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Sunday, December 05, 2010

Pruck that.



Yes, it's a Pruis truck. Apparently someone saw fit to answer a question no one asked.

The awkwardly named Pruck looks as awkward as it's name. The Subaru Baja looks like it was the most fitting (I use that term loosely) candidate for grafting onto the Prius. I'm guessing it's because the width or ride heights were similar, because the rooflines definitely don't match. And what you're looking at here is the FINISHED product. Not sure why the creator choose to leave the Baja's plastic SUV style body cladding in it's contrasting colour. Maybe they thought it would divert the eyes from the warped greenhouse where the bodies meet. Or that you wouldn't see how the rear doors curve to make room for the rear wheels even though they were moved a foot back. Whatever the case, the builder also seems to be as good at taking photos as they are working sheetmetal (the trick to taking photos to get the whole subject within said photos).

Regardless, I wonder how the added weight and aerodynamic inefficiency of the bed factor into fuel mileage. Because if it has the fuel comsumption of a regular car wouldn't it just be easier, cheaper, and less embarrassing to drive something like - oh - a Subaru Baja?

*Sidenote: it appears this Pruis/Pruck has had a plug-in conversion which appears to have turned it from hybird to full-on EV.


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