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0Official: Scion celebrates first 10 years with special edition models 1364822940
As the story goes, Toyota's Scion brand was imagined up in someone's basement and then came to fruition in 2003 as a youth-oriented brand with a focus on delivering unique vehicles with an equally unique retail experience. A decade later, the brand has grown to five models, which will each be ...
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Podcast: Autoblog Podcast #279 1335300000
Lamborghini Urus, Beijing Motor Show, Scion xB and xD dropped, diesel vehicle sales up Episode #279 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Chris, Dan, and Chris Paukert are joined by the phenomenon that is Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics to chat about the Lamborghini Urus, the Beijing Motor ...
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Pandora integration comes to the 2012 Scion xB 1309298460
The 2012 Scion xB will begin rolling into dealerships next month, and while there's not much in the way of upgrades to the exterior, interior or powertrain, two new stereo options are included in the boxy package. The standard xB's Pioneer head unit is now equipped with HD Radio, allowing ...
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Consumer Reports picks best used cars for teens [w/video] 1300122000
Letting a 16-year-old loose on the world behind the wheel of a couple of tons of metal is a terrifying thought. Statistically, teens are more likely to die in a car accident than by any other means, and, most of the time, those accidents are avoidable. To make picking a car for your teen ...
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LA 2010: 2011 Scion xB Release Series 8.0 dabbles in Voodoo 1290108420
LA 2010: 2011 Scion xB Release Series 8.0 – Click above for high-res image galleryJust as the sun always sets in the west, we can always count on a limited-edition Scion xB to pop up at a North American auto show. This year, that honor falls on the 2010 LA Auto Show and the Scion in ... -
Scion's 2010 SEMA lineup: Sneak Peek 1288396620
Scion previews its 2010 SEMA Lineup – Click above for high-res image galleryScion invited us to its art gallery in Culver City, California last night, for a chance to preview part of the lineup it's bringing to SEMA this year. Parked out front was an xB that was transformed into a limo by ... -
KBB names coolest cars under $18k... do you agree? 1274741880
Kelley Blue Book Top 10 Cars for under $18k – Click above for high-res image galleryBeing in the market for a cheap new car used to mean resigning yourself to time bombs like the Chevrolet Citation or windups like the Geo Metro or Ford Aspire, but the times, they are a-changin', and the ... -
Video: Scion creates online web reality series challenging contestants to 'Reinvent the Wheels' 1270127940
Scion Reinvent the Wheels – Click above to watch the first episode after the breakScion has waded into the reality TV kiddie pool with a new Web series called Reinvent the Wheels. Think of it as Pimp My Ride meets Top Chef. Six contestants were chosen from a pool of hundreds of entrants, ... -
Scion xB restyled and repriced for 2011 1268861340
2011 Scion xB – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Scion brand's poster car, the boxy xB, gets a freshened face for the 2011 model year, as well as some minor interior upgrades. Overall, the exterior changes give the econobox a more aggressive appearance – a good thing, since ... -
Report: Scion to get stronger Stateside focus, two new models 1263573000
2009 Scion tC – Click above for high-res image galleryDespite the fact that Scion is a uniquely American invention for Toyota, only one of its current models – the rapidly aging tC coupe – was actually designed here in the States. Perhaps it shouldn't come as too big a ... -
LA 2009: Scion xB Release Series 7.0 limited to 2,000 copies 1259794740
Scion xB Release Series 7.0 - Click above for high-res image galleryJust yesterday we shared with you some pics of and specs on the latest Scion Release Series, the xB 7.0. It's a tradition of sorts for Scion to come out with a new Release at the LA Auto Show. For this go-around, Scion seems to ... -
Scion unveils $18,320 xB Release Series 7.0, will debut in LA 1259688600
Scion xB Release Series 7.0 - Click above for high-res image galleryAs we've come to expect, Toyota will roll out a special edition Scion model at the upcoming LA Auto Show. As has typically been the case with these special editions, the xB Release Series 7.0 will sport a standard body kit and ... -
SEMA 2009: A quintet of concept Scions leaves us hungry for more 1257286920
2009 SEMA Scion xB DJ 2.0 Concept by Five Axis - Click above for high-res image galleryJust 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 ... -
SEMA 2009: Brandon Leung's Scion xB channels Bonneville circa 1955 1257273600
Scion xB Challenge entry by Brandon Leung - Click above for high-res image galleryWhen we look at a Scion xB we tend to think of a lot of things, few of which are very flattering. One thing we definitely don't think of is a Bonneville Salt Flats bike hauler from the '50s, until now. That's ... -
Scion brand finally headed to Canada next September 1257013080
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 model range will be offered -- xB, xD, and tC -- and dealers will present them in a "store within a ...
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REPORT: Once again, the Nissan Cube proves that it's hip (for older folks) to be square 1253800620
2009 Nissan Cube Krom - Click above for high-res image galleryApparently, those with graying temples are attracted to cars that automakers had originally intended for younger audiences. This trend was most recently noticed with Honda Element and Scion xB, which featured heavily youth-slanted ... -
Spy Shots: Great Wall Coolbear chillin' out 1231545660
Click above for a gallery of the Great Wall Coolbear spy picsA while back we told you about China's Great Wall Motors (GWM) and how they planned to get into the small car market, namely by Xeroxing the Scion xA and xB. Well, now we have some spy pics of the production GWM Coolbear, and it's the ... -
Scion bringing xB Release Series 6.0 to Detroit 1231360260
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Scion xB Release Series 6.0Scion will continue its habit of offering tweaked versions of its wares as "Release Series" models at next week's Detroit Auto Show where the Scion xB Release Series 6.0 will be revealed. As is de rigeur for these special ... -
Leave it at home: Subaru Dex 1226667660
The JDM market is apparently enamored with vehicles that look like they're stuck in the shipping crate. We saw the first generation Toyota bB here as the Scion xB before it went on an eating binge and lost all its charm. That original bB went on to another generation, and has its own scions in form ...
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SEMA 2008: Scion concepts aplenty 1225938600
Click above for high-res gallery of the Scion SEMA carsThis 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 ...

