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OKAY THAT ROX IF THIS IS TRUE! i still own my 97 RAV4L i been racing it for years now - msotly autocross. i can clear up a few things that were said. the car was built on CELICA ST205 SUSPENSION (the AWD is JUST LIKE A CELICA GTFOUR the WRC edition).
the chasis was not built on a corolla - but a CAMRY. in fact the rav4 and camry have had the same engine for a while now! firs teh 3sfe and then teh 2azfe.
b/c the rav4 uses a sports car suspension adn the chasis of a small sedan - the rav4 was never intended to be an SUV - but sales were better as an SUV. in fact on my insurance it states that my rav4 was a WAGON. lol
if what they say is true - if they are building the new scion on a rav4 chasis - THAT WILL RULE - and it sill suck b/c now im gonan want one! i love my rav4. i didnt trade it in for my xb - i kept it. ill never get rid of it.
i got a body kit on it - full suspension upgrade, racing seats, carbon fiber hood - im tellin ya rav4s are badass!
the chasis was not built on a corolla - but a CAMRY. in fact the rav4 and camry have had the same engine for a while now! firs teh 3sfe and then teh 2azfe.
b/c the rav4 uses a sports car suspension adn the chasis of a small sedan - the rav4 was never intended to be an SUV - but sales were better as an SUV. in fact on my insurance it states that my rav4 was a WAGON. lol
if what they say is true - if they are building the new scion on a rav4 chasis - THAT WILL RULE - and it sill suck b/c now im gonan want one! i love my rav4. i didnt trade it in for my xb - i kept it. ill never get rid of it.
i got a body kit on it - full suspension upgrade, racing seats, carbon fiber hood - im tellin ya rav4s are badass!
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ok, Guys I just got back from a Scion round Table meeting with our regional reps. There are no plans for a sedan at all, all hype. The Xa will be redesigned and the Xb in a few years. As of right now Scion plans a life of three years on the XA and Xb and five years on the TC. They have discussed upping the engine in both the XB and XA.
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Easy on the salesmen now.....
Word is here that Scion most likely is not going to be releasing a four-door tC. It would crowd into the Corolla and Corolla XRS territory. I've only gotten limited information from my sources, and those sources say xB and xA are the first to get re-designed.
Word is here that Scion most likely is not going to be releasing a four-door tC. It would crowd into the Corolla and Corolla XRS territory. I've only gotten limited information from my sources, and those sources say xB and xA are the first to get re-designed.
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Originally Posted by ShadyEye16
um, hate to break it to you guys, but the Rav4 is built on the same platform as the Corolla and uses the same engine as both the Camry and ready for this...the tC. The Avensis platform that the tC is built on is about the same size as the Corolla's (if anything, a little bit bigger). The only differance is that the Rav4 has an SUV suspension and wheels/tires. If this is even true, I wouldn't get too excited just yet, its still just a bunch of talk 
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In a "small world" sort of coincidence, I wrote an article for my "blog", Carbinated.com, that discusses the different types of automotive websites, and I mentioned and linked to your excellent site in the next-to-last paragraph in this article I wrote:
http://www.carbinated.com/?cat=9
Little did I imagine there would be so much discussion here on a Scion sedan. A week ago, WITHOUT having seen this site or this thread, I wrote this other article:
http://www.carbinated.com/?p=5
Hope you like my "recipe", even though I admit that the chances of it being built that way are slim-to-none.
BTW, fantastic photoshop alteration on the Holden Torana concept. It would be cool if a Scion sedan looked like that.
http://www.carbinated.com/?cat=9
Little did I imagine there would be so much discussion here on a Scion sedan. A week ago, WITHOUT having seen this site or this thread, I wrote this other article:
http://www.carbinated.com/?p=5
Hope you like my "recipe", even though I admit that the chances of it being built that way are slim-to-none.
BTW, fantastic photoshop alteration on the Holden Torana concept. It would be cool if a Scion sedan looked like that.
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Originally Posted by Toyota_Kitten
OKAY THAT ROX IF THIS IS TRUE! i still own my 97 RAV4L i been racing it for years now - msotly autocross. i can clear up a few things that were said. the car was built on CELICA ST205 SUSPENSION (the AWD is JUST LIKE A CELICA GTFOUR the WRC edition).
the chasis was not built on a corolla - but a CAMRY. in fact the rav4 and camry have had the same engine for a while now! firs teh 3sfe and then teh 2azfe.
b/c the rav4 uses a sports car suspension adn the chasis of a small sedan - the rav4 was never intended to be an SUV - but sales were better as an SUV. in fact on my insurance it states that my rav4 was a WAGON. lol
if what they say is true - if they are building the new scion on a rav4 chasis - THAT WILL RULE - and it sill suck b/c now im gonan want one! i love my rav4. i didnt trade it in for my xb - i kept it. ill never get rid of it.
i got a body kit on it - full suspension upgrade, racing seats, carbon fiber hood - im tellin ya rav4s are badass!
the chasis was not built on a corolla - but a CAMRY. in fact the rav4 and camry have had the same engine for a while now! firs teh 3sfe and then teh 2azfe.
b/c the rav4 uses a sports car suspension adn the chasis of a small sedan - the rav4 was never intended to be an SUV - but sales were better as an SUV. in fact on my insurance it states that my rav4 was a WAGON. lol
if what they say is true - if they are building the new scion on a rav4 chasis - THAT WILL RULE - and it sill suck b/c now im gonan want one! i love my rav4. i didnt trade it in for my xb - i kept it. ill never get rid of it.
i got a body kit on it - full suspension upgrade, racing seats, carbon fiber hood - im tellin ya rav4s are badass!
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Look guys, this is all old news. Check the threads, this has been stated several other times. Its true that the rav 4 uses the same engine as us tCers but the thing that seperates the Rav 4 from the Corola and the tC is the Suspension and the overall design. It will be interesting to see what is done with this. Knowing the Scion guys, this will be a kick ___ design and a killer price. Scion corp, I love you! P.S. It takes about a year and a half to design a car usually more. Some cars like the tC can and were designed in less but usually 18 months.
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