scionlife

The August 2006 Motor Trend reports that Toyota has decided to kill off the Solara and to replace it with a crossover based on the 2005 FT-SX concept car.



The new crossover is to be a two-box, four-door design designed to win over middle-of-the-road "lifestyle" buyers. Its primary target according to MT? The Ford Edge.


FORD EDGE

iyzmi

If they make that a hybrid it'll sell like crazy. It looks great IMO.

scionlife

Toyota has stated that it will bring more hybrid-only vehicles to market. The Prius has sold so well because it is uniquely-styled, this looks like it would be another gread addition to the hybrid-only garage.

iyzmi

scionofPCFL

Yup, that's what toyota needs, another SUV

Thought that this might replace the Highlander, not the only convertable we sell......In fact, I was hoping they'd up the ante on it and bring a hard-top conv to market to compete with Pontiac's, VW's, and Volvo's offerings.

Kurenai

I like how it looks like the Edge too

and how do you replace a coupe/convertible with a cross over SUV? that makes no sense to me, but I guess Toyota knows what theyre doing

RAMROD7

I believe this will be the new Highlander since they resdesigned the Camry that the Highlander chassis is based on. I am interested though I will have to sell my pickup and sedan in order to make room for it (and to pay for the expensive HYBRID motor, hehehe).

Phyre76

I highly doubt that this design will replace the Highlander. I've been looking at this vehicle concept since it came out. P:ersonally I think that This design should have replaced the Matrix, seeing as it is a "Cross over" design. It would have ben a nice, bold, and strategic move, making it both a new/refreshing look not to mention very upscale. Since the Matrix's look is starting to get "tired" Thsi should have been the next logical step. However, I wouldn't put it past Toyota to use design cues from the FT-SX as ideas for the next Highlander design.

Phyre76

Cusriouser and cusriouser...I had also thought that this design might make the Scion line, seeing as it was too "cool" to be Toyota. Would a modified version of this design, on a smaller, more "Economical" platform be the concept of the xD? hmm...

Phyre76

ooh ooh...I also remember that Don Johnson, before he left, was looking into cramming a 1.8 with lfters, aka the GT-S/XRS engin,e, into an xA. But was having fitting problem. I know this because it was a conversation we had iat SEMA in Vegas, last year. If the go that route you're going to get the performance AND the economy as well. The one thing I hope Scion NEVER does is put the Scion symbol like they did on the Camry and Yaris's gives the looke a very "Beakish" look.