commuter is something many people want.
I'm shocked, intrigued and I can't stop laughing. Good job 😂
I knew it was the Prius! Great choice guys! I'm legitimately excited to see what you guys do with it! Bravo! 🎉
This sounds like fun. There have to be people who 3D-print aero add-ons for track cars and who'd get a chuckle from a Prius project.
Love this idea, guys. Can't wait to see how it progresses!
I absolutely love this idea! Can’t wait for the results. I think you might even enjoy it a little 😮
When my Lexus CT200h was due for new tires I asked Costco the price for Prius tires and Michelin Pilot Sports…price was nearly half as much with better handling/braking. To heck with the mileage I said😂
I immediately clicked off when Paul said they are not dropping a Hellcat in it. Ha! Just kidding. This outta be fun. Thanks fellas.
You guys talked about doing this on the podcast. I thought to myself, “that would be so awesome but they probably won’t do it.” Well here we are! Can’t wait to see how this unfolds.
Absolutely adore this idea, i will be watching addicitively.
Holy shit guys it’s happening. And I’m so glad Toyota sent you guys this Prius, they clearly also want to see what you guys can do before they decide how they want to play the GR Prius game
I'm actually excited to see the results. Everyone always thinks about gas mileage when driving a car any sort of distance so I think a lot of enthusiasts saw this new prius and thought... well just maybe...
Some very light 17s or 18s with sticky summer tires would be perfect to maintain the MPG and make it fun. Looking forward to your plans!
I love this premise!
I like surprises. Bold gentlemen, very bold. 👏🏼
Can't wait for more on this!
I'm here for it!
I'd love to see if you can get the overall weight of the wheels & tires to be less than what's on it now. How does reducing that unsprung mass improve the performance of the car.
Back in high school, my buddies and I used to street race our beat-up first cars, and no-one else knew it was happening! Renault R8, 1st-gen 1200 Corolla, Austin 1100, etc. Cheap fun at 35mpg….
I’m really excited for this. I rented one in CA recently and maps took me on a narrow canyon road and I had a pretty good time! Wasn’t like driving my old mazdaspeed but it also got 50mpg. Can’t wait to see what the mpg is with the sporty tires. Sway bars would be cool.
While not a performance mod, ceramic window tent is amazing. I will never own a car without it again. It doesn’t even have to be that dark get the benefits from the ceramic heat rejection if you need to keep it legal. Also while not legal i had my entire windshield tinted with 70% tint which is almost clear, but huge benefit in reduced heat that comes through the windshield, So I would recommend that ceramic window tint.
RPF1s and some sticky tires? This should be fun!
Love it😂 let's go GR PRIUS
Been waiting for this one!
After seeing the silhouette I was REALLY hoping this wasn't going to be a prius.
Surprising, but great 🎉
Even if is faster, the 86 is wayyyyy more fun.
Kudos to Toyota for being crazy enough to let you lunatics near a Prius. Very excited to see what this series brings and the fun and laughs along the way!
I would give it the Gran Turismo treatment, ready! Light weight rims, tires, cold air intake, then strut and sway bars, I'm sure you can adapt GR corolla sway and or strut bar... And maybe it's struts and springs? I'd look in-house first, parts gotta be interchangeable.
Thumbnail gave it away :) but got me laughing in a good way! Bravo gents! You've certainly peaked my interest
Thank you. Glad to have you with us!
There’s a Japanese tuning company called T-demand already making a bunch of suspension mods for this car! No idea how they perform, but they look incredible
This is interesting and I will be following it closely! I’m sincerely in trying this car at autocross. Dumb idea. Yeah but that doesn’t mean it won’t be fun. Tires, wheels and see how it goes.
Are you keeping those stock rims for a set of Nokian winter tires and chains? Or Vredestein makes a great set of performance winter tires (used on my SLC based M240i).
The thumbnail alone already give it up, it’s the new Prius
The Toyota Prius was my first car I owned for a while, bought a used 2007 first or second gen prius for 4000 USD with my hard earned cash at 19, I knew the owner and had expected that they gently used it. I would always push it with some quick accelerations just to mess with some of the sports car owners and I had a little too much fun with it. The brakes would get pretty sketchy, and the tires were not great, but I still have had some fun in it on my daily commute just by trying to push it some. I then sold it before moving across the country, and got my first manual transmission vehicle, the GR86, strongly due to your recommendation and other research I did. I've genuinely loved the gr86, and I see myself wanting to mod it already even though I have not owned it for a full year. While I love manual transmission and I like this new vehicle, I still really like a nice Prius! The Toyota Prius can still be a good car, and I envy the fuel efficiency that it can provide, while still delivering silly acceleration from a stop.
PRIUS GRIME INCOMING!!!! hahahahha
Perversely intriguing
The only reason I'm not mad is that the Prius looks so good.
Wheels and tires will do a *ton* . Coil overs would do a lot too. Just need to do something about the steering.
you guys are legends
Really hoping a GR version of this gets made by the OEM.
Love this idea! It's the first Prius that I could see myself in, but the question is: could it be made to be actually fun to drive without ruining its efficiency and reliability? I'll totally watch this series!