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• The most obnoxiously tuned Toyota Prius... Ever

  Filed under: Aftermarket , Gadgets , Tuners , Hybrids/Alternative , Green , Tech , Toyota , Lifestyle Click above to view video after the jump We truly do appreciate the custom-car scene, in all of its various guises. There is, however, a problem with the custom Prius you see above and in the video embedded after the break . Generally speaking, the goal of modifying a car is to either A) make it go faster or B) make it look better. When Classe Gustafson, Elvis Häggbom and Kenny Kyrk from Sweden had finished spending $184,000 customizing a Toyota Prius, they had accomplished neither. This Prius-trocity, which was modified for a television show, is anything but subtle. It lost two doors during its transformation from mild-mannered hybrid eco-mobile to whacked out sport compact that just happens to get good fuel economy, though it did get scissor-style portals that are nearly impossible to open in the process. And it also gained a huge honkin' stereo and the body-kit from a Volvo... Posted Aug 22 2008, 12:57 PM by Autoblog Filed under: Gadgets, Tuners, Tech, Green, Toyota, Aftermarket, Hybrids/Alternative, Lifestyle, sweden, ModifiedPrius, custom prius, Elvis Hggbom, Kenny Kyrk, Classe Gustafson, ClasseGustafson, modified prius, CustomPrius

• Scooter-geek's dream ride: Yamaha Vino scooter, fully farkled

  Filed under: Aftermarket , Audio , Gadgets , Green , Tech , Toys , Motorcycles Though it's usually the adventure touring crowd that excels at turning their motorcycles into rolling technology test-beds, we've recently run across a Yamaha Vino scooter that has been fully farkled . Featuring an on-board computer based around a VIA mini ITX form factor motherboard that's cleverly been hidden under the stock Vino's seat, this rolling geek-mobile packs in WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, GPS, FM radio, a TV tuner and a front-mounted camera in its diminutive frame. With the full-spec computer, pretty much anything should be possible right from the road using this scooter. While this is certainly a cool project, we have a few questions regarding its durability. How long will the acrylic plate that makes the structure for the computer hold up? Perhaps most importantly, how long will the scooter's battery be able to power all this technology? In the name of science, of course, we graciously... Posted May 08 2008, 12:00 PM by Autoblog Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, Green, Aftermarket, Toys, audio, Motorcycles, farkled, geek-scooter, GeekScooter, yamaha vino, farkle, geek scooter, yamaha-vino, YamahaVino