Not to get your hopes up, but, it sounds like Toyota intends to build more sports cars. At least, they’re considering it. According to CarAdvice.com.au, Tatsuya Tata, the chief engineer of the GT86 project confirmed that Toyota has started development on two new sports cars: one that’s a level higher than the FR-S (think Supra), and […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | August 12, 2013
Listen up FR-S fans, you might want to take a seat for this one. According to Automotive News, Toyota has no plans on building a convertible version of the FR-S. It gets worse. They also have decided against building a turbo/supercharger/fast version of the FR-S as well. They’ve been “deemed too expensive for it’s limited […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | July 31, 2013
Scion sold 173,000 vehicles in 2006. Last year, they did not even hit 73,000. iQ sales are down more than 56 percent this year. And last month Scion came in dead last in the annual J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study. Scion buyers are getting older, too. In 2008 only 8 percent of buyers […] More »
By: CaliforniaKid | July 3, 2013
If you’ve ever wondered about how car companies get those shots their cars sitting in city streets, wonder no more. Scion decided to do a little behind the scenes piece about the photo shoot for the 2014 tC. These photos might look familiar to you if you spend a lot of time in downtown Los […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | June 10, 2013
The Release Series special edition Scions have always given Scion owners the chance to own an exclusive. Normally, the bonus is just an exclusive paint job. Scion’s stepped it up with their Series 10 vehicles. They’re all dipped in Scion’s Silver Ignition paint. They’ll have matching seat belts and other fancy interior bits. They’ll even have […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | May 13, 2013
It’s been ten years since Scion fist came on the automotive scene. The plucky little Toyota off shoot began with the funky-yet-functional xB, and the Scion xA. Today, the brand carries a the tC, one of the most popular front wheel drive coupes in recent memory, and the FR-S sports car. Bascially, they’ve been through […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | April 1, 2013
Die-hard Scion tC devotees, your time has come. We’re not sure of the details yet, but it looks like a new tC will be debuting at the New York International Autoshow next week. Exciting! Scion has been pretty good at keeping this new design under wraps. There aren’t any spy shots or anything to give […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | March 21, 2013
