{"id":191415,"date":"2010-01-17T16:13:50","date_gmt":"2010-01-17T21:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/17\/will-scion-inject-freshness-into-americas-stale-compact-pickup-scene\/"},"modified":"2010-01-17T16:13:50","modified_gmt":"2010-01-17T21:13:50","slug":"will-scion-inject-freshness-into-america%e2%80%99s-stale-compact-pickup-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/191415","title":{"rendered":"Will Scion inject freshness into America\u2019s stale compact pickup scene?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWe know that Scion will launch<\/a> a new tC coupe<\/a> and a tiny little iQ minicar before the end of the year, but what comes after that? Yoshi Inaba, president of Toyota<\/a> Motor North America, admits that the Japanese automaker hasn’t yet decided what future products make the most sense for the youth-oriented Scion<\/a> brand, but Scion General Manager Jack Hollis tells Wards Auto<\/em> that a truck is a possibility.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the current pickup truck market and you’ll see that the only currently available machine that even remotely fits into the compact role is the Ford Ranger<\/a>, which hasn’t been updated in eons and sees its sales dwindle every single year (55,600 in 2009). This being the case, there may be room for a small urban pickup from Scion, though the automaker indicates it would need to be careful not to infringe on the class-leading Toyota Tacoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If Scion did indeed build a true compact pickup with an eye toward reasonable fuel efficiency, what would it look like? Perhaps an xB with a small bed<\/a>? Or might it look something like the Hako concept<\/a> from the 2008 New York Auto Show<\/a> (perhaps in modified form<\/a>)? Refresh your memory of that odd-looking show car by perusing our high-res image gallery below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Scion Hako Coupe Concept<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: Wards Auto<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Will Scion inject freshness into America’s stale compact pickup scene?<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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