Everything except Road Head

Meet the new car, not the same as the old car:

Pre-Modded-Prius.

Thar she be. The new car, a 2008 Magnetic Grey Toyota Prius. The car itself is no less than fucking awesome. But before I get into all of that, I feel I must defend the choice. I shouldn't have to, but there are people who have an aversion to the car, if not an outright hate, and it's them I address now: read my below post, and piss off.

Now, on to the meat. The car is beautiful from a technical standpoint. I even like its vaguely teardrop shape. But technologically, it's a knockout. Here's a rundown of a few features I went crazy for long before I bought it:

• Joystick shifter.
  
• Hackable.
• Car senses my presence, unlocks when I grab handle.
• Key never has to leave my pocket, even to start the car.
  
• Backup camera.
  
• Touch-screen controls.
• iPod port to interface with the sound system.
• BlueTooth to interface with my phone.
  
• Four doors (screw folding a seat down for passengers.)
• Conversion kits to allow you to plug your Prius into your house to provide power. (Essentially making it a gigantic drivable emergency generator.)
  
• Room enough for 3-5 dead hookers in cargo area.
  

And the best reason; what I call the Prius Moneyshot...

That sweet, sweet, mileage.

The last vehicle I drove that got such awesome MPG was a moped. In the above you can see the MFD (that touch screen I talked about, currently displaying Energy Consumption), the distant speedometer readout and the blue blur that is my radar detector.

Now I've mentioned hacks for the car no less than three times so far, so they warrant a quick rundown at the least. Here's what I've done to the car so far.

Hacks

• Disabled beeping when in reverse.
  
• Disabled passenger seatbelt alert
• Disabled driver seatbelt alert
• Hacked firmware to allow me to dial phone numbers on the touch screen while in motion.
• Enabled voice control (allegedly only available with the Nav system I didn't buy.)
  
• Removed parts of the wheel that didn't do anything (in above photo the "webbing" between spokes).
  
• Increased tire pressure for better mileage.
  
• Hacked wireless sensors in tires to accept higher pressure than expected.
  
• Hacked same sensors to alert me when I lost 2 PSI instead of the standard 18.
  
• EV mode. Allows me to choose to run the car as a hybrid or all electric. Short for Electric Vehicle mode.
  

Now, dear reader, is when I need your help. I haven't been able to sufficiently name this car. The last one was easy; Tom Celica. It hung together so nicely. So I'm turning to you, my audience to suggest names. Here's what I've come up with so far.

Potential Prius Names:

• Priapus. If you're not snickering over that one click the link and find out why I am.
  
• Judas Prius. Self explanatory.
  
• HAL. Open the hatchback door HAL. "I'm afraid I can't do that, Scott."
  
• Icarus. There's really no reason for this one. I just like it and I, like Robert Plant, hold a fondness for the character. Besides, NASA used to give things awesome mythological names. Why can't I? Also, I think that was the name of the ship in Sunshine, which is the best SciFi movie I've seen since Serenity.
  
• Evey. Dual reference, Evey Hammond from V for Vendetta, and the EV mode.

And that's all I've got. Here's my offer, if any of you come up with a name for this car, I'll buy you a 20 dollar iTunes gift certificate. All I need for that is your email, and I'd be roughly 20 dollars worth of grateful. Otherwise just let me know what you think of my potentials.

Annnd... Go.