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2012 Scion xD Release Series 4.0, xB Release Series 9.0 hit dealers next month

Scion has unveiled the 2012 xD Release Series 4.0 (xD RS 4.0) and xB Release Series 9.0 (xB RS 9.0) models. The two limited-production models will be headed to dealerships next month. The 2012 xD Release Series 4.0 (xD RS 4.0) is available exclusively in a premium Blizzard Pearl exterior paint and rides on 16-inch [...]

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Toyota talks details for efforts to catch up with rival sales in coming years

The world debut of the new 2012 Toyota Camry marks a big point for Toyota Motor Corp. and their future. Because the brand has lost a significant amount of sales to rivals like Hyundai, ToMoCo wants to fight back…hard. “They (Toyota) have been given a black eye over the past three years for different things, [...]

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Toyota A-BAT Concept based Scion pickup due 2014

Toyota A-BAT Concept based Scion pickup due 2014

The compact pickup truck segment has slowly been dying off. However, it seems Toyota may be working to reinvigorate the unique segment. Rumor has it with some photos bouncing around that Toyota may introduce a small-truck through the Scion brand for the 2014 model year. It would most likely be based off of the 2008 [...]

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Scion studying Amazon.com-style online selling tactics

Scion studying Amazon.com-style online selling tactics

You can pretty much buy anything off of the Internet. Whether it’s a house, boat, car, or just a new TV, the Internet has become, amongst a number of things, a worldwide shopping mall. As a result, Toyota’s Scion division is talking about adopting Amazon.com-style online retailing tactics in order to appeal more to the [...]

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Scion FR-S, Toyota FT-86 are designed to be a ‘basic and pure’ sports cars

Scion FR-S, Toyota FT-86 are designed to be a ‘basic and pure’ sports cars

Need anymore proof that the new upcoming Toyota FT-86 and the Scion FR-S will be true sports cars? There has been some nice tidbit of information provided by a forum member of Club4AG. Known as Moto-P, the member apparently had a nice dinner with FT-86′s chief project engineer, Tetsuya Tada, where he gathered plenty of [...]

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Toyota: Upcoming 2012 RAV4 EV will be sold to the general public

Toyota: Upcoming 2012 RAV4 EV will be sold to the general public

Many reports were circling around the web yesterday that the upcoming Toyota RAV4 EV will not be available to buy for the regular customer. Well, you can forget that. Toyota has just released a statement saying that the 2012 RAV 4 EV will be sold to the general public. “Recent reports have incorrectly stated that [...]

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2011 Scion iQ price starts at $15,995

2011 Scion iQ price starts at $15,995

The 2011 Scion iQ will carry a price tag of $15,995 when it hits dealerships later this year (that price includes destinations). That’s a little more expensive then competitors like the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Elantra, Toyota Yaris and the Nissan Versa. The 2011 Scion iQ will be released in four different phases. The West Coast [...]

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2012 Scion tC RS 7.0 coming this summer with new Zeus ad campaign

2012 Scion tC RS 7.0 coming this summer with new Zeus ad campaign

Scion today announced that the 2012 Scion tC Release Series 7.0 (tC RS 7.0) will hit dealerships later this summer and will debut the first limited edition release series for the second generation coupe. Scion is launching the tC RS 7.0 with a new advertising campaign, starring a very lighthearted Zeus (check out the ad [...]

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Video: Scion’s racing driver talks about FR-S Concept

Video: Scion’s racing driver talks about FR-S Concept

Scion has released a video of behind-the-scene looks at Ken Gushi while he talks about the Scion FR-S Concept and what it means to him Ken is a resident Scion Racing driver, currently piloting a 2009 tC in the Formula Drift series. He started his driving career in the iconic Toyota AE86 also known as [...]

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Subaru’s version of Toyota FT-86 to get STI version, will forgo turbo

Subaru’s version of Toyota FT-86 to get STI version, will forgo turbo

Along with Toyota, Subaru will display the production version of its much-anticipated rear-wheel-drive sports car at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show in December. The two models have been continuously previews by concepts including the Toyota FT-86, Toyota FT-86 II, Scion FR-S and the Subaru Rear-Wheel-Drive Sports Car Architecture that was shown at the 2011 Geneva [...]

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