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Scion tC is a Compact Car introduced by Japanese automaker Toyota in 2004 as a Concept Car under its recently introduced Scion brand name. The Scion tC was designed to appeal to the Generation Y market. They hoped to do so by making standard features numerous and optional features extremely easy to add. The Scion tC is generally considered Toyota's successor to the Celica whose production ended with the 2006 model year (2005 in the United States ). The Scion tC uses the chassis of the Avensis 1 which is sold in the European market, and the Camry 's 2.4 L 2AZ-FE I4 engine. Its low price (base MSRP of US$16,715 for the 2006 model) is a major feature, as well as the pure pricing marketing style that Toyota has adopted. The name ''tC'' does not fit in with its stablemates the XA , XB and XD because the name ''xC'' has already been taken by Volvo for its XC70 and XC90 models. According to Scion, tC stands for "Touring Coupe." SPECIFICATIONS (2007 MODEL)
FEATURES The Scion tC has a number of standard features including:
In 2007 Toyota announced the release of the tC Spec Package, a version of the tC designed primarily for tuners, who had complained about certain aspects of the car. As such, the Spec Package version uses 16" steel wheels (instead of the 17" alloys), a fixed glass panorama roof (instead of the moonroof), unique upholstery, special front-end treatments, a urethane steering wheel, and a choice of 4 colors. The Spec Package is also priced lower, starting at $15,000. RELEASE SERIES LINE Beginning in late spring 2004, Scion launched the Release Series (RS) line, limited quantities of their current vehicles pre-packaged with individual numbered badging, exclusive accessories and other special features. Limited edition vehicles from a marketing standpoint were used to create a buzz for the brandname, with their exterior colors tending to be loud or bright hues (i.e. orange, yellow, red, blue, green). Because of the growing popularity of the Scion product line and the scarce production runs (most dealers only get 2-3 of each RS model), these limited edition vehicles quickly sell out. Preordering is available at each dealership on a first-come, first-served basis. To the customer's benefit, Scion's "Pure Price" MSRP bounds dealerships against market-demand vehicle mark-up. Naturally, resale values of Release Series vehicles command a premium because of their packaged options and scarcity. April 2005
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