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SEMA 2009: A quintet of concept Scions leaves us hungry for more

Just like last year, Scion had a group of tuners develop a whole range of models for SEMA 2009. Clustered in one corner of the Central Hall, the group included the Brandon Leung pickup and 0-60 Rally xD we showed you earlier, as well as another handful of tricked out Toyota lites. First up was the Epic Cartel tC, the only tC in the group and a unique take on open-air motoring and completes what they are calling the Trilogy/Cartel Open Air Collection. Next up was the xB DJ 2.0 by Five Axis (above). With its widened track and massive ... Read more →

SEMA 2009: 0-60 takes the Scion xD rallying Frank Filipponio

Screw convention! Why do you have to build a rally car out of something sporty? Or powerful? Or off-road-worthy? According to 0-60 magazine at least, you don't have to. You can build a rally car ...

Scion brand finally headed to Canada next September Jonathon Ramsey

It's official: Scion is headed to the land of Bob and Doug. Toyota's sub-brand will arrive in 45 dealerships in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver ten months from now, in September 2010. Scion's full ...

Toyota recalls 95,700 vehicles over cold weather braking concern Chris Shunk

Toyota has begun working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 95,700 vehicles with a brake issue that could lead to poor stopping at low temperatures. The recall ...

Forza Motorsport 3 celebrates past and present of JDM in new screenshots Jonny Lieberman

More and more folks are slowly but surely coming to the realization that old school Japanese metal is pretty cool. Stylish, too. For instance, have you ever noticed how much a Toyota Celica Supra ...

Scion prices xD Release Series 2.0 from $15,920 5 months ago on Autoblog

Scion has a habit of releasing an abundance of special edition models in its quirky little lineup, and the new xD Release Series 2.0 is the latest example. xD Release Series 1.0 included a $1,995 premium over the $14,550 tag on a base xD, but version 2.0 is a bit more affordable at $15,920. For ...

SEMA 2008: Scion concepts aplenty 1 year ago on Autoblog

This is Scion's fifth year as a SEMA attendee, and it's arguably their best. Being the younger, hipper, tunier Toyota it makes sense they show up here with six concepts to spark customers' imaginations. To that end, they've brought several fun and outrageous customs from designers such as Mark ...

SEMA Preview: Scion bringing a six pack 1 year ago on Autoblog

Scion's been a perennial SEMA attendee for the last five years, with customization being a central tenet of the brand. This year, the cool-seeking Toyota nameplate is bringing a sextet of vehicles, three each of tCs and xBs, all customized. The xBs were sent out to customizers to get thematic ...

Detroit Diversion: The Scion xD toy crane 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image to see the Five Axis Scion xD Toy Crane in action Those of you who attend your local auto show every year know that the Scion booth is always loaded with free swag for showgoers. This year, in addition to the free goodies at the desk (knit beanies, a DJ mix CD), we noticed a line of ...

IIHS wrecks new Scion xD. Rates average, good 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) did its worst to the new Scion xD, and after performing both the frontal offset test and a side impact test with the standard front and rear head curtain airbags and front seat torso airbags, the xD came away with ratings from "good" to "average." ...

SEMA 2007: Scion spirit at SEMA 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above to view a couple of Scion's SEMA entries. "These are our people!" has always been Scion's mantra at SEMA. Car customization and personalization is the cornerstone of Toyota's "youth"branded division, despite the number of retirees buying up xBs to shuffle between the doctor's ...

It's the "TRD-ist" ist around 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery The oddly-named JDM Toyota ist was formally introduced this week, and as was the case with the Toyota Blade Master, another new arrival in Japan's Toyota stores, a range of TRD accessories was announced very shortly thereafter. They do the job of dressing up the rather bland ...

Scion xD gets stickered at $14,550* 2 years ago on Autoblog

Don't forget about the destination charges! Those are an additional $620. click on the above image to view more pics of the 2008 Scion xD Scion has come out today and priced its new entry-level xD with an MSRP of $14,550 for one with a manual tranny and $15,350 for one with an automatic. The base ...

Scion may break promise to itself, add fourth model 2 years ago on Autoblog

When Toyota's youth brand was born, there was an unwritten rule that it wouldn't grow beyond three models. Years later, Scion is an unqualified success having sold 170,000 units of the xA, xB and tC last year, which has Toyota execs wondering if just a few more units could be sold with a fourth ...

SPY REPORT: Inside Scion's big Miami Beach product reveal 2 years ago on Autoblog

This weekend, Scion flew 328 owners to Miami Beach, which served as the backdrop for an invitation-only reveal of the replacement for the xA and the brand-new xB. The event happened Friday night at the Miami Beach Convention Center (if you go to the CC's website, you'll see that 12/15 was booked ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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