Toyota bB hits the US shores!
 

Hey has anyone seen this? The Toyota bB is finally coming to the US this summer! It's initially being released in California and then goes nationwide beginning of next year. Woohoo!! I will definitely be getting me one of these!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

http://www.scion.com/drive/drive_xb_photos.html for details

As far as i have been able to find out, Scion the company has no ties to Toyota. This is called the Xb. I seen it at the auto show and quized a few of the sales people (yes they didnt have models, but people who passed training for the future sales of the Xa and Xb.

From everything I'm reading, Toyota and Scion are both saying that Scion is a Marque of Toyota. Check their site and Toyota's press release on the xB. It is the Toyota bB. And yes I will own one.......oooh yes....I shall... :D

Yeah I was checking that out yesterday too, Me Likey!! It's box like design is refreshing after seeing all the bubbly and round cars that are out today. It's got a pretty decent power-plant too.

Yeah I'm totally stoked about getting one of these. My only apprehension about getting one is that it comes stock with a 1.5 liter 108 HP engine...ugh...and it supposedly weighs in around 2400 to 2500 pounds (double ugh). But from what I've read from the LA car show where they showed it off, it will have an optional supercharger. Anyone know if this is true or not? And if so you have any specs on how much power it's estimated to give?

According to the brochures i got at the Detroit Car show. It doesnt show the supercharger as an option. It shows a bunch of SEMA versions of the Xb and they have turbochargers (aftermarket). Blitz is making alot for one of the SEMA cars...

The brochure i got is more like a magazine issue, where half is about the Xa and Xb models, while the other half is about electronic style music and lifestyles.

Also like i said, the sales trainees claimed this was not a toyota company. Thats all they told me, but remember in the beginning saturn was a new car company not owned by another (chuckle *GM* chuckle).

Huh... I gotta go back and read that article again cause I could have sworn it said it had a 1.8 w/ VVTI, well not like it's that big of a deal. Well anyhoo it's modifiable (is that actually a word), so one could pump some more ponies out of it.

binary: Yeah I've read those and the parts list that'll be availble looks pretty good, but personally I'm not gonna want to heavily modify the engine to get another 100 or so HP...I don't know...maybe I'm just being a whiney baby now. :D hehe Either way, we'll see this summer what kinda options and engine it comes with. :D :D :D

And as far as Scion not being a part of Toyota...well...I don't know who these sales people, or whatever, are but they are wrong. Dead, straight up, flat out wrong! Here's the proof direct from Toyota themselves:

http://www.toyota.com/about/news/pro...oemission.html

Of which the first sentence reads as follows (this is copyright Toyota not my own words all rights reserved, etc etc):

Scion, the new car marque from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today unveiled at the 2003 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show the xA and xB, the first two production models from the newest brand in the automotive industry.



kwikbb: really!!!!??? hmmmm....where'd you read your article at? hehe cause a lot of the ones I'm reading say 1.5 w/ vvti...hmmm....1.8 would be a marked improvement....not much but granted better. Do you have a URL? Or was this from a 'zine?

ShadowMage: Here's where I read the article -
http://cars.ign.com/articles/382/382688p2.html

Heres the cover of the brochure and some scanned pics of the pages.

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jscobie...onBrochure.jpg

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jscobie...nBrochure2.jpg

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jscobie...nBrochure3.jpg

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jscobie...nBrochure4.jpg

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jscobie...nBrochure5.jpg

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jscobie...nBrochure6.jpg

Sweet! Thanks for the link, kwikbb! And thanks for the brochure scans, binary! You uh...wouldn't mind mailing me one of those would you? :D

hmmm...yeah it says 1.5 Liter...oh well still cool. Lots of upgrades too. Gah, that is such a nice little.....car.....van thingie. LOL I want the xB so bad! :D :D :D

Maybe I should take a road trip to California this summer. hehe

Even the Xa isn't too shabby if you ask me. It is definately a shot to the younger male segment and street racing a bit.

I don't have an extra brochure...I'll see if my friends gots one.

Yep there it is in full color... 1.5 liter, That thing Rocks anyway you cut-it!
Xb all the way! Xb all the way! Xb all the way! WooHoo!

Yep....definitely gonna hafta make a road trip to California... :D


BTW, LOOOOOVE the new avatar kwikbb! Totally sweet!!

Thanks... pretty nice one you got there too! Oh yeah Xb baby!

Fresh pics of the xB! Ya'll've probly already seen these but what the heck!!! I'm posting'em cause their cool!

And cause there's lots of'em I'm making'em smaller than I usually do. But here blows!!! First up is the Scion xA and xB side by side. The first two cars/vans/suvs they plan to start selling...

Next the xA by itself

Scion xB center console close up!

xB interior from rear

xB engine!! woohoo!!

And just for kicks (and because I think it looks totally sweet!) here's their third vehicle they'll release soon after the xA and xB called the ccX.

All alone!

ccX interior (can we say sci-fi!? :D )

close up of steering wheel

close up of center console

and from the rear w/ hatch open!

(phew! lotsa pics...I tried to keep'em small so sorry if this eats up space...in total they come to 735k so if the mod's feel the need to remove some that's fine.)

aaaaaa what the hey!!! Can't forget some better pics of the xB...what a beaut'! *drool*

one more! (last one I swear!) :D

The ccX looks a bit like Wills (released in Japan only, by Toyota) but more funkier :cool:

:eek: WOW!
That ccx is perty:D

yeah I'm almost tempted to get the ccx instead of the xb but...I just like the xb/bb way to much to get the ccx instead. Now the ultimate would be to have the bB with the ccX interior....mmmmmmm...blue and brushed metals. :D :D

Found this awesome article from edmunds! First drive of the xB and xA. Very cool article w/ some good photos. Man, I can NOT wait until this thing hits Texas.

http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/roadt...ntent...Scion*


PS - also including a paper model of the Toyota bB 1.5Z "X Version" :D

where do i got those print out things.. i remember someone had a site.. i really want to put together one of the silvias and a hachi roku.. anyone?

I found the bB on a search for bB websites in Japanese (on google), as for other cars...nissan has a section for them on their web site which I'll give you once I get home (I'm at work right now). As far as a model for a 86 and Slivia (I'm assuming S13? :) ), not sure...I'd like to find one of each of those as well...someone here had a printout of an 86 posted here on the forum a few days a go so you might try looking around. Not sure where it was though sorry...anyway, I'll post those links later today or tomorrow.


edit: Oh and btw, the paper model of the bbx turns out pretty nice :D :D

ok hehe I found a link for a paper model web site (in japanese of course). It has the Trueno in red and panda color schemes as well as a few other very cool cars. (No silvia though...I'm working on it :) )

http://uchiko.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

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some more cool cars:

http://jns.ixla.jp/users/skart411/index.html

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~fu-ken/files/gp01.html (dome zero)

http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~hamanaga/T...umb 3 0 1.html (note: no spaces between the 3, 0, and 1...had to be separated because it brought up a motor logo instead)

LOL its like only shadowmage kwikbb and binary in here LOL you guys love this care way to much for it to be a healthy addiction............. wait since when have addictions been a good thing:confused: :D anyways the ccX interior looks soo cool........ especially the transmission! its another useless backlight that looks awsome, but really theres no point in having it....... i dont really care though...... anyways i want to get the xa unless they make an opendeck xb..... that would be soo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks shadowmage!!

next time when i print them out i should use stiff photo paper.. anyway.. on the silvia..

it can be any of them because all of them are cool anywho.:D

hey shadowmage i just saw your sig and you have a panda tureno??? can you post a pic of it?? is it the one from the initial d box set??

strakka - LOL yes indeed I do love this car/van thingie way too much! I've already picked out the rims and everything that I plan to get! (and yes I do plan to turbo charge my xB! weeehoo!) And about the Trueno, yep it's the one from the ID set! Lemme break out the digital camera and take a shot or two :)

takumi - no prob! And I'll continue my search for a silvia. I wouldn't mind having the S13 myself so hopefully I can find someone that has at least one.

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