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Pimped out Scion xD Concept

Toyota has always said that Scion cars are for the youth, and the youth generally like modifying their cars. So Scion’s designs have always been designed to be very modder friendly, like a piece of blank canvas that anyone can transform into a customised work of art. Scion wanted to demonstrate this “feature” of the Scion xD’s design concept with a sample customisation - and this is Scion’s customised Scion xD Concept.

Basically, more of an aesthetic modification - custom bodykit, huge 19 inch wheels, and a lowered ride height. No changes to the engine bay - a supercharger would have been very welcome. 128 horsepower from the new Dual VVT-i 1.8 liter isn’t a whole lot, as competitor Honda’s R18 SOHC makes 140 horses.

More photos after the jump.

24 Comments »

  1. Capt Shopalot said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 4:20 am

    Nice looking car
    Wonder will it comes to out shore,maybe under Perodua badge?

  2. jtshin said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 4:54 am

    cool… 19″ on a scion xD

  3. kei9 said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 8:16 am

    da front bumper looks like a toyota passo bumper….maybe toyota can agree to bring the scion to our shores.dont ya all agree?! cool 19″s ….but might be too large for the engine,fuel consumption will be high,but if you put in a supercharger….great!!!

  4. drM said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 9:18 am

    scion is another Toyota controlled car manufacturer? is it?

    well. well. well. thats explain why it is so similar to the existing ‘hot-hatchback’ Myvi…

  5. Mayonaise said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 10:06 am

    Scion is exclusively only for the US market. It’s designed to be a niche market brand, therefore there’s no way Scion cars are coming our way.

  6. hameed koyakuti said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 11:37 am

    Damn fugly……….but as usual, nobody dares to say it coz its a Toyota……..$#$#$#%#………..

  7. proton GL said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 12:30 pm

    nice alloy

  8. albagmane said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 12:43 pm

    nice nice nice!!! i do hope myvi can have as nice as this bodykit too… though the displacement is different… but this bk design really fits onto a myvi!

  9. Mayonaise said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 2:13 pm

    To hameed koyakuti:

    Dude, who said nobody dares to say it’s fugly? I do here! LOL Toyota cars SUCKS!

  10. aesthari said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 2:25 pm

    Woooh, looks more like the Myvi this way, but better and sportier, nice six spokes too.

  11. haroldz said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 3:20 pm

    american taste different mah…
    dat y d car is boxy, nampak ganas.GRRRRRRRRRR
    any1 who own myvi: if u decided to mod ur car like tis, pls share…..
    woohoooo!

  12. kabal said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 4:08 pm

    fugly fugly fugly.. like “kereta kebal”..

  13. w_lighter said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 4:19 pm

    Nice car… IF YOUR A MYVI LOVER~!!
    Seriously… just by the look of it i can feel dz already with tht high center of gravity …. swt

  14. gogo2 said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 5:09 pm

    it is as ugly as myvi. i wonder who will buy? :P

  15. mystvearn said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 8:15 pm

    looks like Myvi

  16. ACES said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 10:24 pm

    Nice! I never thought that i like that boxy shape and that 19″ wheels..

  17. ryan_foong80 said,

    March 2, 2007 @ 10:51 pm

    not bad good job…..scion

  18. ICER said,

    March 3, 2007 @ 9:45 am

    Sport Myvi look….

  19. mlbl said,

    March 3, 2007 @ 9:50 am

    The new myvi sport front will look just like that when its released on 9th March 2007 (if not mistaken).

  20. transformer said,

    March 3, 2007 @ 10:14 am

    sporty looks but its engine fails, 128hp….. have to be more for an outgoing model!

    19″ does improves the looks… but only a little bit though…

  21. motherker said,

    March 3, 2007 @ 11:16 am

    did u look at the size of the brakes? stock brake sys i suppose…
    stock brake sys……… i dun think its very efficient to stop 19″ wheels……

    concept car aso at least upgrade d rotors+calipers la……looks soo small n tiny….

  22. hameed koyakuti said,

    March 3, 2007 @ 12:18 pm

    Yeah Mayonaise, high 5……….!!!!

  23. neurra said,

    March 3, 2007 @ 1:02 pm

    what’s up with the large C-segment man? that thing could hide a Hummer in your view.. LoL

  24. sxdforum said,

    March 9, 2007 @ 9:56 pm

    5 Axis did a great job as they do with all the other scions they have worked on. Word is that scion will be shipping them out start end of may beginning of june.

    http://www.sxdforum.com

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