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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Does anybody have any interior pics? Also, (and I'm probably showing my ignorance here) but what exactly are paddle shifters??
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by PapaWhiskey
I just know I may get one!
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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^^^ you know... with the close up of this picture i can see why peeps hate the xb. for me it isn't the curves... but the length... by the looks there isn't much room behind the back seats. and the front looks as if there's a big v6/small v8 underneath when most likely there will be lost of empty space in around the engine like previous scions. even if they would have kept the design of the xb the same... it still would look bad. whomever designed this didn't place the seat positioning right.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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14 pages based off of two poor photos...

one a side shot and it's all the way in the back...

the other a quarter pannel shot...

the problem is none of these have anything relative to the size of the car...

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lets just say stying wise i like the original toaster better. however b/c this car fixes everything thats wrong with the original (read: bigger engine and 6 standard airbags) ... if the price is right i will consider it (vs Elantra Limited, Fit Sport, Versa Hatch) when i am buying a new car this summer.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Storm13
Does anybody have any interior pics? Also, (and I'm probably showing my ignorance here) but what exactly are paddle shifters??
Allows you to up/down shift from buttons on the back of the steering wheel.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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I didn't buy my xB for its looks. I don't care about looks. I care about accessibility, economy, ease of parking in the city, interior comfort, and reliability.

So I can tell essentially nothing about how I will like the xB2 from a picture. But I will like it less if the seats are closer to the ground and/or less upright, if the fuel economy is worse, if the car costs significantly more, if the turning radius is bigger.

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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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well no more jdm parts for the new xb owners, there is nothing like the original. many great feature on the new one though, bigger engine, 4 wheel disc brakes, 6 airbags. i just dont agree with the article where it said the guages are funky in the xb gen 1, i think its great that its out of the way from behind the steering wheel. i think they should have just brought the one from japan but with the bigger motor. well maybe we can swap the new motors into the 1st gen
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by WildeScion
Some of the comments people are making are nothing short of misinformed. I haven't lost a single xA deal over styling.
Of course not, because you never even saw that customer in the first place. Because styling killed the deal as soon they saw one, it wouldn't even have come up as a possibility while on the lot.

Originally Posted by WildeScion
These new Scions will be huge hits; if you don't want one, then perhaps you are simply not a member of the target market for this particular body style. People will buy these...
Uh, there will not be near as much demand for xB2 as for the xB1.
You could also say people will buy these...about the Chevy Venture.

Originally Posted by lufoxe
you must not have been into scion that much to begin with.
what's that supposed to mean? As if it's a good thing to be loyal to a car company, reqardless of whatever watered-down design is put in front of you? That's stupidity my friend.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PapaWhiskey
I just know I may get one!
Ooo.someone photoshop some tC wheels on it...I think I want one! I wanted an xB, but I think I may look into one of these..
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Storm13
what exactly are paddle shifters??
they're on the steering column behind the wheel. you switch the gear shift from drive to autotronic... and you use the paddled to shift up or down... like a race car. whether you want your scion to go that fast is up to you.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Storm13
Does anybody have any interior pics? Also, (and I'm probably showing my ignorance here) but what exactly are paddle shifters??
There are many different types. Some are buttons on the front and back of the wheel like the Lexus IS300, but most are actual small paddles that stick out from behind the steering wheel as pictured.

Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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IN CHICAGO JUST GOT BACK A LITTLE WHILE AGO FROM VIEWING THEM~



OMG

I AM SO IN LOVE

EVEN THE "STOCK" ONE IS GREAT!

I have pics put promised not to put them online! I will do it asap, but by then others who took pics will already have them up!
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ikonXone
i think these designs might be what it would take to get me back in a scion. i really like the new designs and bigger engines. i just to know if the interior space was kept or made even better in both. i look forward to owning one of these in a couple years after i buy a truck. it seems a lot of people want to hate on the new design, but i bet it will sell even better with the new features. current xb owners are just jealous because it will now have a bigger engine from the camry
jealous of a bigger engine? no thanks. im happy with my 30+ mpg.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Paddle shifters are pretty cool... I can dig that.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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and for the ones that are judging on the earlier posts, just wait ITS better in person!
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ScionEyes
IN CHICAGO JUST GOT BACK A LITTLE WHILE AGO FROM VIEWING THEM~



OMG

I AM SO IN LOVE

EVEN THE "STOCK" ONE IS GREAT!

I have pics put promised not to put them online! I will do it asap, but by then others who took pics will already have them up!
you should be able to post after all we have permission!!! were the five axis cars there as well? if you don't post them how about a pm with some?
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Post them PLEASSE!!!!!!!!
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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So much for this...


Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ScionEyes
and for the ones that are judging on the earlier posts, just wait ITS better in person!
i think most of the people that went to miami would agree with you.



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