Is Scion planning to introduce a tC successor in New York... dubbed tD?
Scion has just about exhausted the mileage it can get from itsvarious and sundry "Release Series" editions of the tC, and the front-drive coupe is the oldest thing in Scion's lineup. There is, though, on the New York International Auto Show schedule, a Scion press conference. What would Scion have in store that would justify spending for a presser instead of assigning a flak to type up a .pdf and blast it out via email?
Vice president Jack Hollis has intimated that there's a replacement for the tC on the way within two years, and the sleuths over at Inside Line did a little digging for clarity's sake. Winding up at the U.S. Patent and Trademark website, Toyota has apparently trademarked the "tD" moniker, which seems pretty logical. Drawing a line from the name to the press conference, there's a good chance that we'll see a new coupe in the Scion lineup soon, but whether it's a concept or production car is anyone's guess.
[Source: Inside Line]
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tbirdfive0 9:40AM (3/18/2009)
And the sport model with be named the StD?
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indyogb 10:01AM (3/18/2009)
Will there be a TRD version of the (S)tD?
Level 5 10:15AM (3/18/2009)
StD would be the perfect name for the type teenage girls that make up 90% of the owners base for the tC.
Martial 11:34AM (3/18/2009)
How about a rear-wheel drive TRD tD, the Scion reTRD!
Luis 9:43AM (3/18/2009)
Good thing they are going forward and not calling it the tB. :)
It's about time they replace this car. It's a good car, with a lot of value, but the competition has caught it. It's a great alternative to the anonymous Civic Coupe.
What would I like to see - better MPG - hands down. And Toyota, don't BLOAT it up like you've done with the other Scions. If they increase the wheelbase 3" and length 2" and width 2" you'll kill your market. This shouldn't be a Solara replacement.
PS. Keep the roof and add a 6-speed manual.
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jv2k 12:49PM (3/18/2009)
Exactly. Toyota is the only one of the car companies that can't pull 30+mpg estimate out of a 150hp engine.
It's not a bad car if you don't ignore this fact.
anthony 9:46AM (3/18/2009)
Let's hope they tune the replacement a little more like a Celica and a lot less like a Corolla.
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Rev 10:11AM (3/18/2009)
"Replacement"? I think you mean displacement.
Regardless, the tC is an economy car not a sports car not a performance car. MPGs would make much more sense since as an economy car the tC isn't very economical. The mileage this car gets now is unforgivable considering it comes from a company like Toyota
Any doubts? Test drive one ~ be sure to drive a manual. The worst, mushiest shifter you'll ever shift and the handling is no better than the other Scions. Very squishy. Every bit of the car has a rubbery numbness not unlike the Prius. And it isn't any faster. Until they make this car more efficient I think it's a terrible offering.
Rev 10:17AM (3/18/2009)
Oh wait ~ replacement=successor. Nevermind. Nothing to see here.
anthony 10:47AM (3/18/2009)
That's my point... it doesn't have to be overly powerful. All it needs is a nice efficient 4 cylinder on a relatively lightweight body that doesn't embarrass itself when the roads get twisty... basically a Scion Civic coupe.
ack154 9:56AM (3/18/2009)
Would they really use tD though? Since they went with xD for the xA replacement? I would think they'd move on to another letter.
I just hope they put out something cool though and no F it up. It scares me and excites me at the same time. Especially since I'll be going to NYC for the show...
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h8rain 9:59AM (3/18/2009)
If they do their "racing" version would it be a TuRD TouchDown?
I kid, I kid. But that would be funny.
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dukeisduke 10:09AM (3/18/2009)
"Introducing the new tD. TA-DA!"
/sorry, had to
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Mazda08065 1:09PM (3/18/2009)
LOL!!!
spacegravity4me 8:26AM (3/19/2009)
you beet me to it! lol very nice!
Matt 10:12AM (3/18/2009)
Please let it be the RWD Toyobaru concept :)
I can dream can't I?
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Jruhi4 10:30AM (3/18/2009)
That's precisely what I'm hoping for, the Toyobaru, at least in concept form!
Realistically, though, my gut feeling tells me that the big Scion debut for New York will, instead, be the Scion iQ, to go up against the smart car...
Luis 11:47AM (3/18/2009)
Scion iQ would be very cool. Toyota can take the Smart approach mainstream, with a decent transmission.
Bloke 10:44AM (3/18/2009)
Given that there's a brand-new third-generation Toyota Avensis now on sale and that the tC used the underpinning of the second-generation Avensis, a replacement in the works comes as no surprise.
The nomenclature is somewhat bizarre though, since it sounds like a turbodiesel motif.
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dfresh111 11:38AM (3/18/2009)
What do I win if I guess it will be a heavily modified Toyota iQ with a Scion badge?
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