Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t...
by nonesuchthing on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @08:08PM
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So close, but so far.
Let's see here:
LSV: Okay, whatever the market is limited to farm equipment and campuses but the agrijeep was a success despite that
Automatic: WHY. Cost? Maintenance? All so Paul Blatt can drive the thing without picking up the automotive equivalent of riding a bike.
Fleet sales only: You are fucking kidding. A lot of fleets buy exclusively American either by obligation or by habit. You lock out half the market for this thing right here.
28k MSRP: Dead on arrival, Slate, a Ford Maverick, the Fathom if it either releases. You are objectively paying more for less.
How Toyota. How could you fuck this one up so bad? I'm almost convinced that Toyota has introduced this simply to manufacture consent for America's lack of compacts. Make the absolutely least appealing package possible and then go "Oh well! Americans only want Toyota Tundra ;)"
Let's see here:
LSV: Okay, whatever the market is limited to farm equipment and campuses but the agrijeep was a success despite that
Automatic: WHY. Cost? Maintenance? All so Paul Blatt can drive the thing without picking up the automotive equivalent of riding a bike.
Fleet sales only: You are fucking kidding. A lot of fleets buy exclusively American either by obligation or by habit. You lock out half the market for this thing right here.
28k MSRP: Dead on arrival, Slate, a Ford Maverick, the Fathom if it either releases. You are objectively paying more for less.
How Toyota. How could you fuck this one up so bad? I'm almost convinced that Toyota has introduced this simply to manufacture consent for America's lack of compacts. Make the absolutely least appealing package possible and then go "Oh well! Americans only want Toyota Tundra ;)"