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September 24, 2010
August 3, 2010
Car Spotlight: Japanese Scion tC
By Speedhunters
Car Culture At Large
The SUGO weekend produced this ultra-rare in Japan machine–I’ve never even seen one! As most of you know, the Scion brand is aimed at the North American market and no Scion-branded vehicles have ever been marketed in Japan. This current tC sports one of hundreds of available body kits for the model, this one from Kaminari. Treatments such as the functional air ducts above the front wheels were an excellent touch. The car’s stance is certainly very appealing, and the huge rotors add to the aggression of the 10-spoke matte black wheels. Left hand drive, the whole bit. Not something you usually see in Japan! More views at Speedhunters.
-by Len Clarke
July 26, 2010
July 22, 2010
Tjin Edition Teams with Gurnade for Scion tC Design
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Here’s the latest from my buddy Neil Tjin:
In light of the recent release of the new Scion tC, Gurnade and Tjin Edition have teamed up to design their own interpretation of the new Scion coupe. Due to the newly fashioned sculpted roof, the car has been outfitted with wide box-like fenders, aggressive front fascia, and matching sideskirts. Although, the design doesn’t stop there! To complete the look, the roof was chopped nearly 4 inches, and the rear windows were extended to visually lengthen the car. Deep-dish wheels, Status racing seats, harness bar, custom grille, Webasto sunroof, HID headlights, and slammed stance thanks to Air Lift suspension also add to the visual appeal and design.
This isn’t the first time that Gurnade and Tjin Edition have teamed up. Last year, Neil Tjin turned to Gurnade to complete his green Chevrolet Camaro. Gurnade will not be building this Scion for SEMA 2010. You will, however, see Gurnade all over SEMA this year. The guys are proud to say they will have five Gurnade designed vehicles at SEMA in three different OEM booths–some sporting custom parts, kits, and products. SEMA is still a few months away, so in the meantime follow Gurnade on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/gurnade) and check out the soon-to-be launched site at www.gurnade.com.
Stay tuned–Neil has some other new builds that he will be documenting on CarDomain (check out his CarDomain profile here).
June 17, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
Today’s photo is from Josh’s Scion tC page. The stripes reflected along the side make it pop!
May 21, 2010
Team Scion Day Two
bullfroger89
We rocked it. Day two was short compared to the first day. We left close to 9 a.m. and pulled into the finish line shortly before 2 p.m. Once again, we made no additional stops which reflected our time. We were the fifth team to arrive at the motel tonight. The Rally is timed with staggered starts so arriving first does not necessarily mean you are first place in the Rally.
The first checkpoint was easy to find. Today, TJ was waiting at the first checkpoint to get some footage of us arriving and leaving. Sadly, we were not there long. A quick snapshot and we took off. Our alliances for the day were Team Cobalt and Team Camaro.
Continue reading after the jump!
May 20, 2010
Team Scion – Day 1
bullfroger89
Today was the first day of the Route 66 Rally. Receiving adequate rest, we woke up early to prepare. After the car was washed and ready, we headed to the Route 66 Raceway. The Raceway would be our official start line for the first day.
After signing a waiver, we were allowed to enter the Route 66 Raceway parking lot. Everyone was taking pictures and socializing before filing into starting position. While we were in line waiting, we received our checkpoint cards for the day. Listed were the three checkpoints to be visited before the finish line in Rolla, MO. The checkpoints for the first day in order were Ambler-Becker Texaco Gas Station, Memory Lane, and Lincoln’s Tomb.
Jessica Rosebaum, gave an arm drop for pairs of cars to leave the staging area. We waited patiently for our times to be recorded and let loose. Some cars turned right while some cars turned left. We turned left.
Turning left was the right way and we arrived at our first checkpoint (Texaco Gas Station) quickly and easily.
Continue reading after the jump!
April 7, 2010
Redline Kicks Off The 2010 Time Attack Season
By John Naderi
StreetFire.net
After Japan’s famed Tsukuba circuit no track is more widely recognized for time attacks than Buttonwillow Raceway Park, located in bucolic Buttonwillow, a mere hop, skip and a two-hour drive north of LA. Buttonwillow’s 2.6-mile CW #13 configuration seemed the perfect venue for the Redline Time Attack to launch its 2010 series. While Redline does not normally attract some of the big time J-pop rockin’ JDM machines as the rival Super Lap Battle this year’s season opener saw plenty of records fall. Hit the jump to see more images as well as some of the record-breaking times.
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April 2, 2010
NYIAS: Scion tC and iQ Modified by Five Axis
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
I wasn’t very impressed by the “new” tC but I have to say that Five Axis did an amazing job with it. Their iQ was pretty cool, too. More pics after the jump, including all the specs!
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April 1, 2010
NYIAS: Old vs New Scion tC: I Made a Mistake!
By Jim Brennan
UDMan
There was a posting about the new Scion tC, written by your truly, and I was wrong about the previous tC, in which I stated it didn’t have a rear hatch. Surprise, it did. So, to stir the discussion further, lets compare the old tC with the new tC.
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