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Old 07-26-2008, 11:58 AM   #45 (permalink)
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xB Commuter - '04 Scion xB
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Regarding to xB, I believe Toyota has listened our owner opinion. Remember when we first buy xB1, we love it so much, but still have some complaints, like slow acceleration, noisy, choppy ride and small trunk. Toyota listened all and improved by adding bigger engine and extending the car length. However, xB2 is not what we want. I believe most people want 1.8L corolla engine instead 2.4L for better acceleration and similar FE. Some people may like to have turbo version for racing. We want bigger trunk, but we don't want a foot longer. In fact, half of the extra length goes to the engine bay for bigger engine. Anyway, the result is no more choppy ride, which is good. Sometimes, automakers listen what's bad about their cars, but don't keep what's good about it.
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