Urban utility vehicle.
What the heck is that?
Well, that’s what Toyota unveiled in 2003 with the Scion – using a word to name their newest product that means heir or descendant.
The idea was to target 18- to 34-year olds by offering the fun and affordable Scion, then introduce them to all Toyota products.
Good idea, fantastic timing
Don’t Let the Looks Fool You
Of course, Toyota fell into the Infiniti trap of strange names with no vowels – Scion today has three models, the xB, tc and xD.
But the timing of this new car is so great, because of its real size, and value of its interior space along with good fuel economy.
That said, which cars are the least attractive to the environmentally friendly driver?
The Malibu gets an overhaul pretty regularly for years that end with an “8” – 2008 being no different.
Most station wagons have bodies that essentially are modified sedans. They are passenger vehicles, but with an expanded rear cargo area, and almost always a rear window that is nearly vertical.
Infiniti was born in 1990 as Nissan’s luxury division – as Acura is for Honda, and Lexus for Toyota.
However it’s a vehicle that literally looks like a bug – not the classic Volkswagen version, either.
Take for example the 2009 Toyota Corolla. It’s not so simple to just take one and roll from a dealer’s lot.
Motorists did not plan well. What we’ve seen so far is just fewer people talking on their phones in cars – as if they had no better solution than to screen calls coming in and pull over as soon as possible to respond.