The countdown begins, only 4 more days till the xD is shown in Miami! Hopefully some of our fellow ScionLifers will be able to get some pics from the event (even though I think cameras aren't allowed in the convention center) and post em up asap! Hopefully our prayers for pics will finally be answered. :pray:

if there's internet at the convention center, i'll be posting pics while im there. im showing @ HIN, so my laptop will be int he car :)

if there's internet at the convention center, i'll be posting pics while im there. im showing @ HIN, so my laptop will be int he car :)
:clap: :bow:

The event is camera-free, and I am not sure that they are going to show the cars at HIN, but we can hope.

they have got to show the cars @ HIN.... i mean... why wouldnt they :-/

bah

I'm almost 100% sure that both the new xB and the xD will be shown there. I have good sources. :roll:

this is almost worse than waiting for Christmas.

this is worse! why? I already know what im getting for christmas!

3 days remaining!!

http://www.picturehost.com/d/11394-2/NewScion.jpg

This just got handed out at my local dealership..

This too - sorry about the quality...

http://www.picturehost.com/d/11398-2/NewScion+001.jpg

wow, please try to post a clearer pic, I'd love to see it.

what thats crazy

That's as good as the photocopy I got - sorry. I'll go back and ask to get the original and scan it...

yeah crazy

*Concept Vehicle Shown

yeah, they made clear that the "real" xB and xD would not look like those in the pics, I was interested in the training and release dates...

yeah, they made clear that the "real" xB and xD would not look like those in the pics, I was interested in the training and release dates...

OK cool thanks. That is interesting news on the dates, which jives with other information that is out there. So the xB in the scan is the newest bB, but what is the xD picture of?

No one had any idea - it didn't look like a model or anything - I'll try to get the original and scan it..

the dates dont line up with some of the previous dates apparently and the xD looks like a nissan murano

And apparently the xD is a 2 door in that picture. I do wonder about the 2 door Auris that's been spotted in CA. I hope the xD isn't a 2 door.......

http://www.picturehost.com/d/11435-1/xDmaybe.jpg

Here's a scan of the xD in color. No one there knew anything about it.

:shock:

sooooooo why does the new "xD" have a Toyota emblem on it? Looks like a Mazda only uglier.

THATS A TOYOTA ...not a scion. lol :rofl: :tap:

OMG PLEASE NOT THAT! It looks like a Beetle/Mazda/Murano mix. *praying that that's not the xD* :pray:

that is a toyota from japan which can be scene as a scion in the usa where we are located lol

that's a concept car from a few years back. NOOOOOOO not the new bB as the next gen xB!!

if there's internet at the convention center, i'll be posting pics while im there. im showing @ HIN, so my laptop will be int he car :)

Tomorrow is the day! Hopefully you are right about the reveal. I'll be checking in for some data. :tap:

:come:

-THE DON

im pumped but god, i hope the actual xd looks diff than that...

Man, that xD looks horrible! The angular front doesn't work for me. I was excited about it, but geez, it makes me glad I got my box when I did. I was about to hold out for the new models. Keeping fingers crossed that the real ones look a little...better?

I second the Beetle/Murano/Mazda monster.

I wonder what time (if any) we'll get pics up on here...

what, we cant get a decent scan of the nex gen xB?

when are they actually doing the unveiling, tonight or tomorrow? :tap:

Unveiling on December 16th 2006 at HIN Miami, so tomorrow. As for those scans, those are probably wrong so stay tuned until tomorrow when we may get actual pics of the next gen xB.

could this be the next xB in america? its the current bB in japan..
it kinda looks like the second photocopied pic

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/adrdesignco/Picture1.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/adrdesignco/Picture2.jpg
(ignore the orange boxes)

and here it is with a kit i suppose.. looks reminds me of the G35 stock kit..
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/adrdesignco/p02.jpg

could it? :question:

ALREADY been talked about..
damnnit adrian..

Most people say the bB will NOT be the new xB in America.

ok ok my bad... so im kinda not updated with the news.. lol

please dont hurt me :pray:

ok ok my bad... so im kinda not updated with the news.. lol

please dont hurt me :pray:
You :gun:
Lol, just kidding :silly: . In 18 mins (CST) we'll be only hours away from possible pics guys!!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f382/scion_jon/car_net5113-img490x330-11531004073.jpg

old news
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f382/scion_jon/t2b.jpg

You won't see pics until they release in Chicago - they wwere serious about not letting cameras or cellphones in.

We DID see the new xD and the new xB and both looked good.

The current Japanese bB is NOT the new xB. The new xB looks a LOT like the t2b...

I'm tired. :)

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2136648#2136648

Tom

explain the xd to us please

explain the xd to us please

I saw it.

It's hot.

Looks like a small Matrix, but with the C and D pillars joined, and an aggressive front end.

Did I see LED fogs? Yes i did. The headlights are the standard variety. The 2008 xB has Projectors.

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=152849&highlight=

o god do something paint an image

When is the Chicago Auto Show, anybody know the exact date they will be shown!? !!MUST GO THERE!!

The CAS is Feb 9th through 18th. I'll be there, Granted, the media has access for those first couple days, so we will see pictures of the cars before we can see them in person,

The cars are hot. Thanks, Scion.

Why is scion doing this to us they promised us pics in december not february they are going to hit dealers in feb

^^uhh... they promised NOTHING for december..
You won't see pics until they release in Chicago - they wwere serious about not letting cameras or cellphones in.
i TOLD you guys.... pfftt... people talking like they can really succeed in taking a "spy spot"

just wait until feb... gosh..

Ahh, I kant wait for them to be shown. I'm going to wait patiently to see the xB and the xD. So the xB it still gonna be kalled xB?

New models won't be released until mid year, xB in April/May and xD in June, Feb was never on the list,

~Ben~


Why is scion doing this to us they promised us pics in december not february they are going to hit dealers in feb

draw me a picture of it free hand style...

The CAS is Feb 9th through 18th. I'll be there, Granted, the media has access for those first couple days, so we will see pictures of the cars before we can see them in person,

The cars are hot. Thanks, Scion.

So they will just be on display all those dates? I was thinking they'd like roll them out on stage and have some head person explain them.

draw me a picture of it free hand style...

what he said

I'll be honest I don't like either models....sorry it's just my opinion.....I want some better pics though

This "release" party was pointless if there's no pics. :ttth:

ya especialyy if this was the DEBUTE" right

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f382/scion_jon/car_net5113-img490x330-11531004073.jpg

they should have made this the new xb
this car looks sick with that full grille

i agree, the longer grill looks dope

I'll be honest I don't like either models....sorry it's just my opinion.....I want some better pics though
either models?

difficult to mention when there are NO pics of them.... :doh:

i really liked the new xD. Got to see it. It kinda has the fuse front end which is sick. it kinda reminded me of the Mazda 5 but its still sweet. I would buy it BUT im already about to put my name down for a 08 xB!

the xD had a yaris front end style. I relaly liked the xD. i'd trade in my xB for the new xB though.... BUT if i could - i'd have both! it reminded me of the current xA with a little bit of a dodge calibur shape - not as long - but the sleekness of the xA.

morph an xB and an xA togetrher - and you'd get the xD. I must say - i liked the color of the xD - i wonder if that RED will be a release color - or if it is a color that Toyota already uses? man it was beautiful!

and for the new xB - i love it! i want it! even thought about selling my RS 1.0 Hot Lava to get one.... yea - i'm glad they did NOT go with the JDM bB - this is hotter! very T2Bish!

ray what color was it

Jon the xD was Red and the new xB was like a goldish color if I remember correctly. I have no idea what colors are going to be available for these new rides but Im already down for the new xB

so you gonna keep the 2.0 or trade in, lol then we would have to get a new club sticker with the new xb hahaa

aint keepin the 2.0. Im trading it in for the new xB. just dont know when i will actually start de-modifiying it for the new xB. But on the new box im going to get the body kit, duall exhaust, intake, tails (if they make some like the TYC's) and whatever else they may have available. Someone said the Supercharger WILL be available to puuchase with the xB.

get on yahoo bro

Why is scion doing this to us they promised us pics in december not february they are going to hit dealers in feb

they NEVER promised any pics in december. they said there would be an owners event...(the miami trip)
they will hit dealers 2nd qtr 07.


the only pics they want out there will come from the press just before the Chicago auto show.

All I have to say is when can I order one??

I'll be honest I don't like either models....sorry it's just my opinion.....I want some better pics though
either models?

difficult to mention when there are NO pics of them.... :doh:

pics were snapped.

just the person who did snap them, does not want any trouble from Scion, so they will be kept personal.

I'll post them. Scion doesn't know me! LOL

If the person who snapped the pics could at least draw us a detailed sketch that would already be something. Posting the actual photos would put them up to SL God status in my eyes. :bow:

i wish i could have gone, lol i iahve a camera wich is a cig lighter, purchased it at a "spy shop" its awsome

Lol, casually pretend to light a cig while they're introducing the highly anticipated new Scion models. :rolling:

I have a Zippo looking camera also. No intention of bringing it. We all actually agreed to not take pics at the early unveiling.

As a mod here, should anyone post any actual pics of the new models before allowed to by Toyota/Scion, I will, of course, remove those pics - and the poster - from ScionLife.

They were nice enough to give us three days/two nights in Miami, open bars, food, entertainment, and let us peek at the new models months early. All they asked is that no one release any pics of what we saw.

That's a MORE than fair request.

Tomas

I have a Zippo looking camera also. No intention of bringing it. We all actually agreed to not take pics at the early unveiling.

As a mod here, should anyone post any actual pics of the new models before allowed to by Toyota/Scion, I will, of course, remove those pics - and the poster - from ScionLife.

They were nice enough to give us three days/two nights in Miami, open bars, food, entertainment, and let us peek at the new models months early. All they asked is that no one release any pics of what we saw.

That's a MORE than fair request.

Tomas
Yeah, I guess you're right. Anybody who may have got pics though, could you please draw or add some details to the existing sketch because us Scionlifers cannot wait until Feb patiently as we're expected. We'll just waste hours upon hours of our lives in wonderment... :nails:

i can draw, i wish i was there i would have drawn it already

let me scan in a pic of the t2b i drew

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f382/scion_jon/t2b-1-1.jpg

and heres a moded xa hehehe

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f382/scion_jon/xa-1.jpg

Damnit, Scion should've shipped you off to Miami, then we'd have have some good pics!

lol like i said i wish i coulda gone, and of course wouldnt have posted under this name hehheh Tomas would have me executed

It looks like many styling cues for the xD were taken from this concept car at the 2006 Geneva show:

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_geneva/toyota/cruiser/pages/01.htm

my take....

the xD ... the color was hot and it was shown with a lip kit on it. from the scion actual corp guys they said “you will be able to purchase the cars with the kit already put on it at the factory" so that’s a good thing... especially since it was made for a dual exhaust too.... very interesting.... The styling was much like an xa cross between the doge caliber a little were it already has lines if you wanted to two tone your car... basically it was made for two toneing although its getting over played...

So starting with the front... has a nice aggressive look were the hood actually curls down more in the front and has the scion logo on the hood instead of the grill. The head lights were okay looking... kind of a sleeker xA light hopefully someone will make projectors for it... the mirrors had the turn single lights on it... 18s were on this bad boy... the back hatch looked just like the xA pretty much although the taillights were skinny and looked great... When the hatch was opened... had probably about another 6in deep to work with over the xA...good sign for the ones who love the bumping in the trunk... the rear seats had 2 buttons on each side of the 40/60 design... not totally sure what both due... we will find out.. when the rear doors were opened... they had cup holders built into the doors... more leg room over the xA... When the front doors were opened by the lovely model, everything caught your eyes... the speedometer tach and everything were set up in front of the wheel this time...too bad i just got used to looking in the middle of my dash now... lol... the stereo was a new scion built head unit. 2din with a lcd screen like that on a pioneer premier head unit... as you went down the center consol the a/c and heating controls looked more like they were fiber glassed in like on some show cars were they looked like pods for the controls rather than it being flat... Also the center console ended there and cut back in towards the engine give a lot of room on the bottom between the dash and the shifter to play around with..."my personal favorite part on the car next to the color!!" The shifter was set up the same way as the xA and current xB... When the hood was opened up there was the assuming of god... there’s not going to be any room to work on within the car.... as you have heard it was close to a 2.4L in there taking up most of the engine compartment.... The reason the SCION engineer came in to shut the hood was because... it was a dumby engine.... Scion corp guys said they are still finishing up the design of the engine and instead will be the 1.8L and be able to fit a turbo in the compartment as well..."the turbo is going to be able to fit on the final product" All in all this was a great machine... still on the toss up on wither I want to start parting out my car for the August arrival or not ... But I will wait to hear what the price tag actually came too...

hopefully this gave some more insight to the new model and not just Blah Blah Blah to your ears... all in all it was a great car...

i have a feeling alot of the cool features u mentioned will be elimanated to keep the price range. too bad, but well see what happens :pray:

i have a feeling alot of the cool features u mentioned will be elimanated to keep the price range. too bad, but well see what happens :pray:

What we saw in Miami were the new models, not concepts.

Not concept cars, and further along than prototypes: they are "pre-release" models, which means what we saw is what we get subject to minor production changes.

For example, in software you have the 'alpha' then 'beta' then 'release candidates' then, at last the final release candidate. The final release candidate is the one being set up on the production line, subject to line changes that have to be made so they can be put together efficiently, or any last minute problems found.

A feature that is difficult to do, or costs too much for the end benefit is often dropped at that point. Sometimes a new way of doing something efficiently, or a new 'feature' that is easy and costs essentially nothing will be added.

What we saw were the release candidates for the new xD and the xB2. What we see on the streets in 6 or 7 months will be very very close to what we saw. All the 'big parts' are pretty mich set. Only the little nagging details are still suject to last minute change.

Tom

prototypes is more like it

Hey Tomas, am I remembering incorrectly or did the xD kind of look like the new JDM Toyota Blade...?

http://i18.tinypic.com/2u9lpw8.jpg

I didn't inspect the xD all that closely, but IIRC the headlights were a lot 'wilder' and the rear roofline3 came back farther, squaring up the back a bit more. I'm also not sure it had quite as much front overhang. It was a great color, though! :P

Tomas

I thought it was the Blade too from toyota.. they have a nice webpage on it http://toyota.jp/blade/index.html . I can't read japanese so don't ask me.

I think you're right - it does kinda look like that blade. Mazda-ish on the back, even. I hate, H-A-T-E the thing they do in the front now with the Toyota logo on the camery - and I think it had something similar. I think they gave us free alcohol for this reason though - to not remember all the details... :doh:

I DO remember though that there were "2ZR-FE" stickers on BOTH engine covers for the xB2 and xD. Also VP said superchargers would be available.

I think you're right - it does kinda look like that blade.
When asked, those in attendance said it was NOT the Auris.....Blade is just an Auris with larger engine. Exterior and interior compare side by side and dimensionally, they are twins. Very few differences.

I think the color was matador red from the lexus gs . . . i have gawked at that color here at the dealership many many times, so i am hoping to see matador red on the xD as a factory option.