The new 2016 Toyota Prius has only been launched in its home market of Japan last week, but already tuners over there are lining up to soup-up the fourth-generation hybrid. Recently, Wald previewed its outlandish Sports Line styling kit, and now it’s the turn of Tom’s Racing to follow suit.
It appears the well-known Toyota tuner and race team is in the midst of developing two bodykits for the new Prius, both of them looking more purposeful and less showy than Wald’s offering.
The first consists of body-coloured front lip spoiler and side skirts, a black rear diffuser and quad exhaust outlets. The other is made up of black front splitter and side skirts, as well as a similar rear diffuser design but with blue tailpipes – still four of them, but they’re stacked vertically à la the Lexus IS F and RC F.
No modifications are expected for the powertrain, so expect the reengineered 97 hp/142 Nm 1.8 litre Atkinson-cycle VVT-i petrol four-pot and twin 71 hp/163 Nm electric motors to be retained, along with a JC08-rated fuel consumption figure of 40.8 km per litre.
GALLERY: Toyota Prius at 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
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This news i have seen since last saturday at carscoops oled, paultan blog is kinda lazy, no ppl works at weekend one. Come on, bring us latest news lah, not expired news. Paul must learn from western for non stop blog news, not weekend stop blogger.
Hi, thanks for the comment.
To be fair, we believe we are on par with other international sites in terms of reporting speed, despite our major disadvantage of being in a different timezone to most of the global reveals. Also, do note that last Friday was a public holiday for us (we are based in Selangor). So too is today, in fact, but we have decided to work today for the sake of our readers.
This fugly Prius not even arriving to our shore yet. Why make such a fuss right?
At least they work. Not like you posting on car forums all day. Mana report belum siap???
Make-up tebal mane pun, kalau muka hodoh tetap hodoh!!!
Look better with this kit but still uglier than Leaf.
You can’t put a lipstick on a pig.
this car is undoubtedly the best looking car from jepun since 1945. well done!
hehe, better looking than last time.
look more fierce and full of haki
but rear part still got little “alien” style
Ugly like hell, the back wtf