XerotC

Scion: Oh sure, you can customize our cars, just customize them the way WE want you to customize them.

dropzone

I think a Toyota badge would look so much better on it. I still have a long ways to go on paying off my tC so it'll be a while before I get a chance to get me the FT-86.

m0ej0e

At least there will be more Scions on the road. The dealer I bought my car from said they are selling really slow. I got an ok deal on my car, but I also have 4 free oil changes. Rare cares can be good, just sucks when the parts are rare too. Also I am in Ontario so it is still a new brand.

Enzie

Heres a video i found of an actual real car :D!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6P6-...eature=related

Blackedout011TC

iTrader: (2)

I'd trade my Tc in a heart beat for that!!

axesd

What a guy. Guess its good to work at the corporate.

22K+tax and destination fee= at25K. Definitely a good pick. Honesty, the car gives me a Genesis (rear)+ Forta koup(door+ wheel) feel...imo...and maybe a weird one

sneakyburrito

i cant wait to trade my car in for this one.

sneakyburrito

more video on the car

http://www.worldcarfans.com/11104273...ts-sound-video

Occam

Haven't they said it will be a 2+2 from the start? Isn't that like complaining that a 4-door sedan doesn't have a third row, or that RWD car has a large transmission tunnel?



Sales have apparently been a success for the tC2:

From TruckTrend

"Toyota
Toyota didn't fare as well, with overall sales slipping 10.1 percent from 2010 to 155,540 units. The Camry and Corolla sedans continued to lead the brand's figures, despite overall declines - Camry sales fell 16.4 percent to 31,464 cars, and Corolla sales dropped 1.7 percent to 30,234. The ever-popular RAV4 saw a 39.9-percent year-over-year decrease, accounting for 16,083 vehicle sales, while the Prius hybrid enjoyed a 52-percent sales jump, with 18,605 cars leaving showrooms in March.

Lexus sales took a smaller hit, dropping 1.5 percent year-over-year to 20,682. The hottest seller was the ES sedan, dropping 6.9 percent to 3732 units sold, while the IS sedans saw 2956 monthly sales in spite of a 9.3-percent year-over-year decline. Lexus's new CT200h compact hybrid moved 2199 cars during its first month on sale.

Scion was the only Toyota division to see sales gains, finishing March with 5540 sales, an increase of 57.8 percent. The charge was led by the new Scion tC, with 2841 sales representing a jump of 113.7 percent over March 2010. The xB climbed 16.4 percent, to 1970 cars, and the xD gained 37.4 percent to sell 1089"

I didn't see any for the first three weeks I had mine (bought beginning of March). They seem to be cropping up here and there now, but I have yet to see another manual.

This will be a good halo car for Scion. Currently it's an econobox that has fallen way behind in the class, a boxy crossoverish thing that seems to appeal mainly to aging boomers, and a modern version of an Accord liftback.



(That was always my favorite Accord, so that's probably why the tC appealed to me right off the bat, though the tC is a larger, much heavier car)

Enzie

Here you go everyone! Another link to interesting info!

I'm definately trading in my tC for a Manual version of one of those asap... lol

full video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reswM...layer_embedded



http://www.ft86club.com/?p=471

And this has some exhaust sound clips
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1196

Enzie

Update :D!

http://www.ft86club.com/?p=521

Steven7Ray

Can't wait to get this car!! ima trade in my 2011 tc for this! i heard it will come out in 2012. anyone know the price i heard on 25??

Occam

If they're gonna try to sell it for $25K, it better have some serious muscle to back it up. And naturally aspirated 2.0L doesn't sound promising.

$22,300 gets you into a Mustang with a 305hp V6. $24,600 for a Challenger with similar power. $22,250 for a Genesis Coupe.

For lower, say, $21-22K, it might be a decent seller.

Enzie

As far as release date, I read that it's being released in Australia during the second half of 2012 or the beginning half of 2013.

But that's Australia, who knows about the US and other countries... There's supposed to be a model that's close to production ready at one of the big car shows sometime around October though.

Steven7Ray

well i cant wait for this car i hope its not too pricy. do u all think it will come with a turbo and at a price of 25 grand??

Enzie

I definitely think there's going to be a turbo. Id be surprised if there was no turbo option. And I read somewhere it would be near 30k for turbo, but that was months ago

Steven7Ray

if the turbo is gonna be 30 plus thats too much and i wont be getting it. if its with turbo around 25 i will

Enzie

Only time will tell.. It looks to be sooo promising though

KidJustin

egmCarTech photo renders of the FR-S in diff colors

http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/05/09...ion-tc-colors/

spy photos of a prep run in Germany

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/16/s...for-ring-runs/

Enzie

Ohhoooo.... Tuning at Nürburg!!