The Scion Hako and a "Scion version" of the FT-86, in the plans of Toyota

I still think the creation of the Scion brand was one of the biggest failures Toyota ever had. A brand that was little or not at all known outside the USA, and that strayed quite a bit from what it really was and what it was created for. Today they are thinking about bigger models (even a pick-up), a sports car and… the Hako.

The Scion Hako Concept was presented at the 2008 New York show. If the Scion xB looked like a shoebox on wheels, this one looked like a slightly sporty shoebox on wheels. We had already forgotten such a strange concept, but time has not been wasted on Scion, since they have not forgotten it and are threatening to produce it.

The possibility, by the way, is not at all close for economic reasons. Besides, Toyota is preparing the launch of the iQ, so for small cars they already have enough. As Scion’s aim is to attract a young audience, nothing is better than coming up with strange things.

To do so, the brand plans to renew the xB and xD, present the new design of the tC (the only one I think has turned out well), a pick-up version and a sports version, a variant of the Toyota/Subaru FT-86, at a lower cost than the original Japanese one, of course. And I imagine that without the great engine Subaru under the bonnet if they want it to be cheap and for young people to buy it.

Via | Autoweek