The more I look at it, the more I wonder if this is some sort of custom kit car.
I mean, I see people do 'Golith's' all the time (home made Hummers on Sierra 4x4 platforms)...I wonder if someone liked the Scion shape so much that they customd one onto some other platform???
Ive seen some pretty horrific things on beaterz.com and other sites like that....

 

 

i just came from a Scion trip to San Francisco last month and all i can say is that's a test mule. the 2nd gen xB looks a lot different from the 1st gen.

 

ah you went to the dinner/hotel getaway a week or two ago?

 

Sciburban?

 

I'm hoping for the best. Best case, some idiot out there is laughing at all of our coments because he sucks at customizing and we think it's bad engineering. The thing looks like a nightmare! It's like buying a long bed pick up on purpose. Maybe there is a reason for wanting it (although highly unlikely) but it's still ugly.

 

spoke with scion corporate manager steve haag while i was there and he said the 2nd gen xB looks nothing like the current gen xb or 2nd gen bB in japan. we talked about future models aside from the current line up and they are in the works.

the reason i'm so interested in what Scion has planned i've passed up going back to toyota three times in the past two years. though it would be a promotion so they say i wouldn't want to be looking from the other side thinking what might have been. i've been with Toyota for 5 years and 3 years with Scion and it took a lot of work to get Scion where its at in my district. plus the only way i would get free trips from toyota is if i had the gm or gsm position, new car managers get didly squat.

 

If I am reading this right, we have 2006 xB, xA, tC. Then just the tC in 2007. Then 2 new models in 2008 that will come out in the beginning 2007??

 

Ineed more cargo area behind the back seat, and that would do it for me

 

[quote="Rich_Manas"]so Scion was a HUGE success because they brought over 2 JDM vehicles that weren't available here in the US, and followed it up with a slightly modified Euro-only car... so, to follow up on their success, they decide to "americanize" it and bring out a bigger, heavier, plusher mommy-mobile. all I'd ask would be for the current edition bb w/ the 1.8 140hp engine shoved in it. keep the weight the same, and "presto", instant hit.

:sigh:

 

^^^^ What he said! ^^^^

 

it was an xb with a bigger motor i would take the motor and drop it in my xb an wahlah haha

 

Did you notice that the wheel covers on that test mule xB are the SAME covers that come on the Release Series 3.0 Envy Green xB?

It would make some sense if Toyota put the 2.4 in the xB. It would better compete with the Caliber, HHR, and the new Mazda CX7 (maybe).

Honestly, though, the 1.8 from the Corolla with dual VVTi would be an INCREDIBLE engine. Bump that torque and HP way up there.

Oh, and some major criticism that I get from potential customers is that there ISN'T enough room behind the second row for stuff like baby carriages, suitcases, and sports equipment, especially if the car is full of people.

 

Isn't this what the Matrix is for, though? I hope they keep the xB small and fuel efficant!

 

Sorry, if people are looking for a bigger xB, show them the Matrix. The scion line was never meant for families and baby carriages, suitcases, etc. It was small, nimble, city cars that were cheap and looked cool. I'd be totally supportive of Toyota bringing in an Element fighter into the Toyota lineup, but not Scion. It has cavernous interior space for its size, but it's not a minivan. If you want 3rd row seating, or space for a baby carriage and playpen, buy a minivan, but please don't turn the xB into one...

 

I'd like to see a slightly longer wheelbase for ride improvement, then put the corolla engine in it. add the extra space behind the rear seat - wonder what that would do to the mpg?

 

You know, it's not like most xB buyers give a crap about the Matrix. They want the xB for all the reasons why YOU do, but have different needs. I think that Scion can modify the xB AND keep it unique and special.

Just because someone has different needs doesn't mean they can't enjoy the xB like you all do, too.

 

Still sounds riddiculous IMO. xA and xB are selling way to well for them not to release it.

 

Well......it is the middle of June when several 2007 models are released, yet we haven't even seen a single "official" picture from Scion on the new models. This pretty much means there wont be any new 2007's. Maybe they plan on releasing the RS3 xA and RS4 xB really late this year, and having those carry over into the begining 2007.

 

I can't imagine Scion won't have any offerings other than the tC as an ’07 model, as in they'd leave a gap between 2006 and 2008 models (kinda like Mazda did with the 1998 Miata — there wasn't a 1998 Miata!).

Like DiStUrBeD_AzN said, I'd think the xA and xB are selling too well to just erase them fron the lineup in 2007 without a replacement. My guess is both will just carry over.