Hi-Res Scion xD pics

[spkrman]

You get a nice load of goodies for the $, compared to the yaris... but the XA was really the same way.

I couldn't see myself driving it over a yaris, but I can see ALOT of folks choosing it instead of the yaris.

One great thing, though, being built on a yaris platform, it will open up the aftermarket... and give us lots of new stuff to play with, at least, stuff that is at least similar.

[hhcchen]

more info...
http://pressroom.toyota.com/search?s...=MY08+scion+xd

the only thing bothers me... the mpg...
manual 27/33
auto 26/32

while for corolla,
manual 32/41
auto 30/38

they are both 1.8 liter engine... (i don't know if they are the same)
why the corolla gas mileage is much better...?

[Yaris Revenge]

Notice that their mileage ratings don't say "EPA"... seems like on Scionlife someone mentioned that that was false information because the EPA hadn't actually done any tests for it yet, and no one's really sure how those other numbers were calculated. Dunno, really. If they do wind up being accurate, it'd have to be related to gear ratios... maybe it's a pocket rocket!

Y'know what's kinda' disturbing about the xD's design? It has practically no front bumper... it's all gaping holes. There's hardly any space at all to pack the styrofoam. That means little "fender benders" are gonna cost a fortune to repair, 'cuz it'll probably affect the crumple zones immediately.

Maybe we'll get the Yaris T-Sport for '08 as a 2-door counterpart to this 4 door (fingers crossed)!
~YR

[hhcchen]

Originally Posted by Yaris Revenge

It has practically no front bumper... it's all gaping holes. There's hardly any space at all to pack the styrofoam. That means little "fender benders" are gonna cost a fortune to repair, 'cuz it'll probably affect the crumple zones immediately.

i don't know... i do see pretty gigantic front bumper...
which picture lead you to conclude that...?

afterall... it is 4 inch longer than the yaris,
if it has no bumper, yaris could be worse...

[Yaris Revenge]

Originally Posted by hhcchen

i don't know... i do see pretty gigantic front bumper...
which picture lead you to conclude that...?

afterall... it is 4 inch longer than the yaris,
if it has no bumper, yaris could be worse...

Dunno. Just seems like that's not much between someone's rear and the expensive stuff under the hood... the yellow area is the only structural part of that massive front end. Keep in mind that the pics ALL make the xD look bigger than it is... for all intents and purposes, it's the same size as the Yaris.

And I agree, the Yaris is probably just as bad.

~YR

[hhcchen]

Originally Posted by Yaris Revenge

Dunno. Just seems like that's not much between someone's rear and the expensive stuff under the hood... the yellow area is the only structural part of that massive front end. Keep in mind that the pics ALL make the xD look bigger than it is... for all intents and purposes, it's the same size as the Yaris.

And I agree, the Yaris is probably just as bad.

~YR

yeah... yaris owners should be the ones worrying about it more...
(trying to find a yaris picture with same angle for comparison)

one of the reasons i think that the xd reminds people of caliber,
is because there are some suv characters involved in xd...
and i think the bigger front bumper is one of them...

[titan0111]

Originally Posted by hhcchen

aside from the styling,
it is as good as having a ts yaris here in the states...
(canadian now will be jealous of us, their rs won't be the best anymore)
and better options and accessaries...

thanks for the wallpaper,
with the big enough picture,
now i understand what they were talking about,
the counter clockwise odometer...

are we getting TS? when?

[titan0111]

Originally Posted by hhcchen

yeah... yaris owners should be the ones worrying about it more...
(trying to find a yaris picture with same angle for comparison)

one of the reasons i think that the xd reminds people of caliber,
is because there are some suv characters involved in xd...
and i think the bigger front bumper is one of them...

it looks wider than Yaris.

[hhcchen]

Originally Posted by titan0111

are we getting TS? when?

we are talking about the new scion xd here,
and i said the xd is as good as the yaris ts,
at least they both have the same engine...

Originally Posted by titan0111

it looks wider than Yaris.

from the specification... xd is couple inches wider, 4 inches longer than the yaris... rest of the dimentions are the same...

[heylookitsjames]

hmmm "dual VVTI"?... hmmmmmmmmm... maybe i'll hold off on the 2zz swap.