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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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Default Scion to Reveal New Models Feb 8 at Chicago Show

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Scion will stage the world
premiere of the second-generation xB and the all-new xD at the 2007 Chicago
Auto Show.

The Scion press conference will take place on Thursday, February 8 at
9:00 A.M. CT in the Grand Ballroom in McCormick Place, with a live
simulcast to the Scion display area at the show.

Scion will also stage a simultaneous press conference in Scion City, in
the virtual world "Second Life," to introduce the computer-simulated
versions of the two all-new 2008 vehicles. The virtual presentation will
run parallel to the live press conference at McCormick Place. To
participate in the virtual press conference, media must be a member of the
Second Life community and register at http://www.scion.com/secondlifemedia by 5:00 P.M. CT on Friday, Feb. 2.

Registration for the virtual press conference will begin on Thursday,
Jan. 25 and is limited to the first 500 media. Second Life registration is
free and can be done at http://www.secondlife.com. Scion City was launched in
November 2006 and allows the Second Life community to test drive and
purchase Scion vehicles, learn about the brand, and participate in
lifestyle and owner events.

A video clip of the Chicago press conference will be available for
viewing the following day on the Scion.com website.
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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OOOHHHH.....SCION City????..HolyCow!...lol

wow..sounds pretty cool...Hope they look TIGHT!!
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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i cant wait to see these bad boys!!!!
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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ill be sitting in them right after the press release... gotta love Scion!
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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you too?!
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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Seen'em. Its been worth the wait. Trust me...
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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The suspense is killin' me!!!! lol Can't wait to see them....
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ElChupacabra
Seen'em. Its been worth the wait. Trust me...
Yea right...U seen them...HUmmm
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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So, they won't be showing the real thing? Just computer generated images? BOO!!!
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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ill be there
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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i'll be there for scion from the 6th to the 8th.

i hear the top scion dealers in every region will be invited for the unveiling.
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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Went to Scion City within "Second Life" it is awesome! You can test drive a Scion, or buy one with a premium account. Also, right outside the dealership is a car show. I think this is where the new models will be revealed. Theres a ton of crazy custom Scions parked in the car show. Such as: Monster tC, convertible tC, convertible xB, TRD custom xB, monster xB, and various other customs. Check it out!
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:54 AM
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Any chance there will be a webcast of the unveiling of the RL models? I'm not so interested in the virtual unveiling of virtual cars. Does that mark me as an old fogey?
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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I tried to join SecondLife and it wouldn't let me.
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 02:56 AM
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Can't wait to check 'em out...
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 04:37 AM
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my scion sales rep is going to this event she was one of the 9 sales people i think that got invited. she told me about this week. doing that and then coming back to do f1 boston.
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Toyota must really love Chicago....They didn't choose to show it off doing Detoit Auto show
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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its one of the biggest shows and i think they didn't really wanna upstage detroit.
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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^^^ I'm sure they also wanted to wait as long as possible to release them so that dealers could get rid of the '06 models, which we still have.
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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Sweet. I can't wait



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