2016 Toyota Scion uses Mazda Infotainment System & Dash!
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Is the Scion just a rebadged Mazda 2?
Yes, this model is. I believe it's the ia
runtohell121
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The Scion iA soon to be renamed to some sort of Toyota product is a rebadged Mazda 2. Been out for quite some time now I think...
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Scion as a separate company is being devolved. I would expect its top sellers to inherit the Toyota badge.
Yes, the Scion IA is a Mazda 2 and the Scion IM is a Toyota Auris from Europe. Both come out last year. Scion is trying to appeal to a broader customer. I have not heard anything about Scion being devolved by Toyota. The Scion Tc and FR-s are still maintaining sales. Both are nice cars for the money, though I think they are starting to overprice them. I had a 05 Scion Tc and was very please with it and it was only 17,500.
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boandlkramer
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Scion was fairly dormant for a long while, then Toyota just outsourcing it. It was an interesting idea when new but they didn't follow through... I suspect the sales numbers just weren't enough to impress a giant like Toyota internally.
You can totally use your own background on the CX-5, the Tweaks Master Bundle includes the tweak that changes the background:
http://mazda3revolution.com/forums/...ronics/104730-index-infotainment-project.html
Template for testing your custom background:
http://mazda3revolution.com/forums/...7714-infotainment-project-54.html#post1014314
Yes, the Scion FR-S and Subaru BR-Z were a joint venture.
I think the Infotainment setup is kind of generic. I saw a car ad on TV last night and the infotainment setup was exactly the same as Mazda. Not sure what the car was but it wasn't Scion. There's probably an electronics manufacturer that provides the system to a lot of different car manufactures. They may tweak the display a little bit but it's basically the same technology.
I just don't like the idea of hacking my $30k vehicle.
From that link:
"Toyota is eliminating Scion, a quirky brand aimed at the coveted youth market, the automaker confirmed on Wednesday. Several 2017 Scion vehicles will be rebadged as Toyotas starting in August. They are the Scion FR-S coupe, Scion iA sedan and Scion iM hatchback."
Wow. This has to be good for Mazda. Toyota is ten times the size of Mazda, and if they are rebadging Mazda's, then Mazda's sales will go through the roof. Guess Toyota knows a good thing when they see it. Mazda2 rebadged as Toyota iA. Zoom,zoom!
Just a different perspective: in Vietnam, the CX-5 tops the CUV segment of 2015, beating the second-place CR-V by a wide margin. The first two months of 2016 is already promising for Mazda, too. Note that these are cars assembled at factories in Vietnam for those Honda, Toyota, Mazda, ...
Honda is pushing out a slight upgrade for CR-V over there to fight back, but one interesting note is that the CX-5 has only been available with 2.0L version. With the 2.5L will be available shortly, I think Honda is not going to have an easy win.
Honda is pushing out a slight upgrade for CR-V over there to fight back, but one interesting note is that the CX-5 has only been available with 2.0L version. With the 2.5L will be available shortly, I think Honda is not going to have an easy win.
