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Filed under: Concept Cars , New York Auto Show , Coupes , Scion Click above for high-res gallery of the Scion Hako Concept Any hope that Scion would be revealing the next iteration of the tC, or a clean-sheet sports coupe with which to replace it, were dashed this afternoon in New York when the wraps were pulled off the Hako Coupe Concept. The Hako is essentially a Scion xB that's lost a couple of doors and gained a massive schnoz, a seriously upright windshield and some highly stylized accents. Scion's PR people insist that the coupe's design is inspired by the "emergence of American vintage style among young Tokyo trendsetters," which may be true, but Scion's veep, Jack Hollis' remark that the Hako "is the sporty version of a box." Oxymoronic? We think so. As with most of Scion's concepts, the Hako is a combination of form and functionality, with an emphasis on living the Scion life that the brand has fought hard to establish. As such, there's...
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Filed under: Concept Cars , New York Auto Show , Scion The Scion Fuse Concept debuted at the 2007 New York Auto Show. Scion will be keeping with the tradition it established last year in the Big Apple by bringing another concept to the New York Auto Show this March. The NY unveiling is another attempt by Scion to define itself as the quintessential automaker for hip urbanites, despite the xB practically being the official vehicle of the AARP. According to Inside Line , Toyota doesn't plan on showing anything at the Chicago Auto Show in early February, so we expect the Lexus, Scion and Toyota stands to be quiet. Details on the Scion concept bound for New York are scarce, but something in the form of a tC replacement is a distinct possibility. [Source: Inside Line] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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