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kevin @ Mar 14th 2008 12:54PM
this is everything the new scion should have been....
geo.stewart @ Mar 14th 2008 2:53PM
looks about as close to an xD without mimicing it as you can get.
What does this have the xD doesnt? Maybe I am missing interior shots that blow the xD away. Havent heard anything re: power and handling to state that blows the Scion away.
Disclaimer: I have no stock or special regard for Scion. I just see this as a competitor. too early to say it knocks the xD's socks off.
kevin @ Mar 14th 2008 2:57PM
Sorry for not clarifying my statement. I was referring to the 2nd gen xB
PJ @ Mar 16th 2008 2:56PM
Geo, this looks to be at least marginally larger and roomier inside than the xD. The Yaris-based Scion is on the tight side of what NA consumers find acceptable these days (e.g. still plenty of room).
If other (very) recent HAG products are any indication, I also wouldn't be surprised to find better-finished interior materials in the Soul. I was surprised by the unrelenting hard and shiny black plastic in the Scion.
The biggest problem for the Soul, I'm guessing, will be Kia's dealers. It's easy to buy into the "cool" schtick when a buying experience is as slick as Scion's. Kia, not so much.