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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @05:12PM (#50447019)
Low-speed vehicles are essentially golf carts. Do you expect golf carts to be safe at 65 mph?
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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by bombcar on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @05:42PM (#50447341)
Will classify them as motorcycles
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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @05:49PM (#50447406)
Yes, the other option Toyota had was to classify then as UTV's, like quad bikes and gators. No speed limit, but not street legal either.

They should probably do that: sell a variant without doors and with knobby tires as a UTV.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by 80fj0348i on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @08:01PM (#50448522)
UTVs can be plated as street legal in a lot of states, so that might be more useful for some people.
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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by malfist on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:30PM (#50447796)
If they want to go 65mph, yes I expect them to be safe.
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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by bryanlarsen on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:15AM (#50453691)
Some quad bikes can go at speeds close to that, and they are insanely dangerous.
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