Toyota’s Scion lineup has been wildly successful, and with the ongoing growth of the brand Toyota plans on releasing a new vehicle dubbed the Scion xP–the letter ‘P’ for pickup of course! And, like all of Scion’s other products, the car will appeal to the formerly ignored Generation Y crowd looking for a hip, urban car.

The Scion van is unlike your typical entry-level pickup and is modeled after the Fuse idea vehicle. The xP sports numerous trendy and urban styling features similar to it’s Scion opposite numbers as well as some new and innovative features. Some of the jazzy features include a tailgate that unfolds into a seat for two, rear unfolding speakers, and a beverage cooler in the rear center console. Sketches of the auto exemplify an “urban-esque” pickup with, aggressive styling features, a low and tall body profile, and even a hood scoop. The engine specs are quite conservative for the truck–a 161 horsepower, 2.4 cylinder engine is under the hood, which should provide reasonable fuel usage for an entry level pickup.

According to pickuptruck.com, the MSRP starting price of the xP is estimated at about $12,000 which is considerably cheap for the features, options, and styling the coupe sports. Most researchers are envisioning the xP should do quite well in the entry-level pickup segment as the sole “real” rival is the Ford Ranger–a tiny pickup that hasn’t seen any improvements for quite a few years now. Another benefit for Toyota, is that after they hook some of the younger buyers with the xP, they can than transition them to their “more mature” Toyota Tundra. This may enable them to keep long, satisfied buyers coming back for more.

The Scion xP is scheduled to be released in 2010. It would not be a surprise to me if the automobile outsold the Ford Ranger, and helped Toyota to further increase their market share over it’s “Big 3″ rivals. The test of time will tell, and client reply will soon unfold after the 2010 mark is soon reached.

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