Scion TC Options

[ArizonaRed]

whats the engine used for it?
did you know that they will have a supercharger option for it. thinking about buying this car in the future. TC= 8th gen celica.

[darksecret]

IMO the base model can look bland in the wrong color and stock wheels. As far as motor it uses the 160 hp 2AZ-FE from the Camry which has enough a** to beat an IS from a roll so the extra 40 hp from the supercharger can put it into the SRT-4 range. Right now the SC isn't on the options list, so maybe for '06.
BTW since this is a Scion question, isn't the xA a rebadged Vitz?

This post has been edited by darksecret: Jun 23, 2005 - 11:45 AM

[Rjb23]

IMO the base model can look bland in the wrong color and stock wheels. As far as motor it uses the 160 hp 2AZ-FE from the Camry which has enough a** to beat an IS from a roll so the extra 40 hp from the supercharger can put it into the SRT-4 range. Right now the SC isn't on the options list, so maybe for '06.
BTW since this is a Scion question, isn't the xA a rebadged Vitz?
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LMAO you kill me, that was the best laugh I've had all day!

[darksecret]

IMO the base model can look bland in the wrong color and stock wheels. As far as motor it uses the 160 hp 2AZ-FE from the Camry which has enough a** to beat an IS from a roll so the extra 40 hp from the supercharger can put it into the SRT-4 range. Right now the SC isn't on the options list, so maybe for '06.
BTW since this is a Scion question, isn't the xA a rebadged Vitz?
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LMAO you kill me, that was the best laugh I've had all day!
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Speaking of the Lexus IS, the tC is nearly as quick as its 215-hp luxury cousin. The sporty Scion scoots from 0 to 60 in 7.4 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 15.7 seconds at 88 mph, only 0.1 and 0.2 second, respectively, behind the IS ("$35,000 Sports Sedans," March 2004). Moreover, because the tC is geared fairly short—final drive is 4.24—its 30-to-50-mph top-gear time of 8.5 seconds is a 10th quicker than the six-cylinder IS's. Talk about "hardly shabby." Against its natural rivals, the tC is equally competitive. To 60, it is quicker than the Civic Si (8.0) and the Mini Cooper (8.3). It's even with the Mazda 3 s and just 0.4 slower than the supercharged Cooper S, which is the only one of the group to outgun the tC to the quarter-mile, nipping it by 0.2 second. And remember, the blown Mini starts at $20,449. - C & D


Well of course it's only a tenth faster from a roll but were talking a $15,000 difference here. As you see it wasn't my opinion.

I knew it was rebadged and I think the Vitz has the same motor as the Echo, so I figured they were the same, plus I heard talk about Toyota bringing the Vitz here.

This post has been edited by darksecret: Jun 23, 2005 - 12:13 PM