{"id":492134,"date":"2010-03-30T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/30\/reader-spy-2011-scion-tc-caught-on-new-york-show-stand-ahead-of\/"},"modified":"2010-03-30T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T00:31:00","slug":"reader-spy-2011-scion-tc-caught-on-new-york-show-stand-ahead-of-reveal-looks-much-the-same-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/492134","title":{"rendered":"Reader Spy: 2011 Scion tC caught on New York show stand ahead of reveal, looks much the same *Updated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: New York Auto Show<\/a>, Spy Photos<\/a>, Budget<\/a>, Hatchback<\/a>, Scion<\/a><\/p>\n

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We have always thought that the Scion tC<\/a> was a pretty tidy looking little hatchback, but as it’s been on sale since 2004, well, it’s gotten a bit tired, even though there are very few inexpensive front-drive sport-ish coupes to choose from these days. With that in mind, we’ve been looking forward to the introduction of the long-awaited 2011 model, expecting a fairly radical step forward. Judging by this new spy shot from an anonymous tipster, perhaps we ought to temper our expectations a bit.<\/p>\n

While the single snapshot in question is blurry and blown out, it does show what appears to be a new lower fascia, grille, wheels, and side mirrors. The headlamps are too washed out under the showstand’s high-power lights to tell if they’ve been altered (it appears that the photo was taken during a presentation rehearsal ahead tomorrow’s New York Auto Show<\/a> reveal), but it’s reasonable to assume that the tC will receive new lights both front and rear, as they’re a hallmark of almost any vehicle refresh.<\/p>\n

As for what lies underneath the reskin, we’re not yet sure, as the only thing to have slipped out about the new model that appears credible are a few official-looking detail shots<\/a> that reveal items like a new manual shift mode for the automatic transmission and revamped HVAC controls.<\/p>\n

We’ll have more on the 2011 tC after Scion’s press conference tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can play a game of “spot the differences” from the outgoing car by checking out our high-res gallery of Scion’s latest special edition model below.
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\n*UPDATE:<\/strong><\/em> Our man with the spy cam has offered up the following details about the 2011 tC:<\/p>\n