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Originally Posted by cherry
Click image for hi-res gallery of the Urban Cruiser Concept
While its RAV4 is a sales success in Europe, toyota has no entry with which to compete in the constantly-growing small SUV segment. The solution?
Take the JDM toyota 1st ,which is essentially the USDM Scion xD, and make an SUV out of it. The butched-up variant will bow in March '08 at the Geneva show and go on sale in Europe shortly thereafter. According to Automotove News, the still-unnamed sport ute will derive its styling from toyota's 2006 Urban Cruiser concept (above). No word yet on what the powertrain offering(s) will be, but we'll find out soon enough. March isn't all that far off. |
I believe this is old and outdated news. I had a look at the article accompanying that picture, and noticed that it was posted in November 2007. While searching, I found another article about this same car, posted in February this year. It shows another picture, something that looks like the Ist / xD, a picture that I have seen before, related to the Geneva Autoshow this year...
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Joining the iQ will be the Urban Cruiser, which appears to be little more than a jacked-up Toyota ist (Scion xD). Earlier reports said that it would borrow styling cues from the 2006 Urban Cruiser concept, but clearly the only thing the production ride cribbed is the show car's name. Toyota hasn't released tech specs for either the iQ or Urban Cruiser yet, and we'll bring you all the news from Geneva as it happens early next month. It's worth noting that the JDM ist is available with optional 4WD, which would be in keeping with the Urban Cruiser's SUVish stance.
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http://www.automk.com/viewthread.php...rban%2Bcruiser
So, for those worried about the styling of the concept vehicle, take heart, it was only a concept. The real car is not that bad.
