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This is another question that came to me randomly in traffic. A lot of them come this way in bumper to bumper 5 o'clock traffic.  I was waiting at a red light behind a dark green Toyota MR2 Spyder, and I realized that they don't make anything funky any more.  The MR2 was an anomoly on Toyota's map, though - they've got their business model these days (Hybrids + Appliances + Quality = Profits) and they're doing it quite well. The MR2 was really cool.  It used really basic mechanical components (actually the engine and transaxle from the Corolla turned around the other way) in a delicately balanced mid-engine rear drive package.  It was quite a handler: with 50/50 weight distribution, a 96.5" wheelbase, a 2195lb

The new 2011 tC was introduced at the New York International Auto Show this year, and it will be hitting showrooms October 1st. The brand is excited about the new tC, as the 2011 model is the first redesign of the tC since it hit the market in 2004. In case you haven't noticed, there is also a full-scale marketing campaign going on currently to introduce the new coupe. To promote the tC, Scion has created a new game dubbed "Take on the Machine." But it isn't just any game, it is an augmented reality game - and it is quite entertaining. Using simply your web browser and web cam (keyboard operation is available as well), you can steer your Scion TC through a variety of urban obstacles. All you

Scion has organized a campaign for a while to let us know that the brand had big plans for the New York International Auto Show. And that they did - but sometimes big plans come in small packages, as in the case of the new tC and Scion iQ minicar. The Scion tC first come out in June 2004 as a 2005 model year vehicle, so it has been due for an update. The new look isn't a big change different, but the front end has been streamlined and made to look more sporty. Scion calls the look "refined aggression." We tend to agree - the new tC is a bit more aggressive, and an improvement over the current model. The look out back is even more of

Not much time has passed since the introductions at the Tokyo Motor Show. Toyota was no doubt the winner of the show, debuting two performance models, the Toyota FT-86 Concept and the Lexus LFA. The former probably of the most interest to performance enthusiasts (unless you have $375,000.....and even then). So we know the FT-86 concept is a lock for production and now speculation is turning to what it will be named. FT-86 is obviously not the final production name, with the moniker chosen to pay homage to the Toyota Corolla AE-86 GT. The names under consideration, as reported by Autocar and The Detroit Bureau are Celica and surprisingly - Scion tC?  In producing the FT-86, Toyota's goal is to make a vehicle