| Toyota's Scion lineup has been wildly successful, | | | | conservative for the truck--a 161 horsepower, 2.4 |
| and with the continued expansion of the brand | | | | cylinder engine is under the hood, which should |
| Toyota plans on releasing a new vehicle dubbed | | | | provide reasonable fuel economy for an entry |
| the Scion xP--the letter 'P' for pickup of course! | | | | level pickup. |
| And, like all of Scion's other products, the car will | | | | According to pickuptruck.com, the MSRP starting |
| appeal to the previously ignored Generation Y | | | | price of the xP is estimated at around $12,000 |
| crowd looking for a hip, urban vehicle. | | | | which is considerably cheap for the features, |
| The Scion truck is unlike your typical entry-level | | | | options, and styling the coupe sports. Most |
| pickup and is modeled after the Fuse concept car. | | | | analysts are predicting that the xP should do quite |
| The xP sports numerous trendy and urban styling | | | | well in the entry-level pickup segment as the only |
| features similar to it's Scion counterparts as well | | | | "real" competitor is the Ford Ranger--a small |
| as some new and innovative features. Some of | | | | pickup that hasn't seen any improvements for |
| the jazzy features include a tailgate that unfolds | | | | quite a few years now. Another benefit for |
| into a seat for two, rear unfolding speakers, and | | | | Toyota, is that once they hook some of the |
| a beverage cooler in the rear center console. | | | | younger buyers with the xP, they can than |
| Sketches of the vehicle exemplify an | | | | transition them to their "more mature" Toyota |
| "urban-esque" pickup with, aggressive styling | | | | Tundra. This will enable them to keep long, |
| features, a low and tall body profile, and even a | | | | satisfied customers coming back for more. |
| hood scoop. The engine specs are quite | | | | |