Originally Posted by hotbox05

i first heard that it would have the 1.8 and be based off the corolla now everywhere i'm hearing 2.4craptastical 2az

Originally Posted by Cmec2004

i have heard this news from a scion source thats been correct on everything he has told me cant reveal to much sorry

Originally Posted by lonestar

the chassis will be based off the corolla but the engine as well? Several scion people have stated corolla chassis, camry engine. who knows.

What kind of power would the 1.8 put out if you had to guess?

Originally Posted by jzeusrivera

I just got back from doing a Car focus group survey in Atlanta. I did not know that the survey was for until I got to the confrence room. The survey was paying 150 dollars so I figured I go when they called me. When I got to the confrence room in atlanta there were about twenty people. They seperated us into two groups one group of ten was of xa owners and the other group of ten of xb owners. We did not know that we were all scion owners until we started getting interviewed. Surprise Surprise! Come to find out it was a survey to see how people reacted to the new scion xb and scion xa models!! At first I was a little disapointed in the new xa. I t kind of looks like the tc in the front except stretched lower to the ground, and the taillights look like chevy aveo hatchback taillights. To everybodies dissapointment the cluster in the xa is no longer in the center of the car but in the typical spot between the steering wheel.The new xb looks menacing ,but bulkier and at the same time a little more rounder around the edges. The new xb looks a little bigger than the last one. But its still very noticable an xb while on the other hand the xa has none of its older model characteristics in the front or rear. After looking at the new xa for awhile it started to grow on me and I started to like the diffrences Kind off like how a song you barly likes grows on you and before you know it you singing along to it. The power train on the xa and xa are also updated. The new xa is going from 110 horsepower to 130 while increasing miles per gallon from 35 average to 37 average!!! The xb on the other hand is sacrificing miles per gallon for horspower which for some is a good thing but for most it was a thumbs down. The xb is packing a 2.4 litre putting out 160 horsepower while miles per gallon goes all the way down to 25. Over all its seems they are trying to atrract mre males with the more aggressive looking xa and are trying to broaden ther horizons wih the more spacy, speedier xb. Concluding the new model scion xa will be 500 dollars more than the current xa and the xb 1500 dollars more. The were also talking about four wheel drive for both vehicles. Thats right FOR BOTH XA AND XB. I cannot wait for the arrivals of these two new models and the mixed reactions from everybody whether its the new bulkier more rounded off xb to the more agressive xa, its still gonna be like the scions of now. You either hate em or love em.


The two are sceduled to release early 2007.

Originally Posted by hotbox05

i don't believe it . not at all.


if it's true i'll take the 1.8 out of the xa and make it work in my xb tho.

Originally Posted by hotbox05

i mean as in I don't believe his whole story....


i've thought it was the 2.4 the whole time. never have liked it but pretty much always knew that's the crap xb was gonna get.

Originally Posted by Sciond

what does it matter to you since you got your box.... are you trading up?

Originally Posted by hotbox05

if the new xb has the 1.8 it wouldpossibly be easier for an engine swap kit. basically my car is slow as ***** but i love it's design.

Originally Posted by lonestar

just turbocharge it. it would probably be cheaper than an engine swap and even if you did do a swap you may be waiting quite awhile to get your hands on one.

Originally Posted by Sciond

well no not really lots of those engines out there..all you need in the mounts, harness, ecu and some other odds and ends......so if you dont wanna wait for a totaled one you can probably source the parts.....

Originally Posted by lonestar

so you're telling me there will be plenty of 2008 xb motors that aren't even out til spring 2007 will be easy to get ahold of?