Does the TS make more sense than ever in the US?

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I know the possibility of the Yaris TS coming to the US has been brought up before, but with the emergence of so many new B segment cars in 2011/2012, I am wondering if Toyota will feel the pressure to add more options to the lineup. Coming out in 2011/2012: Mazda 2, Ford Fiesta, Fiat 500(in one way or another), VW Polo, Chevrolet Aveo, Hyundai Accent, Suzuki Swift. Existing competition: Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, standard Mini Cooper. The closest competitor to the Yaris in terms of power would be the Mazda 2 (which will be lighter), Polo, Accent, and the Aveo. Given the success of the Mazdaspeed 3 and increasing sales of B segment cars I wouldn't be suprised at a mild Mazdaspeed 2, and we already know a hot Fiesta and Fiat 500 are coming. This leads me to think that Toyota would have to release the TS, they have approximately 0 factory fun cars in their lineup, so adding an already in production car would be relatively easy and, I think, ultimately successful. Rebadge it as a Scion, I don't care.

I would like to see well equipped (pwr windows, locks, premium sound, etc) 3 and 5 door models with all the factory TRD stuff and charge maybe $18K US. What do you all think?