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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:06:02 -0400 Lifestyle/Fashion http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xd_2008 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xd_2008?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta  2008 SCION XD STYLING | [7 out of 10] Kelley Blue Book: "aggressive short, squat stance" Car and Driver: "a polarizing design" Automobile: "more traditional driver centered dash" Kelley Blue Book: "dash is simple and easy to navigate" A unique exterior and a functional interior mesh for a funky, utilitarian aesthetic in the 2008 ...]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:25:19 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_tc_2008 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_tc_2008?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta  2008 SCION TC STYLING | [8 out of 10] Car and Driver: "Handsome and intuitive dash controls" Motor Trend: "A hatchback hidden within a coupe form" MyRide.com: "too refined for the coolness factor of the brand" Autoblog: "striking in person" Sleek and restrained, yet taut and sporty, the 2008 Scion tC might just be the ...]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:15:58 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xb_2008 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xb_2008?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta 2008 SCION XB STYLING | [8 out of 10] Cars.com: "The edges have been rounded a bit here and there" Automobile: "Bigger, softer-looking exterior" Motor Trend: "An appearance of visual mass and menace" In 2003, Toyota set out to create a youth brand, Scion , that featured very non-traditional styling, and on that count, it has ...]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:32:15 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/bottomline/scion_tc_2008 http://www.thecarconnection.com/bottomline/scion_tc_2008?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta To bring you this comprehensive review of the 2008 Scion tC, the car experts at TheCarConnection.com researched some of the best reviews on the Web to put together this conclusive review. Then TheCarConnection's editors included comments on their own experience with the tC. Likes -Bargain price -Attractive interior design -Peppy ...]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:13 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/bottomline/scion_xd_2008 http://www.thecarconnection.com/bottomline/scion_xd_2008?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta In order to bring you this comprehensive review of the 2008 Scion xD, the automotive brain trust at TheCarConnection.com consulted with a wide range of review sources, then included the driving experience of TheCarConnection's editors. Likes -Styling makes a short, stubby hatch look sporty -Perky performance and good fuel economy ...]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 09:49:47 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/bottomline/scion_xb_2008 http://www.thecarconnection.com/bottomline/scion_xb_2008?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta The car experts at TheCarConnection.com read a wide range of professional road tests of the 2008 Scion xB to compile this definitive review. TheCarConnection.com's editors also drove the 2008 Scion xB and offer driving impressions and more details, where they help you make a better new-car decision. Likes: - Funky attitude - Cargo ...]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 16:13:57 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_tc_2005 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_tc_2005?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta tC Scion's sports coupe, the tC, debuts for 2005 with sleek styling and a well-finished interior that delivers good comfort in the front and back. Currently the most powerful Scion offered, the tC packs under its hood the all-aluminum 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) that's otherwise ...]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xa_2005 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xa_2005?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta xA Looking like a smaller version of the Toyota Matrix, the funky looking youth-oriented xA four-door hatchback is graced with sculpted wheel arches, a wide front grille, and ample-sized rocker-panel extensions. Inside, a black-on-white instrument panel resides at the top center of the dashboard. Power comes from a 1.5-liter ...]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xb_2005 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xb_2005?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta xB While it's actually a lot smaller in real life than it looks in pictures, the decidedly boxy xB is a hot and hip urban alternative to both small sport-utility vehicles and station wagons. It sits fairly low to the ground and carries ground effects and a low front-end skirt with wide air intake to dress up its otherwise angular ...]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_tc_2006 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_tc_2006?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta (2005 model shown) tC Scion's sleek-looking sports coupe, the tC, debuted last year as the most powerful Scion offered, coming powered by the all-aluminum, 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine with Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) that's otherwise found in the Toyota Camry. Here, it generates 160 horsepower and can ...]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xb_2006 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xb_2006?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta (2004 model shown) xB For whatever reason, the unashamedly boxy xB is Scion's best-selling vehicle, and remains a hot and hip urban alternative to both small sport-utility vehicles and sport wagons. It sits fairly low to the ground and carries ground effects and a low front-end skirt with wide air intake to dress-up its ...]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xa_2006 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xa_2006?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta (2005 model shown) xA With a sleekly sloping roofline, the xA four-door subcompact hatchback continues for 2006 with a minor makeover that includes new upper and lower front grilles, a redesigned front bumper, color-keyed rocker panels and rear bumper, new headlamps and taillamps, and side mirrors with integrated turn signals. ...]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/scion_xa_2006?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Three's company -- but would four be a crowd forToyota's trend-setting Scion division? What sounds like a riddle is actually a serious issue for the youth-oriented brand. Since its launch in 2003, Scion officials have insisted on offering a maximum of just three models in the lineup. For the '08 model-year, they're dropping the ...]]> Thu, 24 May 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1010659_daihatsu-plays-scion-xb-again http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1010659_daihatsu-plays-scion-xb-again?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Europeans are aware of the success of Scion in the United States , even if the brand isn't sold on the Continent. The Scion xB has been especially noted, since there is nothing quite like the boxy compact in Europe . Europe won't get the Scion after all, but in Geneva , Toyota showed off the latest Scion xB -- wearing ...]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1010353_scion-stacks-em-up-in-detroit http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1010353_scion-stacks-em-up-in-detroit?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Toyota's Scion division didn't have any all-new products to show off at the Detroit auto show, but between the DJs spinning 'round the show clock and the free T-shirts being pressed behind them, the upstart division found plenty of gawkers crowding its booth. And no wonder - the Scion show stand looked more like a Matchbox storage ...]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:00:00 -0500