Possibility of Scion Sedan?

[KidWonder]

What do you think about Scion possibly making a sedan? I think it would be great addition to their line up....thoughts?

[JDLM]

I like this rumor better:

Scion considering Daihatsu-based pickup for US?

By Zach Bowman RSS feed
Posted Nov 10th 2011 8:58AM

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The mini-truck is dead. Long live the mini-truck!

We aren't alone in our love for compact cargo haulers. AutoGuide recently took the time to sit down with Jack Hollis, the vice president of Scion, who apparently shares our affinity for the smallest of pickups. While Hollis didn't go so far as to say that a Scion pickup was first on his list of things to do, he did mention that he's very interested in the idea and that a lot of Scion customers are, as well.

Don't think that means we'll see Scion-badged Toyota Tacoma models roaming the wastes anytime soon, though. Hollis says that in an ideal world, Scion would partner up with Daihatsu to create an entirely new vehicle in a similar fashion as what Scion cooked up with Subaru for the FR-S. Dragging one of the Toyota subsidiary's current products through the federalization gauntlet would cost more than the effort would be worth, Hollis says.

We won't exactly hold our breath for the model to arrive anytime soon, but we're still thrilled to hear that the upper ranks of at least one automaker is giving the mini-truck segment serious consideration.

[Dimman]

I've suggested they should give the IS350 (without D4-S) to Scion to re-badge and some styling tweaks, when the next IS comes out.

VAG does something like this with Audi and SEAT.

Cheap development cost, maybe some emissions tweaks to the standard Camry's 2GRFE to keep it current, no need for new tooling, maybe a sportier suspension tune.

Voila, new Chaser.

[RRnold]

There were previous threads that discussed both a sedan version as well as a truck rumor. :happy0180:
FT86 sedan

Scion Truck/A-bat

[JDLM]

Originally Posted by RRnold

There were thread that were discussed about both posts. :happy0180:
FT86 sedan

Scion Truck/A-bat

Yep, still a great rumor

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by JDLM

Yep, still a great rumor

I wouldn't mind seeing a "suzuki samurai" resurrected as long as it looks nice. It probably won't have a SAS like the old zuki but it's ok.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by RRnold

I wouldn't mind seeing a "suzuki samurai" resurrected as long as it looks nice. It probably won't have a SAS like the old zuki but it's ok.

Currently Samurai changed into Jimmy now (which I was driving, when I was in Japan). Those thing was pretty nice