Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei truck in America

Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by delfinom on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:52PM (#50447986)

25mph is perfect for NYC where it's now the default top speed. There is a demand for smaller delivery and service vehicles in such a tight city.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by cucumber3732842 on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @07:33AM (#50452667)

Have you ever actually driven in NYC? To go anywhere other than the next block you're inevitably getting on some multi-lane connector or something where the speed is very much not 25mph.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by datameta on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:20AM (#50453755)

You can count on your hand how many roads are 30/35mph, and those are virtually quasi-highways. Major roads like Ocean Parkway (bisects Brooklyn), Queens Blvd, Atlantic Ave, Pelham Parkway are all 25mph. You can very much get anywhere outside of Staten Island capped at 25mph.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by cucumber3732842 on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:40AM (#50454713)

There's a million interstate and state highways that criss cross the NYC area and you inevitably wind up on any given one for half a mile or something. When it's busy 25 is probably fine but there's also a lot of time when it's not.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by datameta on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @03:44PM (#50458418)

I have a feeling you are extrapolating from either NJ or LI experience.

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