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04-26-2006, 11:13 AM | #1 |
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Scion xA facelift?
Does anyone have any idea when the Scion xA is due for a bodywork change? Just curious... I'd like to see what they've got up their sleeve before I make any purchase decisions on a Yaris. The way I've "built" my Yaris online, they come out within $1000 of one another, so there's still some debating to do.
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05-02-2006, 11:03 AM | #2 |
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Huh, a week up and not 1 reply. Guess that means no one knows!
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05-02-2006, 11:06 AM | #3 |
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My guess is that the xA will be discontinued entirely and the 5-door Yaris will replace it. Needless to say, this wouldn't happen until the MY 2008 at the earliest. I just can't see Toyota spending money to redesign the xA when the 5-door Yaris already exists in different markets.
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05-02-2006, 12:30 PM | #4 |
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There had been some talk of the Toyota Ractis replacing the xA
http://toyota.jp/ractis/exterior/bodycolor/index.html |
05-02-2006, 12:48 PM | #5 |
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The xA just HAD a Facelift for 06.
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05-02-2006, 05:04 PM | #6 |
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Not to mention scion has been very good for toyota. They might phase out the xA entirely, but that doesn't mean we'd get the 5 door Yaris hatch instead.
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05-02-2006, 05:09 PM | #7 | |
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05-02-2006, 05:10 PM | #8 |
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I agree with that.
But no car maker seems to use actual logic when they decide what cars to sell where. I think they might use a dartboard.
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05-24-2006, 11:10 PM | #9 |
Xb - Replacement due for 2007 models
Xa - Replacement due for 2007 models, or discontinued. Possible word of lasting throughout till 2008. tC - Replacement due for 2008 year, or discontinued. I really tired of talking about scions. heh |
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06-02-2006, 11:17 AM | #10 |
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NOOOO the tC is so beautiful.
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06-02-2006, 11:34 AM | #11 |
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are all of the scion's built on the same platform? for some reason, the tc looks bigger in pictures and i've never seen one on the road here in canada,
the scion that seems to get imported is the xb another question, nissan has a "cube" available in japan i think, it looks like a complete ripoff of the xb, i just wanted to make sure the xb predated the "cube". |
06-02-2006, 11:47 AM | #12 |
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The tC is a completely different platform than the xA/xB. IIRC, the tC is based on the Celica.
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06-02-2006, 11:48 AM | #13 |
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i thought it looked different, it is a nice looking car, imo
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06-02-2006, 11:52 AM | #14 |
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Yeah, the tC is really nice. I was tempted to get one when I started considering a new car a while back. Ultimately the Yaris is more practical for my purposes.
If I was going to get a "sporty" car, I'd probably try to get something RWD. The new Z4 Coupe is making me think about having my midlife crisis early: |
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it's got a classy look, for sure, sort of like the old jags with the fast back and long nose
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Cube
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so then is the xb a ripoff of the cube, because imo, they are very similar in appearance?
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06-02-2006, 12:38 PM | #18 |
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i think i have answered my own question, it appears that the early cube was not as cubish as it is now, perhaps the xb came out with exxagerated cubishness, then the redesigned cube got even cubier
here is a 2002 cube, 2004 xb, then a 2005 cube: |
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