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[snacknuts]

I had a tC for five years and have owned an xB for almost as long. They have been great cars and this news saddens me a bit. Link.

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2016 – Scion, established as a separate brand in 2003 as a laboratory to explore new products and processes to attract youth customers, is now transitioning back to the Toyota brand. Scion achieved its goals of developing unique products and processes, and bringing in new, younger customers to Toyota. With more than a million cars sold, 70 percent of Scions were purchased by customers new to Toyota and 50 percent were under 35 years old.

As part of the brand transition, beginning in August 2016, MY17 Scion vehicles will be rebadged as Toyotas. The FR-S sports car, iA sedan and iM 5-door hatchback will become part of the Toyota family. The tC sports coupe will have a final release series edition and end production in August 2016. The C-HR, which recently debuted at the L.A. Auto Show, will be a part of the Toyota line-up.

Seeing those sales figures, I understand why they're doing this.

 

[Princess Carl]

The new tC designs are not good imo, I can understand their decline.

 

[Himynameischris]

The car titles have them listed as Toyota lol it always confuses people

 

[Stinkles]

Pretty sad tbh, now I won't be able to recognize shitty drivers texting their besties and boy-racers on sight.

 

[Charcoal]

Good. Now we can buy proper GT86's and not the red-headed step child.

 

[MiniBossBattle]

Hopefully America will get the GT-86 instead of the FRS

edit: what that stormtrooper above me said.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Yeah, FR-S as GT86 is here to stay. If not, then better for Subaru BRZ.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I love my scion xA. Was looking at a civic hybrid for my next car though.

 

[Chesskid1]

dunno the model name but i remember thinking their coupe looking car was really cool looking when i was younger

and i always hated the SUV one that looked like a box

 

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

Good riddance. I hate when car manufacturers create a new brand just for the sake of it. Scion never needed to exist.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Good. Now we can buy proper GT86's and not the red-headed step child.

Yeah, FR-S as GT86 is here to stay. If not, then better for Subaru BRZ.

I prefer the subaru branding tbh

 

[HUELEN10]

Only a million? Damn.

 

[StevieWhite]

My first and only car is an xd. While it's not even branded as a Scion outside of North America, it has been extremely reliable. Sad to see it go.

 

[psylah]

I prefer the subaru branding tbh

A Subaru without AWD is no Subaru at all. It was always more Toyota to me.

 

[DrGonzo615]

Good. Now we can buy proper GT86's and not the red-headed step child.

This was my first thought as well. The TC and XB arent a big loss.

 

[Fatalah]

Under the new Toyota badge, Scion models will gain Toyota's perception of strong reliability, while Toyota injects freshness to their line. Not bad.

 

[andythinkpad]

That's what they get for killing the xB.

I love boxy cars. I wish I can buy a new Element.

 

[notworksafe]

Does this mean my xB is now a classic car?

 

[sarcastor]

Their recent models were over priced and extremely ugly. And the XB always reminded me of Voltron's foot. But not in a good way.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Hopefully they kill that Mazda3 knockoff thing too. What was Mazda thinking...

 

[Triplicates]

The C-HR looks really cool. I'm glad it won't be a shitty Scion.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

"It's that which brings us together that makes us different."

That was a stupid fucking commercial.

 

[ReAxion]

The bold sleek styling was all like KAKOW, but the 2.4 liter dual overhead cam engine with 160 HP was all like KAKOWWW.

 

[giancarlo123x]

I have a 2006 tc. Car has treated me well these past few years.

 

[e_i]

The first car I bought was an Xa. Damn shame.

 

[explodet]

I hope the 2006 xB I have lasts forever.

Don't force me to get a Kia Soul.

 

[psylah]

The first car I bought was an Xa. Damn shame.

Yes, it is a shame that you spent money on that car.

 

[DrkSage]

Good. Now we can buy proper GT86's and not the red-headed step child.

This.

 

[muteki]

Good. I'd rather have the cars badged what they are as opposed to some "edgy" re-brand.

 

[NumberTwo]

The FR-S deserved a better badge anyways,

Spoiler

besides Subaru

.

 

[Norfair]

I have a 2006 tc. Car has treated me well these past few years.

I've got a 2005 tC. The thing just keeps running. I would have bought a new one but can't justify it when this thing keeps working.

Didn't they do the fixed pricing with the scions too? I hate having to haggle over prices on cars.

 

[ApharmdX]

A Subaru without AWD is no Subaru at all. It was always more Toyota to me.

To most customers, too. I saw some sales figures, the BRZ is kind of a dog compared to the WRX/STI.

 

[DrGonzo615]

Didn't they do the fixed pricing with the scions too? I hate having to haggle over prices on cars.

Yes, but honestly, its a bunch of BS. You can still haggle on Scions. I remember when the FR-S first came out and my local dealer was asking $31k! citing "market adjustment" as the reason for it.

 

[statham]

I owned a TC a few years back, great car IMO. They give you alot for the base price.

 

[Cheetos is Pretty Awesome]

That new iM looks hot as hell. I wonder if they're just gonna call it a Corolla hatchback.

 

[burn.money]

good. maybe we can finally have a real 86 successor and get a turbo. sorry but that crap FA20 in the frs sucks without a turbo...

 

[eddie4]

I almost bought an FR-S, but i sat in it and felt like a giant.... so I went with another car.

 

[KRaZyAmmo]

They lost their identity with that bloated xb. Too bad we couldn't get the proper 2g Xb (bB)

 

[Nerd_Incognito]

I've owned a 2006 Scion xA since Dec 05. Love my little city car. Still runs well, even in Chicago winters. I'll probably keep it for another year and upgrade to something else, but the aspect that saddens me most about this news is the loss of the business model. Building and ordering my xA was so effortless and stress free. I absolutely hate searching / haggling for new car models that don't have exactly the features that I want. I wish more brands sold models like Scion did.

 

[DrGonzo615]

good. maybe we can finally have a real 86 successor and get a turbo. sorry but that crap FA20 in the frs sucks without a turbo...

Eh, its still an 86 successor, its just missing the proper badges, but even then it still has this badge on the side..

As for a turbo, dont hold your breath either way. Sales of the 86 havent been what Toyota was hoping for. Any updating of the 86 since 2012 have been minimal at best.

 

[Shadoken]

Fuk yes.... Now people wont be confused about my rebadged FRS.

 

[Abounder]

Unfortunately the FRS will probably fade away like the FJ Cruiser, I suppose there's just too many other options in their respective segments. RIP Scion, guess Kia and the hamster commercials killed it. GT86 is much cooler though

 

[daveo42]

tC was probably the only good looking car Scion ever had. Maybe whatever that more sporty sports car they had...but not for the price. While those numbers are good for Toyota, I'm sure a good chunk of younger buyers were moving over to brands like Toyota and Honda due to reliability build quality and fuel economy not found in domestic autos.

Edit: It was the FRS.

 

[KRaZyAmmo]

good. maybe we can finally have a real 86 successor and get a turbo. sorry but that crap FA20 in the frs sucks without a turbo...

That's what aftermaket support is for.

 

[The Albatross]

The scions I notice on the road have always been damn ugly. Looked up the FRS and it looks nice. I don't know if I've ever seen that.

 

[privitsan02]

Good, now the FR-S is an option. As long as its still cheaper than the BRZ over here.

Best wishes.

 

[Ace 8095]

I preferred the name Toyota GT86 over Scion FR-S anyway.

 

[crazyprac]

Had a brz, nice little car, even better when I dropped in a turbo, until got into an accident . Always wanted the gt86, but the BRZ offered more and the FR-S that came to stateside was gimp in offerings. That and I was able to haggle a BRZ limited to FR-S invoice price.

The community (well those on the forums) are pretty respectable even with all the boy racers with all show and no go.

I'm excited its under toyota now but Im not holding my breath in any new upgrades to the car which is a shame...

 

[yanipheonu]

I guess Scions will have no Scions.

 

[GKSilKamina]

Sad to see it go. Have two relatives with Scions and they're both nice little cars.