Pimp my Nissan Leaf

Less than a month after the first British buyers took delivery of their Leaf electric cars, Nissan has unveiled a souped-up version.

The LEAF NISMO RC sports a new body and while it’s long off the pace set by a Tesla Roadster, it manages 62 mph in 6.85 seconds before reaching a top speed of 93 mph.

Outlandish concept cars and modified designs such as the Prius below rarely make it to the showroom, but they allow manufacturers to sprinkle a little magic on more humble-looking cars in their line-up.

The third generation Prius may boast many technological and styling improvements over its predecessor, but Toyota recently tasked its Conversion and Development department with demonstrating its potential for modification.

The pimped Prius boasts a long list of improvements including new instruments to display the car’s efficiency, illuminated badges and much of car’s bodywork has been replaced by lightweight carbon fibre panels.

Prius limo

The third-generation Prius may be a more powerful, luxurious and roomy version of the previous model, but it is unable to compete with the eight-seater limo version pictured below.

As stretched limousines reach lengths at the limit of what city centres can handle, hire companies are looking to build the most imaginative cars they can.

Toyota has no plans to put the Prius limo into production.