What You Should Know About Toyota Scion Xp



Posted: Saturday, July 11, 2009

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Toyota's Scion lineup has been wildly successful, and with the ongoing enlargement of the brand Toyota plans on releasing a new automobile dubbed the Scion xP--the letter 'P' for pickup of course! And, like all of Scion's other products, the car will appeal to the formerly ignored Generation Y crowd looking for a hip, urban car.

The Scion truck is not like your classic entry-level pickup and is modeled after the Fuse concept auto. The xP sports many modern and urban styling features similar to it's Scion counterparts as well as some new and inventive features. Some of the jazzy features include a tailgate that unfolds into a seat for two, rear unfolding speakers, and a drink cooler in the rear center console. Sketches of the car exemplify an "urban-esque" pickup with, aggressive styling features, a low and tall body profile, and even a hood scoop. The engine specs are quite conservative for the truck--a 161 horsepower, 2.4 cylinder engine is under the hood, which should provide reasonable fuel economy for an entry level pickup.

According to pickuptruck.com, the MSRP starting price of the xP is guessed about $12,000 which is considerably cheap for the features, options, and styling the coupe sports. Most researchers are predicting that the xP should do quite well in the entry-level pickup segment as the sole "real" competitor is the Ford Ranger--a little pickup that hasn't seen any improvements for a few years now. Another benefit for Toyota, is that once they hook some of the younger buyers with the xP, they can than transition them to their "more mature" Toyota Tundra. This may enable them to keep long, satisfied buyers coming back for more.

The Scion xP is booked to be released in 2010. It wouldn't be a shock to me if the vehicle outsold the Ford Ranger, and helped Toyota to further increase their market share over it's "Big 3" rivals. The test of time will tell, and customer reply will soon unfold after the 2010 mark is soon reached.

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