I work at a a dealership and saw this posted on the Toyta website:

To: All Scion Dealers January 9, 2008
Subject: 2008 Scion xB Release Series 5.0 Price Announcement
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., is pleased to announce pricing for the first Scion limited edition of the 2008 model year, the xB Release Series 5.0. It will be arriving at dealerships in early February 2008. Pricing will be announced to the public on Friday, January 11, 2008.
xB Release Series 5.0
Scion’s iconic xB once again raises the bar with unique, polarizing style in its latest special edition. Taking cues from leading Japan-market tuners, the 5.0 brings together a highly distinctive body kit and color tuning, along with an xB-first moonroof.
The xB Release Series 5.0 comes in a Gold Rush Mica exterior, a vibrant gold color inspired by last year’s Chicago Auto Show display vehicle. Accompanying the new paint are the following interior and exterior enhancements:
KENSTYLE® body kit
One-touch auto open/close/tilt glass moonroof
Gold Rush Mica interior trim accents
Black fabric seats with color-tuned gold highlights
Special 16" Release Series wheel covers
Individually numbered Release Series holographic badge
Available color-keyed spoiler (limited run)

 

Good thing I kept my stock wheels because now I can upgrade to the new "Special 16" Release Series wheel covers."

 

lol... wheel covers??!? no TRDs?? wack....

 

i need to see that body kit.

 

I like that it comes with a moonroof, nice

 

sounds pretty decent, my ex had the RS 4

 

^^x2... If it's as nice as I hope, I'll probably trade mine in.

 

wow i wish i had the money to do that

 

i want to see the body kit. The one at the auto show was 5axis or something, wasnt it?

 

Meh. Don't have the money. I'm just young and dumb!

Plus, I'll be able to put some down, too. I'm selling my fullsize truck.

 

cant wait to see what its going to look like.

 

How much do you think i could get on a trade in for a 08 manual xb with 5,000 miles on it?

 

KenStyle makes awesome stuff so I'm sure it'll be nice!

 

How much of a price increase??? i'm guessing 20,000 at least...

 

i heard it was around $2,500 added to the msrp.

 

I don't know... probably they wont accept it it's too new

 

Usually, do the RS1.0 - RS4.0 lip kits become available at the dealer for everyone too?

 

I dont think the xB rs1-4 had lip kits. so i dont know.

 

I looked around a little for the Kenstyle tC kit that they had on the 07 RS, but had no such luck.

Kinda pointless to not have it available. What if you got in a wreck or something.

 

something tells me it's gonna look nearly identical to that gold xB that they had at 2007's car shows...