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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. Toyota later debuted the production tC at the 2004 NAIAS with sales beginning in June 2004. The Scion tC is generally considered Toyota's successor to the Celica whose production ended with the 2006 model year. According to Scion, tC stands for "Touring Coupe." 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 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. SEngine: 2.4 L Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC) 16-valve 4-cylinder with VVT-i, compression ratio of 9.8:1. Displacement: 2382 cc Power: 161 hp (120 kW) @ 6,000 rpm / 200 hp with TRD Supercharger Torque: 163 ft-lbf (220 N-m)@ 4,000 rpm / 185 ft-lbf with TRD Supercharger Transmission: Standard 5-speed manual transmission or optional 4-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission Highway fuel economy/consumption: 25-30 mi/U.S. gal (8.1 L/100 km) (automatic); 28-32 mi/U.S. gal (7.8 L/100 km) (manual) City fuel economy/consumption: 23-28 mi/U.S. gal (10.7 L/100 km) (automatic); 24-29 mi/U.S. gal (10.7 L/100 km) (manual) Fuel tank: 14.5 US gal (55 L; 12 imp gal) Curb weight: 2,970 lb (1,347 kg) (automatic); 2,905 lb (1,318 kg) (manual) All Scion tC's come standard with 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. For 2008 models, front seat-mounted torso side airbags, front and rear side curtain airbags, a driver's knee airbag, a tire-pressure monitoring system, three-point seatbelts in all five seating positions, and first aid kit become standard. NHTSA 2006 crash test ratings[3] Frontal Crash Test - Driver: Frontal Crash Test - Passenger: Side Impact Rating - Side Impact Rating - Rear: Rollover Rating: The IIHS has not tested the tC.
After an insignificant amount of traditional advertising on television, the Scion tC has appeared on a few TV shows. The Scion tC was heavily promoted on a fictional talk show on the Adult Swim cartoon Frisky Dingo despite a character's opposition to the paid product placement.[14] It was also featured in Spike TV's Bullrun. Scion tC appeared on one of the episodes of Comedy Central's Reno 911[15] where Officer Raineesha Williams and Officer Clementine Johnson pull up in a blue metallic Scion tC. A full scale 2006 commercial was periodically screened at AMC Theatres prior to showing movie trailers. Starting in 2007, Scion began a marked increase in advertising, especially on television. This is due to the "Little Deviants" ad campaign, harking the Scions' "customizability". 1. "Toyota Scion tC". Global Auto Index. 2007-05. http://www.globalautoindex.com/bodies.plt?no=4875&ass=2377&g=-tC%20(Mk.I.). 2. "Scion tC Review". JB car pages. 2008-06-11. http://www.jbcarpages.com/scion/tc/. 3. "2006 Toyota Scion tC 2-DR". NHTSA. 2006. http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/safercar/menuitem.db847bd57e3dc1f885dfc38c35a67789/?vgnextoid=c95df2905 bf54110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD. Retrieved on 2006-09-09. http://www.worldcarfans.com/2070208.007/scion-tc-receives-facelift-unveiled-in-chicago 5. "Scion tC Release Series 3.0". Automoblog.net. http://www.automoblog.net/2007/01/08/scion-tc-release-series-30/. 6. http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2008013010323 7. http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/scion/scion-announces-pricing-for-tc-80526.aspx 8. http://www.trdusa.com 9. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2004/01/05/175869.html 10. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/01/04/205039.html 11. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/01/03/074293.html 12. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/01/05/346214.html 13. "Toyota Recalls Scion tC to Fix Wind Deflector". ConsumerAffairs.com. 2006-06-21. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2005/toyota_scion.html. Retrieved on 2006-09-09. 14. Scion Taps The Brakes 15. *[1] Scion tC in Reno 911 16. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090202/CARNEWS/902029997
