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FR-S to be priced at $22k and coming in Spring of 2012?

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Scion future products: City car, sports coupe part of new direction

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A new wave of Scion products could redefine a brand that has consisted of boxy hatchbacks and a lone sporty coupe.
The launch of the iQ minicar reflects what executives call "the new urbanism" of young buyers. And the arrival of the FR-S rear-drive performance coupe will raise Scion's pricing, giving tC owners an aspirational vehicle.
But what happens to the two boxy vehicles, the xD and the xB? If Scion stuck to its short product cadences, as planned, they both would have been redesigned by now.

iQ: The three-occupant minicar arrives this fall, riding on a wheelbase 1 foot shorter than a Fiat500. It is Toyota's first application of its 1.3-liter, 94-hp inline-four-cylinder, teamed with a continuously variable transmission. The iQ is priced just under $16,000 and comes with many standard features and 11 airbags. Its 13-foot turning circle will make it an urban favorite.

xB: Scion would have replaced the boxy hatchback in the spring of 2011 if it were on the traditional four-year cycle. Scion boss Jack Hollis says the existing model may stay around for a few years even if volume is low. Future development of Toyota's home-market Rumion could provide clues about the xB's successor.

xD: The base-model hatchback should be replaced in the spring of 2012 if it's on a five-year cycle. It shares a platform with the Japan-market ist, but there is talk that Toyota may kill the ist. That means the new product might be derived from the redesigned and more expensive Yaris platform.

tC: The sport coupe was redesigned in the summer of 2010.

FR-S: The rear-wheel-drive sporty coupe will be Scion's flagship when it arrives in the spring of 2012. The FR-S is powered by a 200-hp, 2.0-liter boxer-four engine from Subaru. It will ride on a 101.2-inch wheelbase and have an overall length of 168.2 inches. The price will start around $22,000, pricey for a Scion.

Mini pickup: The A-BAT concept is not dead; Scion wants it. This would be the nonhybrid version of the A-BAT, while Toyota would get a less stylized hybrid under the Prius banner. Likely combining RAV4 and Prius parts, the pickup would be more of a parcel carrier than a cargo hauler. Expect it in the 2014 model year.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110815/CARNEWS/110819934#ixzz1V8hrZ42E

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7...TheCarTechblog

Sounds good, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Yiiipie!!! More speculation! :happyanim::happyanim::happyanim:

cant wait until december with all this speculation like its spoken word thats been going on

I sure hope so tho

I think this has been posted already, but it's not like there's anything else to talk about so let's go with it. $22k base price is a bit more than I was expecting... I was hoping for around 20 base, 23k nicely equipped. I guess if it has lots of standard features 22k would be fine.

I don't think $22k is all that bad. Wasn't the S2000's base price like $31k?

so everybody pays $22k exact since its a scion?

Good.

That's cheaper than the GTI and Genesis Coupe

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Originally Posted by CyberFormula (Post 54738)

so everybody pays $22k exact since its a scion?

Good.

That's cheaper than the GTI and Genesis Coupe

Wow. If Scion markets this thing properly, then *knocks on wood* we'll be seeing this thing around a LOT and selling like hotcakes, which is always GREAT because i want this thing to stick around for a long time, and evolve alla 911. Dont fix what's not broken right? :thumbsup:

I wouldn't be too concerned with seeing the car too often.

I've seen 2 GIRLs drive the Genesis 2.0T. I have yet seen a guy.

Ever so often I'll see a GTI. But still, I see more 350z or Infinity G.

I even see more Mini Cooper than either GTI or Genesis Coupe.

So there is something to consider. S2000 and Evo is some what rare on the streets and I hope the FRS will have that status

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Originally Posted by CyberFormula (Post 54742)

it all depends on where you live. The Genesis coupes are becoming more common around here, to where I see them with about the same frequency as the Z's. I see S2000 almost daily. Porches more frequently than just about any other import sports car. Evo's are still kinda rare, seems like most people around here sprung for the STi instead.

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Originally Posted by CyberFormula (Post 54742)

I've seen 2 GIRLs drive the Genesis 2.0T. I have yet seen a guy.

WTF? Do female drivers somehow count differently?

at least there some links to this speculation was starting to get sick of people and them title on topic that say something they speculate or made up with no backing at all. annoys the f out of me. Why can't guys drive a 2.0T genesis? is the v6 that more desirable? and IN my area it's civic Si and WRX or sti all over

There is a lot of guys driving 2.0T GC.