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Dealer Sets Scion xB On Fire, Destroys It
A forum member over at ScionLife took his Scion xB to the dealer for a technical service bulletin issue this past week and got a call no car owner ever wants to receive. Somehow, the dealer managed to set his car on fire. The customized xB was totaled in the blaze and the Scion dealer has promised to replace the xB. Although there's no word on the aftermarket parts destroyed in the fire, we're assuming they'll be replacing those as well. We knew the xB was a hot little car to Scion fan-boys, but this is ridiculous.[ScionLife via MotiveMag via Autoblog]
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Scion Gets Its Assy McGee On For Youth Marketing
Scion sure does know its youth demographic. Is there anything a kid enjoys more than faux graffiti designs and a talking ass cartoon character? No, not really. Scion's latest outreach to the youth market comes with a mock commercial featuring Assy McGee as a Scion xB slinging salesman—Assy is the gun-welding main character of the same-named Adult Swim cartoon. The commercial is featured within the actual show, and not as its own entity. If you're still curious what this Assy McGee guy is all about, check out a video after the jump. More »
novelties
The Chevy 350 V8-Powered Scion xB Defies Stereotypes, Logic
As we become a more automotively diverse culture you're bound to see dozens of modded Scions and JDM Nissans with Fairlady badges on one side of town, and some good old boys in their Camaros and small-block powered Novas on the other. Rick, of Whitemarsh, Maryland, has found a way to roll with both crews by dropping a stroked 350 V8 good for 450 horsepower in his 2004 Scion xB.More »
tokyo auto show
It's a color some call orange flake — a deep tangerine overlaid with metallic sparkles. Others call it Hysterical Blindness Chrome, though when applied to the JDM version of the new Scion xB, it looks rather fetching indeed. Japan's Kanto Auto Works decked out this model with all manner of SEMA-grade orangeness, and a folding roof of its own design. Understated it's not. And no, mom, those are Japanese maple leaves embossed on the side.
Tokyo Motor Show: Custom Toyota Corolla Rumion/Scion xB by Kanji
It's a color some call orange flake — a deep tangerine overlaid with metallic sparkles. Others call it Hysterical Blindness Chrome, though when applied to the JDM version of the new Scion xB, it looks rather fetching indeed. Japan's Kanto Auto Works decked out this model with all manner of SEMA-grade orangeness, and a folding roof of its own design. Understated it's not. And no, mom, those are Japanese maple leaves embossed on the side.
9:01 AM on Fri Oct 26 2007
By Mike Spinelli
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Latest by SRekauqh: @arbnpx: LS1 mated with a 6-speed tremec rated 29mpg on the highway (stories of people getting over 30 do exist). Scion xB more »
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Chicago Auto Show: Scion's New Angry Washing Machine, the 2008 xB, Debuts
Scion launched its latest angry washing machine (thanks, Bob Lutz), which the company's execs would prefer to call "sinister." It's the new Scion xB, and in addition to getting a complete redesign, it's gotten more power by way of the tC's 2.4-liter four — that's 158 horsepower, 55 more than the current model. Transmission choices are five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic with sequential shifting, which as the press release reads is a first for automatic four-speeds in the Scion or Toyota line-up. It also gets full iPod connectivity via its Pioneer head unit. It also gets a new interior design, which we found out after elbowing a few elderly gents from midwestern dailies to get a seat inside. (See above) More »
1:10 PM on Thu Feb 8 2007
By Mike Spinelli
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Latest by thnikkamax: they even stole the Cube paint color.. no coat hangers off of back window = no care more »
chicago auto show
Exclusive! Scion xD and xB Break Out From Their Embargo Box
"More significant, however, is xB's all-new compact-car platform, which represents a move away from the xD—the replacement for the previous xB's platformmate, the xA—which has transitioned to the Yaris' subcompact architecture. As such, the all-new xB offers more space inside for guitars, amps, and retro-punk hairdos. Gone are the moronic center-mounted gauges, replaced by a more stylish, more conventional dashboard arrangement.More »
9:30 AM on Wed Feb 7 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by OldSchoolBeatnik: When I first saw the White XD here... I thought I was looking at a chopped top 1st series VW more »
alternative energy
Boxy, But Green: AC Propulsion's eBox
Ed Begley Jr. to the courtesy phone. Those masters of automotive electronica at AC Propulsion, the folks who brought you the TZero EV sportster, now offer something a bit more practical. Practically square, that is — the eBox. Based on the Scion xB (gee, really?), the eBox is powered by a 12-kw AC induction motor plugged into a lithium-ion battery pack, giving it a range of 140-180 miles on a charge. Performance is surprisingly spry; the company says it can go from zero to 60 in around seven seconds, nearly three seconds quicker than a stock xB. But like George Clooney's Tango, which also uses AC's propulsion system, the eBox will set the Hollywood enviro-elite back around $80,000, which includes the cost of the donor car. Options like leather upholstery, alloy wheels, nav system, and custom paint job will send the meters spinning. More »
custom cars/hot rods
Try Not to Smirk: The P00 1
Ok, so those are zeros, not letters "O" in the X-SRV P001's name, but this custom Hummer H2 is no less stinky by our sensory perceptions. The work of X-Concept Motorsports and Casborn design, the X-SRV is an attempt to combine the look of a military vehicle with the that of a 1930's era Cadillac and Duesenberg. All we can say is that it more closely resembles a slot machine crossed up with a Sony boombox. Either way, it's a monstrosity of scatological proportion. [Gallery] More »
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