Celica Forums General Discussion General New Scion tC revealed...

Check it out.

http://www.scion.com/index.html

OOOOO i like

so that 159 HP car is going to replace the Celica?

I think not.

It looks like an overweight Tiburon from the side.

Love the chrome even numbered spoke wheels, as well.

They should learn from Saturn: even spokes + chrome = crap

looks like an accord/rsx if you ask me...it has economy car written all over it.

that said...it is by FAR the best looking scion i have seen yet (concept or not). it's a step in a better direction.

Wow, I like it. Probably my favorite Scion so far.

If you ask me... the tC was intended to take place of the COROLLA, not the CELICA

There is nothing similar about the tC and the celica... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!

They should have reintroduced this as a Paseo.

well.. it's better than those horrid station wagon concepts taht were released before this

plus.. this 2.4 engine could actually prove worthy with vvt-i. think of the nissan 240sx, only with valve timing! let's hope this one actually gets aftermarket forced induction support to finally drive a nail through that srt-4

ditto.

but you have to agree w/isaac and how its dumb not to make a liftback for the younger generation..especially if you plan on discontinuing the celica.

Steak is very expensive in Japan.

but you can get Kobe beef...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Mmmm. . .

what's kobe beef? a piece of kobe tai?

beef from rice fed cattle.

it is served SLIGHTLY cooked, and it is very very good...best beef you can get.

i like it...but not as a celica replacement. in a way it looks like a skyline cousin to me..hmmm...it's 2.4L with 150hp and 160 lbs. of tq. not bad but as a celi replacement i duno bout' that.

I waaaaaaaaant!

Those things will be wicked with some mods

But it's missing the Toyota emblem in the front and reminds me of a RSX.

well obviously its a scion symbol (owned by toyota) and yeah..it remins me of an rsx also.

hey btw, thanks for the link BlueBatmobile

its cute...i guess. to me it just looks like another blase' car, like a typical corolla or accord, you see em everyday but you dont pay any attention to em.

*sigh*
silly toyota...

damn...higher hp but not as nice as the celica

not higher than the gts.

Hmm. At first I thought it was a Tiburon

Isaac, I couldnt agree with you more. Especially with the comparison to the corolla, not the celica. IMO, The Xc doesnt look that bad...but to replace the celica with it? That's just a bad idea. I just hope that toyota/scions high expectations of teens buying the scions, blow up in their face as they realise that a lot of teens will not go for it. I still do not get why toyota's getting rid of their 'sports cars' in america...Oh well, I just hope that toyota reaslises their mistake.

Oh please, that engine needs some serious tuning, with that much displacement it should have well over 220hp.

I noticed that in the front end when I first saw it.

And i'm also wondering why 'Deaths sig image look EXACTLY like me!.

Not bad at all

doesnt look bad, but toyota is a bunch of F*ckin idiots, all they do is F*ck up with american buyers. sell us some good shit toyota

ugly ..

i dont mind it...its ight

i like it...wit dat said it is definetly not tha celica replacement

I hate it, it looks like a "mom" car.

i duno why some of you dont like it, but i find it really nice. of course it aint no celica replacement, but this sets scion to a higher level class car. the car looks pretty good. the headlights kinda remind me of a bmw 5series headlights, lookin the car from the side makes the tail lights look like maxima, and front the front door all the way to the start of the trunk reminds me of a g35. i really like it, finally scion came up with something nice. too bad the interior looks a little weird. but remember its a car under 20,000

Not sure if it's just me, but it looks like a Skyline front with BMW 5 series front headlights or Altezza fronts and Tiburon tails. The body is aye, and 17" wheels as standard? It's ok. If THAT'S going to replace the Celica, then

Who's with me as far as the looks goes?

I think it looks pretty good...

I told you that other thing wasn't it..


it's ok...I wonder how nice it can look with body kit and shit.

yea, a 159 hp 2.4 liter engine

I took another look at it...


...it looks like a BMW/G35/Corolla love child...


...and I still hate it.

Looks more like a BMW 5-series, Skyline and Tiburon got a lil kinky.

I thought it would be better than this

yeah...it looks nice, but too similar to the Corolla and RSX. And, it doesn't have a "sporty" look. But...good start for the Scion.

160+lbs. of tq
2900+lbs weight
bmw/skyline-esque front/tibby rear
scion label instead of toyo or lexus
great foreseeable trd support in the future
will never corner like it's on rails like a celi
2.4L engine
only produces 150+hp


maybe they'll make an "S" edition or xrs edition until then a replacement for the celi it is not

i have to admit, the looks are decent, but it looks just a little too much like a soapbar, 2900 lbs and only 160hp, i can already see it in my rearview mirror. I think they came out with the tC because the xA did horrible, if they're trying to mimmick a celica they did a horrible job, i think the specs of that car is just disgusting. I really think it would be a great car for my mom, im gonna go tell her about it. Good thing shes replacing that caravan soon

it weights 2900??

that thing is going to be slow

ya i agree, well i guess they dont think a five hundred pound difference will be very big btw the celica and tC

Wow...

I can't believe how many "this is nothing like a Celica" or "this thing weighs more than my Celi!" posts there are here.

Obviously this is not meant to replace the Celi, or attract the same audience as our cars. Think about the market segment that buys Sunfires or (non-evo) Lancers. Toyota has finally decided to offer a PRACTICAL sporty car. I'm actually glad they are, because it's going to open up a whole new market segment for the company.

That being said, I'm as PISSED as everyone else here that the Celi's are going away in the US. With the release of the tC it's obvious to me that the Scion project isn't a poor attempt to create sports cars- it's Toyota deciding to exit the sports car market at this time.

On the BRIGHT side for those of us who like import sports cars- Mazda seems to be starting to come back as an actual contender. The RX-8 is (in my view) a good equal to our cars. The 3 blows away our Corolla's. The Miata is supposedly being worked on by Mazdaspeed for release of a model this year . Still nothing like the Supra out there for us right now, but nobody can predict the future.

looks good

it doesnt look too bad...but too much "economy" written all over it. This will sell but not to the younger generation as toyota is intending. definitely no celica replacement