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New York, New Scions: 2011 iQ

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Scion had two introductions at the New York International Auto Show – the updated tC and the all-new iQ minicar. There was rumors about the iQ coming to the United States as a Scion to help reinvigorate the brand’s youthful images. In other markets, it is known as a Toyota – or, an Aston Martin. [...]

New York, New Scions: 2011 tC

Thursday, April 1, 2010

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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 [...]

Toyota Deciding Name for Production FT-86

Monday, October 26, 2009

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Toyota Deciding Name for Production FT-86

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 [...]

NYIAS: Significant Debuts at the New York International Auto Show

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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NYIAS: Significant Debuts at the New York International Auto Show

Well, it’s now time to get to work defining the sights and sounds of the NYIAS for 2009. My initial impression was overwhelming, but after I caught my breath, it was also a bit disappointing. Why? Because the number of debuts have been lackluster, because of the general Malaise that the Auto Industry is currently [...]