tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post2907142230725009749..comments2024-03-24T20:30:55.379-07:00Comments on Subcompact Culture - The small car blog: Scion speculation: What will the next xB be? (Maybe the bB?)Andy Lilienthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962844660116593646noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-71568379011330168332010-07-12T21:15:44.589-07:002010-07-12T21:15:44.589-07:00I'm right there with you. I wish Scion would ...I'm right there with you. I wish Scion would have stuck to their message from the beginning and I will never get over the xB2. <br /><br />I hope for something small like the original xB but I am not very optimistic on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-90528790086296005002010-06-28T21:28:06.487-07:002010-06-28T21:28:06.487-07:00having owned a 2005 xB manual I vote something JDM...having owned a 2005 xB manual I vote something JDM. they took a chance the first time doing so and it worked in their favor. I loved my xB it was a great drivers car and had very polarizing styling that many of the current jdm city cars have.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135277042175635559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-8154054127747017972010-06-25T13:51:31.767-07:002010-06-25T13:51:31.767-07:00The biggest problem I see is that there's no s...The biggest problem I see is that there's no space between the new xB and the Matrix-they're both funky, C-segment 5-doors that try to defy categorization and don't quite succeed. Likewise, the xD isn't quite enough of a WJT to distinguish itself from the far-from-bland Yaris.<br /><br />My suggestion would be to replace the Matrix with the JDM Corolla Fielder (which is unmistakably a Station Wagon with capital letters); bring in the Auris (Corolla 5-door hatch) as a new "big" Scion; and either the new Ist or something similarly offbeat as a small 5-seater.nlpnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925589671848667697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-58762043977330881332010-06-24T17:16:09.971-07:002010-06-24T17:16:09.971-07:00I think...
That the vehicle needs a face lift. If...I think...<br /><br />That the vehicle needs a face lift. If they can get something in between a Cube and a Soul look-wise they'd be doing good. (Going too boxy will just look like a rip-off of the Cube at this point.)<br /><br />I think going smaller would be a bad idea. You can't make a car bigger and then go "Ooops, sorry!" and make is small again. I think that'll confuse consumers.<br /><br />What they ought to do is keep it the same size but make everything about it better. Giving it a newer more fuel efficient engine would be a great start.<br /><br />Honestly, the xB has potential. Bigger isn't always bad, even in the subcompact world, if it's done right. The problem is their 2nd Generation xB wasn't done right.D2Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374465069395396071noreply@blogger.com