Scion Killing xB, xD in Favor of All-New Models

Second-gen xB not as successful as original.

LAS VEGAS – Toyota's Scion brand will jettison its xB boxy compact and xD subcompact hatchback in favor of all-new models, WardsAuto learns. "We don't have plans for a direct xB or xD replacement," Jack Hollis, vice president-Scion says in an interview during a Scion FR-S media drive here. Harkening back to the original brand tenet of “one-and-done” models, Scion won't carry over the names of the xB and xD, and it likely won't replace ...

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fernandobutton
on Jun 12, 2012

Hope it will be an improvement since they will be making a ton of alterations to the car. It would be nice to see some major upgrades to the car like better chrome exhaust tips and better sounding muffler.

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