Scion to unveil an all-new sports coupe concept [Archive]

chenc544

03-14-2006, 04:33 PM

Interesting... Let the speculation begin.
Maybe a halo performance Scion? A Celica/MR2 replacement that's been rumored...

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TORRANCE, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Scion will unveil an all-new sports coupe concept at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. The Scion press conference will take place on Wednesday, April 12 at 2:00 PM ET in the Special Events Hall in Javits Convention Center. A video clip of the press conference will be available for viewing following the event on the Scion.com website.
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Ntence99

03-14-2006, 05:04 PM

id be interested in seeing that

techgeekwill

03-14-2006, 05:18 PM

its going to be a 2 door xB.

please tell me it will be lighter than a tC with the same 2.4l in it. please.

Gas-n-Grease

03-14-2006, 05:22 PM

its been rumored for some time now... just depends on toyota really. Awhile back rumor has it, Toyota was developing another small midship car that'll be the successor of the last MR-S. The new MR maybe hybrid as well. If Toyota rolls out this out, it'll take the Scion badge over here in the States. It'll also give some hope for us Toyota fans... could this be a sports car revolution for Toyota??

Blue Bomber

03-14-2006, 05:44 PM

Probably only the next tC. They already have a new xB.

2way

03-14-2006, 05:49 PM

Kinda odd... considering the tC is already the coupe in the Scion stable. I'm thinking tC w/3.3L or 3.5L 6cyl w/6spd auto & sequential shift .....think of a 2dr Lexus IS. Maybe something combined w/a Synergy hybrid drive?

or per please tell me it will be lighter than a tC with the same 2.4l in it. please. it'll be a tC liftback/Celica...w/a 2.4L.... perhaps w/lift...lol

DaBigTickett

03-14-2006, 05:53 PM

Excited to see what they come out with, though there are already very interesting ideas brought up in here. Time will tell.

larryd

03-14-2006, 06:38 PM

Technically it should be the replacement for the tC since every Scion is only supposed to have a 3 year shelf life which the tC is in its 3rd year.

TRD GT-S

03-14-2006, 07:17 PM

Technically it should be the replacement for the tC since every Scion is only supposed to have a 3 year shelf life which the tC is in its 3rd year.

wow 3 years? that's short.

techgeekwill

03-14-2006, 07:59 PM

thats why they arent worth $hit when you go to sell it.

canton_ph34r

03-14-2006, 08:29 PM

thats why they are cheap as well in the first place. If it was RWD it would shock the hell out of me. I'm pretty sure it will suck like most scion concepts but I'm gonna keep an open mind with my Sarcrasm Ray handy.

larryd

03-14-2006, 08:35 PM

thats why they arent worth $hit when you go to sell it.

where do you live? Around me you can buy a brand new tC for less then a used one.

rogergts

03-14-2006, 09:11 PM

where do you live? Around me you can buy a brand new tC for less then a used one.

:werd: Every single used one that I see for sale around here go for 17-18k.

NoRulzAt140 Mph

03-14-2006, 09:49 PM

its going to be a 2 door xB.

please tell me it will be lighter than a tC with the same 2.4l in it. please.

This would not impress anyone but you.

FriedRice

03-15-2006, 12:48 AM

??

the xB and xA were out for longer than the tC, and as far as i know they're still being sold... whats that about the 3 year shelf-life, is news to me.

what i think happened is that toyota finally got tired of people bagging on them for being non-sporty and they're adding a higher performance coupe to the scion brand.

here's to hoping, anyway.

the tC just got refreshed the last year with the new tails rite?

SuuPaSeDan

03-15-2006, 04:21 AM

techgeekwill

03-15-2006, 05:10 AM

where do you live? Around me you can buy a brand new tC for less then a used one.

I live in south east texas. dealers wont give you anything for them. ive seen some people go in with an 05 xB and got 7k for it. not sure about tC's. but dealers will sell them at 16k jsut because.

i dont like tc's all that much, my celcia feels faster, its too heavy. whatever it is i doubt ill buy it being realistic. but it will be interesting.

S|Lv3rBu||et

03-15-2006, 06:27 AM

Whatever it is... I just pray it doesn't suck.

XYRCNCP

03-15-2006, 06:50 AM

the tC just got refreshed the last year with the new tails rite?

No. The only refresh the tC got for the 2006 MY was a new radio with steering wheel controls and an RS 1.0 model. You might be thinking about the hideous TYC LED tails, but they have been on sale for about 6 months now.

chenc544

03-15-2006, 09:34 AM

wow, you have way too much faith in toyota

Well the rumor for Celica/MR2 replacement is a Mid engine, AWD hybrid...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=13143

celicadragon

03-15-2006, 10:15 AM

whatever they put out i hope it has some tq.

NoRulzAt140 Mph

03-15-2006, 10:17 AM

Rico6983

03-15-2006, 10:28 AM

wow, you have way too much faith in toyota

Well the rumor for Celica/MR2 replacement is a Mid engine, AWD hybrid...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=13143

that car is ugly. I wouldn't buy it

theGuerilla

03-15-2006, 10:42 AM

that car is ugly. I wouldn't buy it

That thing is hideous!

canton_ph34r

03-15-2006, 10:53 AM

whatever they put out i hope it has some tq.

AMEN!

Automaton

03-15-2006, 10:54 AM

I guess since nobody else has done it yet, and it is bound to be posted:

http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/future/img/image_future001.jpg

300WHP 300WTQ Mid Engine AWD TRUBO!!!1!one!!!!eleven!!!1!lolomgrofl!!!

Oh yeah... factory lambo doors, 18 inch wheels, LSD, and side exiting exhaust. And it will be a rip off if it costs more than $20k. I think that just about covers the end state of what this thread is destined for :)

techgeekwill

03-15-2006, 12:05 PM

The Celica's weight spoils. The tC is really not that heavy.

i said that without looking at the weights. the tC jsut felt heavier. around the corners it feels like it want to go on the south beach diet.

Illusive

03-15-2006, 12:31 PM

will probably be the vitz. 2door echo *sporty* coupe with about 15 more hp over the current gens 108.

chenc544

03-15-2006, 12:36 PM

Toyota has already unveiled the Vits/Yaris T Sport concept in Geneva.

http://www.autoweek.nl/images/800/17166.jpg

YARIS T SPORT CONCEPT

Concept leading the way for production Yaris sports model in 2007

New 1.8-litre petrol engine

Extensive sports body styling features

17-inch alloy wheels

The Yaris T Sport is a design exercise that points towards a production sporting Yaris that is scheduled to arrive in showrooms during 2007, powered by a new 1.8-litre petrol engine.

The key reference point for Toyota

FriedRice

03-15-2006, 01:23 PM

doesnt make sense cuz the yaris is already going to be a toyota brand right?

they wouldnt put the sport version of the yaris under different plates... that'd be weird

canton_ph34r

03-15-2006, 02:37 PM

Its not gonna be the Vitz for sure. Also is the T-sport edition going to be released in America? For what I know the Vitz/Yaris that we are going to recieve will have 1.5 litre echo engines.

techgeekwill

03-15-2006, 02:40 PM

that would be weird, but this is toyota, i mean they killed the supra and celica right?

i wouldnt be suprised if it a terrible pi$$-poor attempt at a celica, the xA and xB are poor attempts at cars.

I dont know what it is going to be, and im not too concerned, i wont buy it. it will be interesting to see what direction toyota branded products (including scion but not lexus) take as far as sporty cars.

SuuPaSeDan

03-15-2006, 04:52 PM

wow, you have way too much faith in toyota

Well the rumor for Celica/MR2 replacement is a Mid engine, AWD hybrid...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=13143

KEYWORD: RUMOR

CeliCar

03-15-2006, 06:21 PM

http://www.windycitybmw.com/images/autoshows/2000/homer_car.gif

2way

03-15-2006, 07:27 PM

wow, you have way too much faith in toyota
Some of that was tongue in cheek.... but.. it wouldn't surprise me for it to be a hybrid sports model or @ least an option...... they have done a couple of hybrid sports concepts..so the Scion replacement might make a good test bed..... Camry is seeing a hybrid in '07... 2.4L, 192hp, Direct Ignition....w/continously variable transmission...@ 3,680lbs... so if they knock off some weight... the current tC is rated 160hp w/2,905lbs M/T, 2970lbs A/T... so 192hp would help... but they'd still have to go on a diet.

techgeekwill

03-16-2006, 05:28 AM

http://www.windycitybmw.com/images/autoshows/2000/homer_car.gif

:laugh:

6spdceligts

03-16-2006, 08:09 AM

Well the rumor for Celica/MR2 replacement is a Mid engine, AWD hybrid...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=13143

that car is ugly. I wouldn't buy it

nope
Whatever it is... I just pray it doesn't suck.
Me too, me too

Mistrimeat

03-16-2006, 09:49 AM

Let the speculation begin.

I speculate it's going to be ugly.

Blue Batmobile

03-18-2006, 08:18 AM

it's the next Supra.

Bat

Carbonized_GT

03-18-2006, 09:08 AM

No. The only refresh the tC got for the 2006 MY was a new radio with steering wheel controls and an RS 1.0 model. You might be thinking about the hideous TYC LED tails, but they have been on sale for about 6 months now.

actually the RS 1.0 was a 2005 model

As for the xa and xb not recieving updates, the xA already had a minor facelift and additional crap, and the new xB is on its way.

marc

03-18-2006, 10:54 AM

whatever it is, it'll be cheap - Scion is targeted to be affordable, and towards the youth market - this means it won't be RWD, because I have yet to see a RWD chassis go for less than $20,000, and this is beyond what most kids have to pay.

Expect it to be a "sporty" coupe, meaning it will look sporty but still be slow and handle like ****. It'll get good gas mileage and have enough torque for stopngo driving.

check it
http://www.releasethetwo.com/tc/index.html

Blue Batmobile

03-18-2006, 04:25 PM

the new xB is on its way.

I saw pics of he new xB. When's it gonna be available here?

Bat

TRD-CELICA-GT02

03-18-2006, 05:08 PM

Been reading on Scionlife.com that the concept is going to be called the Scion " Fuse " and it's basically a convertible. Seems like it's going to be an MR2 replacement from what I gathered from that forum.

chenc544

03-19-2006, 08:35 AM

whatever it is, it'll be cheap - Scion is targeted to be affordable, and towards the youth market - this means it won't be RWD, because I have yet to see a RWD chassis go for less than $20,000, and this is beyond what most kids have to pay.

The Pontiac Solstice MSRP $19,915 and Ford Mustang V6 $19,115 are the two that I can think of. The Miata is pretty close at $20,435.

toyotapowerx

03-23-2006, 07:03 AM

Mid range sport car in the level of rx8, most likely V6, 269 hoarse power or a i-4 170 hp, FR, covetable model a year later after launch.

Carbonized_GT

03-23-2006, 01:57 PM

[QUOTE=Blue Batmobile]I saw pics of he new xB. When's it gonna be available here?

Bat

Carbonized_GT

03-23-2006, 02:01 PM

Mid range sport car in the level of rx8, most likely V6, 269 hoarse power or a i-4 170 hp, FR, covetable model a year later after launch.

:wtf: affordable? 269hp... scion... right. i think by covetable you mean convertable? IF scion would go to the class of the rx8, it WOULD NOT be under the name scion. but rather Toyota.

toyotapowerx

03-23-2006, 08:13 PM

^ The thing is that companies cant have competition within their own line up. A good example is the Del Sol, at one point Honda had the Civic, Integra , and Del Sol and all 3 cars are similar...so one had to go. Toyota already has tc & XRS, y would they make the same copy of the tc. And its not like Toyota never made cheap reliable FR spot car(AE86), so why cant they do it again?. This is MY opinion only.

toyotapowerx

03-24-2006, 11:20 PM

so this is the **** toyota was talking about...http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109746

Royalcelica00

03-25-2006, 04:27 AM

its anouther tc -_-... toyota is to caught up with the gas millage thing... if u can buy a toyota, u can afford gas...

larryd

03-25-2006, 11:38 AM

I hope thats not what they were talking about in the original press release but if thats true thats typical toyota for ya. Lets change the color of the car and call it a release series :)