Just when you thought the Prius couldn't get any worse ...

*DGthe3* · 02-17-2012, 02:57 PM

www.autoblog.com

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Originally Posted by Autoblog.com

Love it or hate it, Toyota has done an impressive job with the Prius. What started as a single model has grown to a whole family, including the versatile new Prius V minivan. But for some even that won't prove enough space, so Japanese conversion outfit Campinn has developed this rather bizarre appendage for the standard Prius hatchback.

Unveiled this weekend at the Tokyo Auto Salon, this conversion turns the current Prius into a camping van of sorts, complete with convertible sofa-bed and overhead sleeping area. It's made of fiber-reinforced plastic and boosts the car's length to 196 inches and its height to 81.1, and comes complete with a skylight and a back door for slipping out un-noticed when people are gathered around the front gawking and laughing at what looks like a hybrid with a tumor.

Follow the link to see the full gallery here

*mlee* · 02-17-2012, 02:58 PM

Overflow · 02-17-2012, 02:58 PM

WTF.

FenwickHockey65 · 02-17-2012, 03:02 PM

KXRM · 02-17-2012, 04:17 PM

Attack of the camper tumor from the 70s!!! RUN!!!

motorhead · 02-17-2012, 04:20 PM

Talk about a wind catcher. How could that pile have enough power for the extra weight?

Txmxracer · 02-17-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by motorhead

Talk about a wind catcher. How could that pile have enough power for the extra weight?

This is my first thought. Could it ever reach highway speeds?

SinisterEcho · 02-17-2012, 05:02 PM

My question is:
How could they reach hwy speeds in the first place

*Mindz* · 02-17-2012, 05:34 PM

Takamura's hairstyle made into a camper shell?

King Sun · 02-17-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindz

Takamura's hairstyle made into a camper shell?

I was I could give you a positive rep

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 02-17-2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

OM...

ParisTNDude · 02-17-2012, 07:13 PM

Whew! Thank goodness it's not a Chevy! If you've ever been in the country, you'd know it's very impractical to drive a car. 50 miles on the roadways cost about $65 in tolls and the traffic is so bad you can't make 50 miles in two hours. Where they could even drive a GT-R is beyond me. It's cheaper for them to take a trip to America to play golf than to do it at home. T times are booked years in advance. Did I say I'm glad I'm an American..... I'm glad I'm an American!

smokingcamaro · 02-17-2012, 07:17 PM

Wow

TheReaper · 02-17-2012, 09:01 PM

I need one of those to tow my Mustang to the track.

02-17-2012, 02:58 PM	#2
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02-17-2012, 02:58 PM	#3
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	WTF. __________________

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02-17-2012, 05:02 PM	#8
SinisterEcho Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6/LS3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arvada, Co Posts: 9,872 View My Garage	My question is: How could they reach hwy speeds in the first place __________________ My Mod Journal <-- Its updated... again!

02-17-2012, 05:34 PM	#9
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	Takamura's hairstyle made into a camper shell? __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

02-17-2012, 04:17 PM	#5
KXRM Drives: 2011 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 168	Attack of the camper tumor from the 70s!!! RUN!!!

02-17-2012, 04:20 PM	#6
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,850	Talk about a wind catcher. How could that pile have enough power for the extra weight?

02-17-2012, 07:13 PM	#12
ParisTNDude Owning SSes for 50 Years Drives: Sharkskin Grey LT1 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 3,139 View My Garage	Whew! Thank goodness it's not a Chevy! If you've ever been in the country, you'd know it's very impractical to drive a car. 50 miles on the roadways cost about $65 in tolls and the traffic is so bad you can't make 50 miles in two hours. Where they could even drive a GT-R is beyond me. It's cheaper for them to take a trip to America to play golf than to do it at home. T times are booked years in advance. Did I say I'm glad I'm an American..... I'm glad I'm an American! __________________ The new ride: 2023 Camaro, LT1, Sharkskin Grey Previous Performance Cars: 1966 Chevelle SS 4M, 2010 Corvette 6M 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Auto 2012 1SS 6M 1982 Corvette Auto 2010 1SS 6A 1984 Corvette Auto 2016 2SS 8A 1999 Camaro Auto 2017 HBM 1SS 1le 2002 C5 Corvette 6M 2018 2SS 2006 Corvette Auto 2023 Camaro LT1

02-17-2012, 07:17 PM	#13
smokingcamaro Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 394 View My Garage	Wow

02-17-2012, 09:01 PM	#14
TheReaper Drives: 2018 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mobile Al Posts: 750	I need one of those to tow my Mustang to the track.

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