Autoblog's comment on their most recent podcast was that Scion was a marketing experiment that has just about run it's course...
That's actually pretty accurate. The xB and the xD, the bread-and-butter of their sales, are basically reskinned Toyotas (Matrix XRS and Yaris five-door, to be specific). The only meaningful difference besides aesthetics is the Corolla engine in the xD instead of a Yaris engine, but otherwise it's a five-door Yaris. Adding new bodywork and a new name to an existing model...isn't this what GM has been extensively criticized for doing?
Day-by-Day Review: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8GT; Day 3
So the Genesis Coupe isn't the most practical sports car around, says James, but what really matters here is how the car drives. And it's in that department that this car really shines, he says.
