A Scion Truck - Is It Possible?

A Scion Truck - Is It Possible?

There has been a lot of talk recently about whether Scion will ever be producing a new truck. According to one poster on Scion Life forums who works at a dealership, he was told by his boss that Scion would be releasing a pickup called the XP for 2014. Still, a quick search under the word brought up only xB conversion kits.

A Pickup Truck by Scion

According to one site I found, however, there is such a vehicle in development. The sit reads as follows:

The original project was started by Toyota four years ago when it first revealed the A-BAT Conceptor Advanced Breakthrough Aero Truck, a unibody compact pickup that was powered by a Prius-like hybrid powertrain. ... A unibody “truck” that is designed more as a lifestyle vehicle...and could [italics mine] also be rebadged as a Toyota model and sold overseas. With Toyota currently offering both a 4-cylinder and a V6 in the RAV4, this might also make way for Scion’s first-ever six-cylinder model. Like other Scion vehicles, an A-BAT pickup would be powered by a conventional gasoline engine, but Toyota could also receive a version with a gas-electric hybrid powertrain to sell under its Prius line of vehicles.

So, it appears to be the real deal and is not simply a rebadged Toyo but an actual Scion model. I suppose only time will tell but it is an exciting turn of events for the brand.

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Scion - An Incredibly Brief History

Born from Toyota, Made for the Youth

Scion, as everyone knows, was a marque devised by the wildly successful Japanese automaker Toyota in order to capture the hearts, minds and checkbooks of today's youth. And, by every indication, they have succeeded. So it was that in 2002 Scion was born and has been producing heavy hitting, tuner-minded vehicles ever since.

New Models and Pure Prices

The first models fielded by Scion were the xB and tC (both originally conceived under much less attractive names such as the bbX and the ccX) and were soon follwed by the xA and the xD. Perhhaps one of Scions biggest marketing advantages is the "Pure Price" program which gives buyers the total price (includng title, tax and insurance) upfront so they can make a quick buying decision. In additon, the trim levels are incredibly customizable making each Scion a completely personalized car.

Onward and Upward

As Scion passed its first decade things were looking up for the company and they continue to put out amazingly well-designed and dependable vehicles. In fact, in some cities such as Chicago most of the taxi cab fleets are made up of dependable xBs with incredible carrying capacity and great MPG.

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Woodgrain Dash Kits in a Scion?

Woodgrain Dash Kits in a Scion?

Yes, it may sound strange at first but a wood grain dash kit CAN work in a Scion--you just have to be a creative thinker. Yes, I know the new FR-S is all about satin silver and matte blacks but just think of it in a Honey Burlwood or Japanese Cherry wood grain.

How to Make It Work

The most important thing is to consider when attempting use use a wood grain dash kit from Rvinyl in any tuner car but especially in something like the Scion FR-S (aka Toyota GT86) is that you want to go as far as possible from the color scheme in the vehicle at hand. In other words, no Ebony and no Blackwood. You will want to go with the loudest, most obviously wood grained dash kit you can find.

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