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The car looks decent, though the Scion styling and re badging are overkill. Honestly badging it as a Scion is a buzz kill for me. I own an MR2 Turbo, several have friend's Supra Turbos. I know people with Celica All-Tracs, and even AE86's. These are all great TOYOTA sports cars. I am a TOYOTA enthusiast, not a Scion enthusiasts. This car was suppose to represent the legendary Toyota sports cars of the past. None of those were Scions, and I know as an MR2 enthusiasts, if you tried to re-badge an MR2 as a Scion we'd all blow a fuse. IMO rebadging this car as a Scion is a slap in the face to Toyota's sports car heritage, a slap in the face to all those cars and the enthusiasts who follow them. It's saying "we don't care about you or history." I mean, you're going to honor past Toyota's by making a car which isn't called a Toyota? That's just stupid. As I said, try rebadging an SW20 MR2 or MKIV Supra as a Scion and see how owners take it. At least the rest of the world is getting a Toyota badged product, so it can be re-badge it as a Toyota. I guess to get a Toyota you'll have to go "EDM" or "JDM on it. I think I'll hold out for the Subaru, it's not a Toyota badge wise, but neither is a Scion. I'm a Toyota enthusiasts, but this isn't a Toyota in the states...it's a Scion. That just kills it for me. At least if Subaru releases a variant, there's a good chance it'll be turbocharged and AWD.
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