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01-18-2010, 01:17 AM
Filed under: Budget (http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/), Truck (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Scion (http://www.autoblog.com/category/scion/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/scion-hako.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/scion-hako-coupe-concept/#9)Scion Hako concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
We know that Scion will launch (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/15/report-scion-to-get-stronger-stateside-focus-two-new-models/) a new tC coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/model/tc) and a tiny little iQ minicar before the end of the year, but what comes after that? Yoshi Inaba, president of Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota) Motor North America, admits that the Japanese automaker hasn't yet decided what future products make the most sense for the youth-oriented Scion (http://www.autoblog.com/make/scion) brand, but Scion General Manager Jack Hollis tells Wards Auto that a truck is a possibility.
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 (http://autoblog.com/model/ranger), 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 (http://autoblog.com/model/tacoma).
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 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/03/scion-xb-bonneville-brandon-leungs-sema-2009/)? Or might it look something like the Hako concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/embargo-3-19-3-15pm-est-new-york-2008-scion-unveils-odd-lookin/) from the 2008 New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/) (perhaps in modified form (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/jalopnik-readers-redesign-the-scion-hako/))? Refresh your memory of that odd-looking show car by perusing our high-res image gallery below.
Gallery: Scion Hako Coupe Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/001scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/002scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/003scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/004scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/005scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)
[Source: Wards Auto (http://wardsauto.com/ar/scions_compact_truck_100115/)]Will Scion inject freshness into America's stale compact pickup scene? (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/17/will-scion-inject-some-freshness-into-americas-stale-compact-pi/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/scion-hako.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/scion-hako-coupe-concept/#9)Scion Hako concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
We know that Scion will launch (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/15/report-scion-to-get-stronger-stateside-focus-two-new-models/) a new tC coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/model/tc) and a tiny little iQ minicar before the end of the year, but what comes after that? Yoshi Inaba, president of Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota) Motor North America, admits that the Japanese automaker hasn't yet decided what future products make the most sense for the youth-oriented Scion (http://www.autoblog.com/make/scion) brand, but Scion General Manager Jack Hollis tells Wards Auto that a truck is a possibility.
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 (http://autoblog.com/model/ranger), 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 (http://autoblog.com/model/tacoma).
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 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/03/scion-xb-bonneville-brandon-leungs-sema-2009/)? Or might it look something like the Hako concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/embargo-3-19-3-15pm-est-new-york-2008-scion-unveils-odd-lookin/) from the 2008 New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/) (perhaps in modified form (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/jalopnik-readers-redesign-the-scion-hako/))? Refresh your memory of that odd-looking show car by perusing our high-res image gallery below.
Gallery: Scion Hako Coupe Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/001scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/002scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/003scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/004scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/005scion_hako_coupe_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scion-hako-coupe-concept-1/low/)
[Source: Wards Auto (http://wardsauto.com/ar/scions_compact_truck_100115/)]Will Scion inject freshness into America's stale compact pickup scene? (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/17/will-scion-inject-some-freshness-into-americas-stale-compact-pi/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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