The world’s fastest Toyota Prius should go to the shredder

Of course, we wouldn’t run into a burning building to save a Toyota Prius. Or a building that doesn’t even burn, for that matter. But the impending destruction of the Toyota Prius still hurts a little. According to Nostalgic Japanese car This particular green Prius goes into the shredder. This car broke the record for the fastest Prius in the world in 2004.

In 2004, Toyota began working in America to increase the top speed of this hybrid. The brand reports that they have not modified anything to the petrol engine, only that they have changed the final drive. So the car accelerates more slowly, but has a higher speed. The speed of the electric motor also increased slightly. Finally, the top speed increased from 170 to 210 km / h.

In 2004, the Prius was allowed to roam the Bonneville salt marshes in the US state of Utah. It was immediately the fastest hybrid ever, because it was also the first hybrid ever to run there. There’s probably a Prius somewhere in the world with a V8 that reaches a higher speed, but you could say that this Prius has earned a permanent place in the museum.

The car was spotted at a scrap yard, but no one knows why

Reader of Nostalgic Japanese car he saw the car in a junkyard in Dallas, Texas. A 1978 Toyota Cressida was also reported spotted. Both are from the Toyota museum in California. American website Jalopnik he has already contacted the importer in the US, but has not yet been able to find out why the two cars should be left.

You can tell that there are many participants who would like to include a car in the collection. Toyota may not be allowed to sell the cars because they don’t have type approval, though we’re only speculating at this point. In any case, it feels like a huge shame to flip two museum pieces so carelessly (because that’s what they are, literally).