Toyota is considering adding one or two vehicles to its youth-oriented Scion brand.
Toyota wants to keep Scion a relatively small franchise that sells only about 150,000 vehicles annually. Nor does the company wish to split Scion from Toyota-brand stores.
"If we separate Scion from Toyota, what does that teach Toyota dealers about a young generation of people," Toyota said. "It would defeat the purpose of Scion if we did that."
Although Toyota declined to tell in details the types of additional Scion vehicles are being considered, they ruled out a gasoline-electric hybrid because it was too expensive. But a convertible is a possibility, as are vehicle-personalization options such as bigger wheels, sporty suspension, more powerful engines and spoilers.
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been rumors for a long time about a 4 door sedan i thought.
and i think its a REAL stupid move to make no effort to make a hybrid. i think it would seel big to ALOT of americas youth.
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hybrids are expensive...kids can't afford expensive.
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Nathaniel wrote:been rumors for a long time about a 4 door sedan i thought.
and i think its a REAL stupid move to make no effort to make a hybrid. i think it would seel big to ALOT of americas youth.
sure
since hybrids total less than 1% of total sales
totally worth it
other cars, better cars?
the friggin scions get awesome gas mileage as it is
whats the point of a hybrid?
hybrid would probably be quicker, while gettin better gas millage.....the xa and xb are slower then my OHV 2.2 cavalier....
anyway, i cant stand these cars, dont see myself even considering one, let alone buying one.....if i was gonna buy toyota id buy a celica not a "Tc"
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97cavy22 wrote:hybrid would probably be quicker, while gettin better gas millage.....the xa and xb are slower then my OHV 2.2 cavalier....
anyway, i cant stand these cars, dont see myself even considering one, let alone buying one.....if i was gonna buy toyota id buy a celica not a "Tc"
quicker? a 19sec 1/4 time is quick
wow
and again only <1% of the car market is hybrids
other cars, better cars?
Nathaniel wrote:been rumors for a long time about a 4 door sedan i thought.
and i think its a REAL stupid move to make no effort to make a hybrid. i think it would seel big to ALOT of americas youth.
If you wanna save the planet and resouces, thats what public transportation, bikes, and walking is for.
if some one would trade me an Xb for my cavalier i would do it.
97cavy22 wrote:anyway, i cant stand these cars, dont see myself even considering one, let alone buying one.....if i was gonna buy toyota id buy a celica not a "Tc"
you'd only have that option for a new celica for another year or so.
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Sappy96 wrote:Nathaniel wrote:been rumors for a long time about a 4 door sedan i thought.
and i think its a REAL stupid move to make no effort to make a hybrid. i think it would seel big to ALOT of americas youth.
sure
since hybrids total less than 1% of total sales
totally worth it
w3rd.
I say the same thing to people who flamed GM for not making more, espically sense GM is so finacially stable.
Nathaniel wrote:^ and hybrids and future alternate energy low pullutant vehicles.
hybrids dont do much
especially when you have to concider the impact that the battery disposal will have on the environment
other cars, better cars?
true........ever see the battery on a prius.....takes up the whole back seat. but the gas mileage is awsome
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Correct me if I'm worng (and I apologise for getting off topic) aren't the PRius batteries NiMh batteries?
The reclaimation of those types of batteries are pretty easy... If they were NiCad batteries, then you'd have problems. The dielectric in the NiMh batteries is recyclable, and so are the metals. I don't see how battery recycling is the problem when a finite gasoline supply is a bigger issue.
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are they? i dont know
i know another problem is that garages dont want to work on them and emts dont want to touch them either for fear of shock and burns
other cars, better cars?
They need to build more of the existing cars.
I've been wanting an xB for a loooong time and every dealer I go to to test drive one "sorry we just sold out of our last one yesterday. but if you leave a deposit and let me jack up the price because they are so ub3r rare, i can do something for you"
No thanks, I guess i'll just have to take out a loan and try eBay.
and anyway
people obviously dont want hybrids that much
or why would the market share only be 1%
other cars, better cars?
^ because of the amount of time GOOD ones have been on the market
any and all hybrids pre prius were just not practical for alot of people. the insight is absolutely amazing, but too small for most people. and everything before the insight and prius were not worth the money.
check numbers per year since release of prius. you will see hybrid sales rising every year.
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and plus in the past most people didnt not know or understand the very real threat of gasoline not being a feasable and practical form of fuel for motor vehicles in the very near future.
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still
you want companies to bend over backward to fight for 1% of market share
its not going to happen
other cars, better cars?
they are STILL way too overpriced for the average consumer to own.
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