Scion xB News

With gas prices slowly slipping upward again, gaining about two cents in the last week so that now they are between $2.59 and $2.70 nationally, interest is again swinging toward subcompacts and microcars.

Scion strutted into the 2009 SEMA Auto Show with at least seven powerhouse offerings, including a Kogi xD Mobile Kitchen by MV Designz that includes a kitchen sink, barbecue grille and a right taillight that holds the condiments.

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.

Price : $21,636 Powertrain: 161-horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder, five-speed manual transmission Includes: Panoramic glass roof, premium Pioneer sound system, 18-inch black finish alloy wheels, custom shift knob, rear pedestal spoiler, four-wheel ABS, remote keyless entry EPA mileage: 20 city/27 highway This week, the highly detailed but rather ...

Just a few days before the opening of the 2009 SEMA show, Scion rolled out several of its tuner cars for this year's show at an event in Los Angeles.

Scion vehicles will be made available to key Toyota dealers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver beginning September 2010.

Hyundai and Kia are finding new identities and shedding their reputation of being just makers of cheap cars.

No, I am not referring to the rather Dust-Buster like shape of the Scion TC but I am referring to the fact that sales of this once hot seller have recently cooled to the point of going out.

Hummer drivers get almost five times as many tickets as the national average for all vehicles, according to a new study.

Let the revolution start here. The Toyota Camry must die. This sedan is not so much a car as a four wheeled appliance.

The Scion xB has recently seen the introduction of competition in a segment that didna t even exist a few years ago.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Scion is feeling pretty flattered.

When Toyota Motor Company introduced Scion to the American car scene in 2004, it had one goal in mind: Sell inexpensive, yet funky cars to the young Generation Y driver as a way to develop their loyalty to the brand.

Scion's manufacturer's suggested retail price for the 2010 xD five-door urban subcompact is a reason to look twice at this affordable and fun ride.

Cons: Mechanically no different from a standard-issue xB, audio system needs speakers to match upgraded head unit.

Kia's North American Soul will offer a 2.0-litre four-cylinder making 142-horsepower. Photograph by: Handout photo, Canadian Auto Press Kia is betting a lot on its new Soul compact people mover, and it has good reason to feel bullish.

That's blamed largely on Scion's lineup, which many in the industry feel has stagnated -- ironic, given that when the brand launched just seven years ago, it was lauded for its fresh design and its ability to spark the imagination of young buyers.

Scion gets ready to raise its iQ Scion started out in the States like a bat out of hell.

The gig: He doesn't make the cars of the future; he makes the cars of the future go.

GMC, one of the four surviving divisions of the New General Motors, had two news items at the automaker's design and technology preview for journalists and analysts Tuesday.