Report: Scion xB being replaced by Auris, iQ axed after this year

[SilverBack]

Looks like an attempt by Toyota to milk the design of the 3rd gen. Impreza wagon and mix-in a little FR-S. However, I like how they're pushing themselves further away from their original boxy toaster design. I kind of like it.

It might also be an attempt to lure back those former young and single Scion owners at time the company was first introduced, which might explain the family-wagon concept lol.

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by SilverBack

Looks like an attempt by Toyota to milk the design of the 3rd gen. Impreza wagon and mix-in a little FR-S. However, I like how they're pushing themselves further away from their original boxy toaster design. I kind of like it.

I'm the exact opposite. Scion had a heck of a thing going with the little xB. The further and further away from this idea they've gone, the worse sales have become. They should've just imported the second-gen bB from Japan and kept on being king of the cool subcompacts. The photos that have been posted are the iM concept. you can rest assured it won't nearly as sporty as this. It'll essentially be a Corolla wagon.

It might also be an attempt to lure back those former young and single Scion owners at time the company was first introduced, which might explain the family-wagon concept lol.

I don't think they'll be luring very many young buyers in with this. Sorry; I really don't. I'm all for the success of Scion, but I think the iM isn't going to do much to make Scion an exciting brand.

Personally, I'd have them return to their roots. Small, funky, frugal cars that are totally different in a good way. It worked once ...

[SilverBack]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I'm the exact opposite. Scion had a heck of a thing going with the little xB. The further and further away from this idea they've gone, the worse sales have become. They should've just imported the second-gen bB from Japan and kept on being king of the cool subcompacts. The photos that have been posted are the iM concept. you can rest assured it won't nearly as sporty as this. It'll essentially be a Corolla wagon.

I don't think I explained my view clearly enough. Yes I agree their original xA and xB was something interesting in terms of shape and size, but I guess what turned me away from the boxy design is how some of it spilled into the second gen. tC. I just like the curvier and simpler first gen. design over the boxy, sharp-angles on the second gen. coupe, let alone a wagon IMO.

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I don't think they'll be luring very many young buyers in with this. Sorry; I really don't. I'm all for the success of Scion, but I think the iM isn't going to do much to make Scion an exciting brand.

Personally, I'd have them return to their roots. Small, funky, frugal cars that are totally different in a good way. It worked once ...

What I meant was they might be looking to age with the earliest owners within their demographics. Example: 20-something-guy buys an xA or XB in 2003, simply because he thinks it's cool to have one of these. Flash-forward to 2015 (or other year the iM debuts): He's in his 30's now and likely married with thoughts of kids, hence the wagon. That's just the way I see it anyway.