Comments on: Scion Fuse Concept

By: adam

adam — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:59:56 +0000

this concept is most definately something I would buy I wouldn,t need all the video screens and stuff keep the multi colored lighting thats neet and the doors awesome give it some ponies under the hood and keep the price below 18 grand and it would be a nice alternative to a 50,000 saleen mustang or a corvette

By: Henry

Henry — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:16:51 +0000

That car looks like puke.

By: Carnut4ever

Carnut4ever — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:23:28 +0000

Boxy is for trucks and SUVs. Is this another retro fling wherein you go back to the 80’s again? Is there no more originality here?

By: BP

BP — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:11:55 +0000

As a TC owner, I can say that anything based on this concept will not be my next purchase. I like what they are doing with the windows, but it looks like an XB Swallowed a Crossfire

By: john kollie

john kollie — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:49:39 +0000

sent me the price and full interior exterior photos

By: JL

JL — Tue, 30 May 2006 18:18:26 +0000

That thing is NO where near ugly!

By: M

Tue, 30 May 2006 06:55:33 +0000

Ugly…..need I say more?

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 22 May 2006 23:42:41 +0000

Looks a little bit aggressive. Better make it rear drive and give it some horsepower, Toyota.

Nobody likes a cool car that unfortunately weighs a lot and is underpowered.

By: StanFord

StanFord — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:08:35 +0000

Something new for the gangsta crowd.. An xB that went to ‘badass’ school.

Wonder how much that wrap-around windshield would cost to replace?

By: Tony Blair

Tony Blair — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:53:35 +0000

I guess people who were raised on Pokémon have to buy something. Just make sure its got the 24 inch rims that generation Y is so deeply in love with, so replacement tires cost 1/2 the price of the car, and the rims bend on every pothole. And Mr. Ryan (33), that kooky old gull wing Mercedes 300SL is worth a million dollars today, and the car had a MSRP of under 10K when it was introduced in 1954. There was no wiser automotive investment in the last half of the 20th century than that gull wing Mercedes that you scoff at.

By: peds_nurse_man

peds_nurse_man — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:08:22 +0000

i would totally buy one

By: VDub

VDub — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:12:05 +0000

looks like a fuse between an xb and a tc

By: The guy next to you in line at the supermarket

The guy next to you in line at the supermarket — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:49 +0000

As far as that design….I like the look of the A-pillars being concealed by the glass, however the lack of B-pillar and the chunkiness of C-pillar sorta kill that for me. Also, the doors swinging open in that fashion are pretty gay.

By: Trex

Trex — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:39:52 +0000

I think the wrap-around glass in the front is genius. Finally someone has done something interesting with the A-pillar on a car… hide it behind glass! Saab did something similar with their latest concept (the ****pit look) but the Scion idea could actually be feasible.

By: James L. Ryan

James L. Ryan — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:31:34 +0000

Fifty years ago I worked with a person who bought a Mercedes sport sedan that had so-called gull-wing doors that opened from the top. Many were the times he came back to his parked car and had to literally squat on the ground and crawl into his car because he couldn’t open the doors. Also, he couldn’t park the car in the garage because the doors wouldn’t open in there. There are times I think that designers and/or engineers ought to be forced to use one of their creations for six months. Then maybe they will understand that function should prevail over style.

By: vp

vp — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:36:06 +0000

I like the design. It looks a lot better than the current Scions.
I drove a Chrysler 300 equivalent, Dodge Charger to be exact; it sucks!

By: Asher

Asher — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:22:17 +0000

“The idea of the all-new Fuse Sports Coupe is a reflection of the boundless limits and creative envelope that embodies all the vital personalization components of a Scion product,�? said Mark Templin, Scion vice president.

–Regardless of whether you like it or not, it hits its purpose and can objectively be called CREATIVE, which is all any car fan can ever ask. And if it was introduced as a Koeniggsegg instead of a Scion, you might ooohh and aaahhhh until you got a good look up close and noticed plastic vs carbon fiber…

By: canut4ever

canut4ever — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:50:25 +0000

Front looks ok but the back is plain ugly. What were they thinking?

By: youthDriver24

youthDriver24 — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:53:10 +0000

This offends all of my super senses, and I am apart of the age group this car is aimed for! The 20-25 year old crowd.

By: junkie

junkie — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:56:22 +0000

This car is perfect for the segment they are targeting.

By: BP

BP — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:52:24 +0000

Not too bad. To see more photo of this car, check out this link and let me know what you think of the interior and rear.

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/pages/01.htm

By: over the hill and gay

over the hill and gay — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:44:27 +0000

>sorry guys but that thing is just over the hill ugly and gay…..

…is that positive or negative? ‘Cause last I heard, it was okay to be gay. (Unless you have a less-than average IQ, or were raised by idiots.) Think before you post.

By: Jason Catudal

Jason Catudal — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:37:21 +0000

This is the most exciting car I’ve ever heard of.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:08:19 +0000

sweet looking car. finally another car that isnt trying to knockoff a german sport-coupe.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:52:29 +0000

Mr. Smith has spoken!!! Right on man, i couldn’t agree with you more… All this FWD is a bunch of BS… FWD is for economy, not sports, and not performance… The drivetrain is what is going to make this car… Another FWD then forget about it… RWD or AWD, then we got something to work with…

By: Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:49:59 +0000

FWD or RWD? That is the question. If FWD, i’ll look elsewhere. Auto manufacturers need to stop calling FWD cars “sports this,” “sports that.” Put the power to the rear wheels and only then you can call it “sports coupe.”

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:41:29 +0000

I would definitely drive this. I like it.

By: Joel A

Joel A — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:02:31 +0000

Huh. A Japanese version of the Chrysler 300.

By: The Sporting Life » Toyota’s Scion Fuse

The Sporting Life » Toyota’s Scion Fuse — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:57:20 +0000

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By: toyota sucks

toyota sucks — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:54:57 +0000

sorry guys but that thing is just over the hill ugly and gay…..

By: nAthaN

nAthaN — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:47:45 +0000

personally i think its pretty ugly…. but ill give them props for making a very unique looking concept.

By: Hedon

Hedon — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:33:17 +0000

This will never make it. This would be a failure from the start. It is worse than the Pontiac Aztec!

By: Archidictus

Archidictus — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:54:58 +0000

Those mirrors, that sunroof/sunstrip configuration, the lack of door handles, the stance, the pillar architecture, the door operation, the big front mount – none of that will ever see the light of day. I’m not sure why Scion can’t follow the tC with something equally as good looking and marketable, but I don’t think the Fuse will be hitting the streets in an iteration anywhere close to those pictures.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:29:49 +0000

Hip concept – obviously lots of things that won’t make it into production (as many have noted).

And, for the “it’s ugly / I hate it / Scion’s suck” crowd – at least acknowledge that they’ve actually released a concept that’s interesting, and has some creative ideas (after slews of LLN stories of concepts and new models that are so boring or unchanged that I wonder why there’s even a story).

By: E M

E M — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:21:55 +0000

Anyone who thinks this car is “cool” is under age 12 and will be 16 by the time it sees the light of day. I am old, so I think it is horrendous, just like all the other Scions, except maybe the TC.