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Thursday, Nov 5
Huge Front Wing Compensates For Scion tC’s FWD [Sema]
How do you get a FWD Scion tC to put 900+ HP to the track effectively? With a ginormous front wing. Chris Rado's modification to this Time Attack racer makes total sense, but it's still ugly. Thanks...
Monday, Apr 13
Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
First, the car has been converted into a more drift-appropriate rear-wheel drive setup. Gone is the dinky four-banger, replaced instead with a Toyota NASCAR V8 putting out 650 HP and 450 lb-ft of torque through a four-speed shifter. ...
Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous [Racing News]
U.S. Top Gear non-host and racer Tanner Foust, a champion drifter, has traded in his Nissan 350Z to get fast and furious with this: a RWD, NASCAR V8-powered Scion tC Formula Drift car. ...
Thursday, Apr 9
2010 Kia Forte Koup: You Stay Klassy, Kia [New York Auto Show]
Kia unveiled their 2010 Kia Forte Coupe today and, silly name aside, it looks as sharp as the Kia Koup concept. With an optional 173 HP four-cylinder engine it's clearly aiming for the Scion tC. The...
Wednesday, Apr 2
Scion Gets Its Assy McGee On For Youth Marketing
Personally, Assy McGee is a fantastic and hilarious show and I don't blame Scion going that way to reach out to the youth it desperately wants to appease. Not surprisingly, this is Scion's second cameo in Adult Swim programming. The Scion tC was featured in Frisky Dingo. [Winding Road]
Wednesday, Mar 19
Scion Haku Spied Before Press Conference
It was like a scene from The Sting, with yours truly and Robert Farago of The Truth About Cars as the fast talking, quick thinking con men (we'll let you decide who is Newman and who is Redford). The Scion press room was surrounded with security but the awkward prize, the new Scion Hako (aka Sci...
Monday, Feb 4
Jalopnik's Official 2008 Chicago Auto Show Cheat Sheet
Scion SCOOP: At last year's Chicago Auto Show, we got the newScion xD and xB. At this year's show, we get the VIP-themed 2008 Scion tC Series RS 4.0, which is the older Scion with a bevy of visual enhancements on the outside (including the special grille and color) as well as embroidered alcant...
Thursday, Dec 6
KBB Predicts Highest Resale Value Cars, Pats Super Bowl [News]
High Performance: Chevrolet Corvette - 50% Sedan: Honda Civic - 52% Coupe: Infiniti G37 Coupe - 52% Convertible: Mini Cooper Convertible - 50% Wagon: Scion xB- 52% Hatchback: Scion tC - 52% Luxury: BMW 6-Series - 50% Pickup: Toyota Tundra - 41% SUV: Acura MDX - 49% Minivan: Honda Odyssey -...
Wednesday, Jun 6
Ford Wins Big, Mercedes Improves in Initial Quality Study
· Compact car: Honda Civic Runners-up: Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra sedan · Compact sporty car: Mazda MX-5 Miata Runners-up: Scion tC, Subaru Impreza · Midsize sporty car: Ford Mustang Runners-up: Toyota Solara, Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Friday, Feb 9
How To Make Your Car Cassette Player Useful Again
Nevermind that silly OEM iPod connection we talked about earlier on the Scion. We've found a way to use your old cassette adapter in a cool and new way. CarDomain.com user JPPadula has done some amazing entertainment tech upgrades to one of the featured rides on his user page, a 2002 GMC Denali....
Wednesday, Oct 25
Oh, What A Recall! Toyota Calls In 30,000 Scion tC Over Random Side Airbag Deployment
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2006 - Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., will launch a voluntary Safety Recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) involving approximately 30,000 tC sports coupes from the 2005 and 2006 model year. The affected tC spor...
Thursday, Sep 14
Your Car Is Delightful: 2006 Porsche Cayman Tops JD Power Top Ten List Of Most Appealing Vehicles
Top 10 Most Appealing Vehicles according to JD Power & Associates) 1. 2006 Porsche Cayman 2. 2006 BMW 7 Series 3. 2006 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 4. 2006 Lexus IS 250/IS 350 5. 2006 Infiniti QX56 6. 2006 Nissan Armada 7. 2006 Scion tC 8. 2006 Mini Cooper 9. 2006 Lexus GX 470 10. 2006 Infiniti M-Series
Tuesday, May 16
New Polo GTI Hits the UK Market
We'd have bet our little sister that by now VW would have brought the Polo GTI to the US to challenge the Scion's dominance among young, sport-minded buyers (and by "little sister" we mean half a sawbuck). After all, the top-line Polo's got a 1.8-liter, 20 valve turbocharged four banger that...
Thursday, Apr 6
Kelley Lists Top 10 Cars Under 18k [News]
2007 Toyota Yaris: N/A 2006 Scion xB: $15,524 2007 Dodge Caliber: $15,985 2006 Kia Sportage: $16,134 Chevrolet HHR: $16,472 Ford Fusion: $17,084 2006 Nissan Frontier King Cab: $17,179 2006 Mazda3: $17,860 2006 Honda Civic: $17,860 2006 Scion tC: $17,960
Monday, Oct 31
Simulation Speedster: 5 Axis's Scion xA for SEMA
The boys at uber mod shop 5Axis have extended their Scion madness by one — creating this xA speedster, the final model in their around-the-horn customization of the company's model line. The see-through xA — which will debut at the SEMA show (starting tomorrow) — also extends the shop's ba...
Tuesday, Oct 18
Scion Offering TRD Supercharger for Scion tC [Gadgets]
Good news, street-racing kids rolling for team Scion. You need not void your warranties in the name of power boosting any longer. Toyota Racing Development (TRD) and Scion announced a new dealer-installed centrifugal supercharger that will increase horsepower of 2005 and 2006 Scion tC...
Thursday, Oct 6
Volkswagen to Show Polo GTI in Tokyo
Within any plan for Volkswagen's global survival, we suspect there's a page or two devoted to bringing the new Polo GTI — soon to make its international debut at the Tokyo motor show — to the US. If there isn't, shame on the Wolfsburg boys for chronic myopia. With Toyota, Nissan and Honda all se...
