2008 Scion xB Concept Specs & Details

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01-12-2007, 07:37 PM

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Fogs were in the front tire air vents Super. There was actually a piece of molded black plastic that came to a point towards the center of the car. The point came out about 5 inches.

i remember looking at the vents and wondering if they were functional...
never recalled the fogs there.

i do remember the fogs being a small roung dot of a light in a wide horizontal plastic insert.

01-12-2007, 08:32 PM

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I really like everything except for the front bumper. It looks a little to... bulbus for my taste.

01-13-2007, 01:42 AM

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Fogs were in the front tire air vents Super. There was actually a piece of molded black plastic that came to a point towards the center of the car. The point came out about 5 inches.

i remember looking at the vents and wondering if they were functional...
never recalled the fogs there.

i do remember the fogs being a small roung dot of a light in a wide horizontal plastic insert.

LOL ... you know what Super ... its been weeks now and everything is fuzzy. Sad thing is, i wasnt drinking!

I do remember being star struck over the over all uniqueness of the new box. I do remember the only thing i wasnt thriled about was the center mounted shifter. Other then that, it was a done deal.

BTW ... i also remember you asking if the vents on the front did allow passage of air. I remember looking backwards from the drivers side wheel and into the front and there were holes in the wheel well. It will need those to cool off that monster HEMI they are gonna install.

01-13-2007, 05:03 AM

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if it looks like this, I don't think I'll be rushing to the dealer to test drive it. Or maybe I will. How did the taillights look? I think they should just put the LED tails from the t2B on it.

01-13-2007, 06:08 AM

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nope, they reminded me of a mid 90's chevy trucks tail lights, you know that hazy cheap looking red lense?

01-13-2007, 06:56 AM

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That "hazy" look was from a sprayed on anti-glare coating on the lights, often used on reflective surfaces like that for commercial photography... Looking closely at the lights you could see where the coating had been scraped/rubbed off in places, and the underlying high gloss plastic was visible. (Commercial photogs often keep something like the Krylon Clear Matte Finish spray around to reduce problems from some surfaces. I've used a lot of it myself, even in TV studio work. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...s-20/ref=nosim

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01-13-2007, 06:58 AM

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if it looks like this, I don't think I'll be rushing to the dealer to test drive it. Or maybe I will. How did the taillights look? I think they should just put the LED tails from the t2B on it.

You will be kicking yourself up and down the steet when you see what you have missed.

01-13-2007, 08:07 AM

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those tails still looked cheap Tomas, I liked the "euro" look of the original factory tails and the tycs on the current xb

01-13-2007, 12:27 PM

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if it looks like this, I don't think I'll be rushing to the dealer to test drive it. Or maybe I will. How did the taillights look? I think they should just put the LED tails from the t2B on it.

You will be kicking yourself up and down the steet when you see what you have missed.

i was there...i saw it...i don't want it....i know what i am missing...thank god i don't want it.

01-13-2007, 07:06 PM

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I noticed something strange:
When I went to scion.com and tried to configure xB (actually I was checking the price of the fog lights) I noticed this photo:

The shape is different than 'normal 2006 xB.

Are they preparing us for the things to come?

01-13-2007, 07:13 PM

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Naw, it's the normal shape, just a shot taken with a wide-angle lens from a low angle.

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01-22-2007, 07:47 PM

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I love how everyone is trying really hard to find out info. it's kind of cute.

when they give us info . .. you will KNOW. it's that dramatic.

01-22-2007, 08:20 PM

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I cant wait to see it, but I am glad i bought mine, not into the rounder body

01-22-2007, 08:27 PM

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Naw, it's the normal shape, just a shot taken with a wide-angle lens from a low angle.

Tom

agreed - that pic has been around for some time now.

01-29-2007, 01:52 AM

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Well..... The SCION WV Open ended today & during the roundtable meeting yesterday they announced that the launch of the xB2 will be in April.

01-29-2007, 10:09 AM

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Launch in April as in starting production in Japan or be at dealers by April? Thx!

01-30-2007, 01:45 AM

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Launch in April as in starting production in Japan or be at dealers by April? Thx!

Almost certain it is allocation by April

01-30-2007, 01:49 AM

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Thx for the info!

01-30-2007, 02:23 AM

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id imagine this new body style will be built in the US,....just my thought

01-30-2007, 02:35 AM

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http://scionsmoke.com/viewtopic.php?t=516

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