Slammer Scion xB by Louie Contreras
Although the SEMA Show ended last week we have a special car for you, the special Slammer Scion xB. Built by Louie Contreras, the vehicle represents a transformation from an ordinary Scion xB into a Boneville Salt Flats racer.In order to do this Contreras modified the height of the vehicle by chopping some portions 6.5? raked chop top, added a rear wing spoiler, a parachute used for stopping the car and new aluminium hubcaps while under the hood we find a new TRD supercharger in order to increase the...

2008 Scion Limited Edition xD Release Series 1.0
Scion has just announced the release of its new Limited Edition xD Release Series 1.0. This is the third limited edition release for Scion for 2008.[source]

Scion picks a partner for HD Radio
Scion has selected iBiquity Digital to provide HD Radio technology in some of its audio systems. Scion hasn't said how it plans to integrate iBiquity into Scions, or which cars will get the systems first, but the partnership marks another incursion of HD Radio into the mass market -- BMW, Ford and Jaguar already offer it, with Volvo opening the HD spigot next year. HD Radio offers stations the ability to transmit multiple programs over a single FM frequency with crystal clear reception -- and there are...

VIDEO: Scion's interacitve advertisement causes passers-by to flail
Click above to view video after jumpWhile the Scion tC Release Series 4.0 is little more than a body-kit and a paint job for a sporty two-door in need of a redesign, we imagine that a few more of them could move off the lots with cool advertising like you see in the video pasted after the break. This type of interactive advertising is pretty cool, in a Minority Report sort-of-way. If we are going to be continually bombarded with billboards, they may as well be cool to look at and interactive. From the...

2008 Scion RS*R tC
  Scion's drift car is based on its most popular model, the tC sports coupe. The factory built front-wheel drive tC turned into a drifting contender through a rear-wheel drive conversion performed by acclaimed exhaust and suspension manufacturer, RS*R. The tC shares its platform with Toyota's Japanese market Avensis four-wheel drive and Caldina all-wheel drive, enabling it to undergo the conversion. RS*R used its extensive performance shop experience to change the tC's stock transverse engine...

Scion prices the 2009 xB and tC. Tacks another $100 onto the box.
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Scion xB.Scion announced pricing for the 2009 xB and tC today, and if you want to get your hands on the love-it-or-hate-it toaster on wheels, you'll have to pony up an extra $100 this year. The xB's base price is now $16,370 including shipping, and comes equipped with a five-speed manual as standard equipment. If you can't stand swapping your own cogs, you can shell out another $950 for a four-speed automatic. The tC's price remains the same as the 2008...

RWD Scion tC coming to Formula Drift
Click above for a huge high-res gallery of the RS*R Scion tC drift car.We've enjoyed our fair share of front-wheel-drive hijinks in empty parking lots with our right hand firmly grasping the e-brake, but in the end, tail-out antics are always more enjoyable behind the wheel of something with the proper wheels driven. "Proper," however, isn't the way we'd describe how Scion decided to go about campaigning a tC in this year's Formula Drift series.With backing from Toyota, the aftermarket firm RS*R...

Scion 400HP drift car competing in D1 Championships
Toyota’s youth-oriented company Scion has been featuring flagging sales of late, which has inspired the Japanese auto manufacturer to enter the famed Formula D1 ‘Drifting’ series with the Scion tC. The sports coupe tC was originally built as a front-wheel drive car, a format that isn’t very conducive to drifting without the aid of a handbrake, so the Scion was converted to a RWD layout. The conversion was made simple as the tC is built on an AWD platform, although the transverse...

Scion xB spontaneously combusts during dealer service
Click above for more pics of the Scion xB post-fire damageAn auto dealer service center is a lot like a doctor's office for your car. When something is wrong or your ride needs a check-up, a technician can set things right. Of course sometimes doctors make mistakes like taking off your left foot when they're supposed to amputate the right one, and things don't always go as planned in the hands of a trained tech. One Scion xB owner took his modified baby to the dealer for a Technical Service Bulletin...

Jalopnik readers redesign the Scion Hako
Click above to vote at JalopnikThe Scion Hako is one of the ugliest concept cars any of us have ever seen. Seriously, in New York, our watches stopped working in its presence. At the vehicle's introduction, Scion called its orange-hued affront to the senses a "sporty version of a box" -- a turn of phrase we're still trying to wrap our brains around. What's next? Record execs selling us the "easy-listening version of Slayer"? But we digress. Our friends at Jalopnik were equally uninspired by Hako, so...