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Spy photographers have caught the Scion iA sans camo ahead of its New York Auto Show debut. For the full set of pictures, please click here.
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Yep, it’s a Mazda. Nice to see Brian Williams is out being an automotive photographer when he’s not catching predators.
Looks like Toyota is copying the Ford Fiesta/Focus big mouth grill. This Scion could sell better then the Mazda version.
So it’s a Scion Corolla?
No, that would be the Scion iM. This is the Scion Mazda2 sedan, and will be marketed as the Toyota Yaris in Canada.
I….dont….seee…the…point…………..
Is this what Toyota thinks young people want?
I am not one of those dummies who says they need to make $20K 911s. Most young people don’t care about that. But heck the Mazda 2 is more interesting than this. This is just an economy car; there is no draw here.
Packaging and marketing will sell more then Mazda.
Forget packaging and marketing. It only needs the toyota badge to outsell the mazda.
Thank you! It hasnt been fully revealed yet, so I cant say for sure, but… for all intents and purposes this IS the Mazda 2 with a diff grill.
It’s a baby mazda. so cute!
But wait… I don’t understand. Or rather, haven’t followed.
Will the new Mazda2 be hatch only, as it is now? and this scion version be sedan only? how will that work?
Mazda2 will only be offered as a hatch here. This is the mazda2 sedan with the exception of the grille. The rest is pretty exact
Including the powertrain?
The Mazda 2’s transmission is far more advanced than Scion’s ancient 4 Spd AT/5 Spd MT offerings.
according to another site the engines will be the same. Not sure about the transmission
Mazda Canada introduced the 2 in Montreal a couple months back, but recently stated that it will not be introduced in 2015 in favor of the CX-3 and MX-5.
Mazda USA hasn’t said a thing, leading to speculation that the new 2 will not be sold in the US.
The current version of the Mazda2 has a sedan version that’s sold globally. I doubt they’ll move away from that for the new model.
meh. another ugly car from the Fortress Car era.
They would sell a lot more as a Toyota than a Scion, these guys are gonna lose their shirt trying to keep the Scion brand on life support.
Forget the iA, I’m really interested to see the iM. If it’s better-equipped than most Scions (read: alloy wheels, heated mirrors, leather-wrapped steering wheel) and comes in under $20,000, I’m a potential buyer. Especially if it has a good 6MT and/or 6AT.
I don’t see how this would sell in any significant numbers in the US. There are about 10 people that might want a Scion-badged Mazda2.
The iM is the interesting new product here. A well-equipped Corolla hatchback has great potential.
Honestly? A Mazda2 with a Mitsubishi Outlander grill on the front, called a Scion. Is this the best Toyota can do? Blech
I see a striking resemblance to the late Dodge Avenger in the rear doors. Not what I would consider to be a good thing.
Yup, it’s a Mazda 2 alright. http://www.mazda.co.th/cars/all-new-mazda2-sedan/
I highly doubt we’ll get the 2 hatch here. Toyota is essentially paying Mazda to keep it away (and taking on the inventory risk, marketing, etc.)
So if we follow Scions no haggle pricing strategy history, this will have a sticker price within spitting distance of a Corolla LE sitting right next to it, and the Corolla has a give me lease deal, 0% and cash on the hood.
So the reason to buy this is…
Because the average Scion buyer isn’t going to know about zoom zoom and will see the Mazda roots as a liability.
yeah it for sure looks like the current Mazda3 sedan. Which isn’t a bad thing, it looks really nice. It just seems like a Corolla, I’m not sure I get why Scion is making a small sedan.