# Hybrid 4-Seater Convertible?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-4-seater-convertible/33137>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 9, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-4-seater-convertible/33137 "2009-07-09T19:14:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yaelbelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/54ee81/32.png) [@yaelbelle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yaelbelle)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-4-seater-convertible/33137/1 "2009-07-09T19:14:48Z")

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Anyone know of one in the works?  
  
 Thanks!

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**Author:** ![steve63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@steve63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steve63)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-4-seater-convertible/33137/2 "2009-07-09T20:18:53Z")

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Newport Convertible Engineering converts conventional Priuses into convertibles. Here is a link to an article about them:  
[http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=126592](http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=126592)

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-4-seater-convertible/33137/3 "2009-07-09T20:32:19Z")

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yaelbelle, I think this will be your only option.

Four-seater convertibles are hard enough to find without adding the hybrid requirement. Besides, most convertible drivers want more performance than the typical anemic hybrid can give them. There aren’t enough people like you around to justify mass production of such a vehicle.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-4-seater-convertible/33137/4 "2009-07-09T22:53:58Z")

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If it happens, I’d be it will be a Lexus IS250h.

A problem is locating the battery. The trunk is already much smaller than a coupe version of any car so that the top can be stowed. Adding a battery will reduce the trunk space even more.