Scion Hacked Coupe Concept: Follow the Orange-Brick Road...

...back to the drawing board. If there’s one car at this year’s New York Auto Show that won all of our negative votes for its appearance, that’s definitely the Scion Hako Concept. Part hot-rod, part box, the Hako shares more similarities with an orange brick on wheels than it does to a coupe. Having that in mind, we decided to photo-hack Scion’s concept by dressing its body with what else, but bricks! Let’s all pray that Scion’s design team doesn’t get any weird ideas from us… -One more pic after the jump

Pictures: Carscoop

Scion Hako Concept Live Pics from NY: With a Face Only a Mother Could Love…

Scion calls it the Hako Concept but we can think of a dozen or adjectives that could do the work like unattractive; unsightly; hideous; revolting; repulsive; horrible; dreadful; obnoxious; nasty; horrid; unpleasant; terrible and of course, just plain ugly. Then again, Scion’s vice president Jack Hollis gave the best description of the Hako: “This concept is the sporty version of a box”…. Unfortunately for Scion, the live pictures of the Hako Concept from the New York Auto Show floor don’t do anything to change what we think about the car’s design. –More live pics from the NY Show after the jump

Scion Hako Coupe Concept Debuts at New York Show

In what seems to easily win our vote for the ugliest concept cars that we’ve seen this year, Scion took the wraps off its Hako Coupe prototype at the New York Show opening. According to the Japanese carmaker, the Hako Coupe was developed by Tokyo Design Division, which studied global, youth-inspired trends and in particular, American vintage style among young Tokyo trendsetters.

"Scion's Hako Coupe Concept embodies a distinct global perspective on today's youth," said Jack Hollis, Scion vice president. "This type of forward thinking complements the Scion philosophy of intently listening to our customers and being willing to take risks to help us see where our brand should be. We took the xB's iconic boxy shape and explored something more vivacious, yet just as emotionally appealing. This concept is the sporty version of a box." We couldn’t have given a better description of the car even if we tried… -Details and pics after the jump

PRESS RELEASE:

Scion Reveals Hako Coupe Concept At The 2008 New York International Auto Show

March 19, 2008 - New York - Scion unveiled its Hako Coupe Concept vehicle at a press conference today at the New York International Auto Show.

Scion's Hako Coupe was developed by Tokyo Design Division, which studied global, youth-inspired trends. Japanese and American youth cultures often influence each other and are interpreted with a unique twist. The Hako Coupe Concept was inspired by the iconic xB and the emergence of American vintage style among young Tokyo trendsetters.

Tokyo Design developed the Hako Coupe with classic American coupes in mind. The car's geometric profile conveys a powerful stance in a compact and bold package. Its trapezoidal LED headlights lie parallel with a large and aggressive, rectangular upper grille. The lower rectangular grille anchors the front fascia and continues to communicate the Hako's aggressive attitude. Round fog lights, symmetrically placed high on the front bumper, have integrated turn signals.

The Hako's silhouette is accentuated by slim, race-car-inspired side mirrors that also feature integrated turn signals. Powerful, flared fenders add dimension and contrast to the concept's boxy shape and smooth surface planes. The Hako concept hugs the road with custom 18-inch deep dish five-spoke wheels and tires with a "Scion" custom tread.

The Hako Coupe features a vertical windshield as the concept sits upright and ready to attack the road. A high linear beltline along with a blackened and chopped greenhouse seamlessly wrap around the rear to provide a mysterious profile. As an example of potential personalization, the concept is equipped with a flat, panorama roof that features a random, barcode-like pattern that can be seen on the exterior and from the interior.

The rear features LED taillights that echo the shape of the headlights. To complete the package, the rear bumper has an integrated fog and back up light on the left and exhaust on the right.

Inside, the Hako is accented with orange and metallic detailing that exudes a modern environment with entertainment possibilities. The front and rear seats are covered with urethane and rubber-like upholstery for easy cleaning. The contemporary front bucket seats flow to the floor and incorporate a geometric design on the seatback. The seats are separated by a center console that features a large storage crevice for storing magazines, cell phones, and other small items. Two cockpit-like rear seats also share a storage crevice.

The orange driver's seat has a gaming theme. Instrumentation and warning lights cascade from the art inspired instrument panel to the steering wheel. The shifter, located on the center console, resembles a large joystick. On the steering wheel is a simple button to start the engine and a track-ball type control for the Hako's entertainment system located on the passenger dash. The entertainment system consists of two video monitor screens mounted on the dash for radio, video, and music capabilities. Users can upload their videos and music through a Bluetooth® connection. The front passenger controls the system using a large rollerball mounted on the center of the dash. A black seat differentiates the front passenger area.

Video monitors located on each door and on each side of the rear seating area project distorted fish-eye images from orange filtered cameras mounted beneath the A-pillars. While the vehicle is parked the driver and passenger can edit the scenes captured by the cameras to show their friends where they have been and perhaps even post the clip online for others to see.

"As you know, polarizing style fits in well with our lineup," said Hollis. "And of course we love a good box. We'll listen to the feedback from this concept to help us determine how our brand could evolve and grow over the next five years."

SCION HAKO COUPE CONCEPT VEHICLE
PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS

DIMENSIONS (inches)
Overall Length: 145.7
Overall Width: 68.1 without side mirrors
74.0 including side mirrors
Overall Height: 57.5
Wheelbase: 94.5
Ground clearance: 4.0
Wheels: 18-inch alloy wheels
Tire Size: 225/45 R18
Seating Capacity: 4

Scion Haka Coupe Concept Coming to New York Show

In two weeks time, at the New York International Show opening on March 19, Scion will take the wraps off an all-new concept vehicle, the Hako Coupe. According to Scion’s laconic press release, “the sporty interpretation of the box concept was developed by Tokyo Design Division which studied global, youth-inspired trends”. We also know that Scion’s coupe concept will be orange but we guess that you already noticed that from the teaser picture…

SEMA: Scion xD Widebody by Five Axis Design

Now here’s a Scion xD that I wouldn’t actually mind seeing parked in my garage –well, if I had a garage, that is. The widebody kit is beautifully integrated to the xD which is painted in a vigorous Papaya Orange color. The kit is complemented by 20-inch alloy wheels in 245/30 R20 Yokohama rubber up front and 295/25 R20 in the rear.

As you can see in the detailed list after the jump, Scion’s SEMA-fied xD is filled with aftermarket components and accessories like the suspension and brake kits, Sparco racing seats and DVD player. Disappointingly, the supped Scion xD doesn’t feature any engines mods whatsoever. Too bad, we were just starting to like it. -Details and pics after the jump

FIVE AXIS DESIGN - SCION xD WIDEBODY

01 EXTERIOR

• Five Axis Design 6” Widebody

• Papaya Orange paint

02 ENGINE

• No modifications

03 EXHAUST

• Five Axis Unique Finishers

04 WHEELS

• FIVE:AD R6:F_SPEC

F: 20 x 8.5, +0

R: 20 x 10.5, +20

Satin aluminum finish

05 TIRES

• Yokohama Advan Sport

F: 245/30 ZR20

R: 295/25 ZR20

06 SUSPENSION

• TEIN Super Street Damper

• TRD strut brace

07 BRAKES

• Stoptech Big Brake Upgrade

F: 355mm x 32mm, ST40 4-piston Caliper

R: 328mm x 28mm, ST22 2-piston Caliper

08 INTERIOR

• Five Axis Design Interior Appointments

• Sparco Faster steering wheel

• Sparco Litium shift knob

• Sparco Reflex racing pedals

• Upholstery by Salt Turin Upholstery

09 SEATS

• Sparco Sienna sport seats

10 ICE

• Pioneer AVIC D3 navigation head unit

• Monster Car Audio cables and wires

• Real-time video capture

• Four exterior LCD screens

11 GAMING FEATURE

• Five Axis Modified Smart Industries 6” Claw Vending Machine

• Five Axis Design Plush Souvenir Toy Car SWAG

SEMA: Scion xB L-Con City Safari Pick-Up

Toyota’s American offspring is all about body conversions at this year’s SEMA show. Along with the xD Dalek speedster Scion also presented the Sage Vaughn xB L-Con City Safari concept –we’ll call it xB pick-up for short. Unfortunately, Scion hasn’t released many details on the xB pick-up but hey, it’s not as if you’re ever going to see any of these roaming around the streets of Manhattan or anything. -Image gallery after the jump

• SAGE VAUGHN - SCION xB L-CON CITY SAFARI DETAILS
• • Truck conversion
• • Custom black TRD wheels
• • Lowered 3”
• • Super white fog lights (8)
• • Safari cage and bumper with rear step
• • Bed liner
• • Beard rear facing seats
• • Graphics by Sage Vaughn
• • Door graphics by “Lou”
• • Paint and body by Third Element Designs
• • Custom interior by Advanced Specialties
• • PA system

2007 SEMA: Scion xD Dalek Speedster

Wow, doesn’t this concept look like someone simply chopped the roof off a Scion xD? Now that we mention it, someone actually did. Of course, just by saying that we wouldn’t do justice to the work that went behind the transformation of the 2008 xD into a speedster. The Dalek Scion xD features tons of accessories like the fully hidden interior roll-cage, the hand-carved beechwood trim and the champagne box between the custom built and stitched diamond-tucked black leather rear seats. Still, it does look kinda odd, doesn’t it… -Details and high-res images after the jump

DALEK - SCION xD

Exterior

• JG gunmetal gray exterior paint

• Black front bumper paint accents

• Black-chrome finished Scion emblems

• Five Axis lip spoiler kit (front, rear, sides)

• Speedster style chopped exterior (roof and hatch removed)

• Speedster aluminum side mirrors

• Fully hidden interior roll-cage and bracing for body panel support

• Chopped front windshield 7.0” lower

• Shaved door handles front and rear

• Smoked taillights and headlights

• Removed upper portion of rear hatch

• Welded lower portion of rear hatch

• Molded rear hatch to rear quarter panels

• Beveled rear slats for hatch cover

• Beveled lip edge on doors to accommodate paneling

• Custom beechwood rear hatch cover w/chrome details

• Graphics by Fast signs Seattle

Interior modifications

• Custom built and stitched diamond-tucked black leather front and rear seats

• Custom stitched diamond-tucked door panel inserts

• Hand-carved beechwood door trim panels

• Hand-carved beechwood center console panels

• Custom beechwood rear center console

• Hidden 7.0” monitor and hidden champagne and flutes

• Custom “woodgrain” airbrushed dash trim paneling

• Autometer platinum series gauges mounted in custom dash

• Grant classic wood steering wheel and hub adaptor

• Speedster rear-view mirror mounted on dash

• TRD aluminum sport pedals

Wheels, tires, and suspension

• DPE GT7 Forged aluminum wheels

• Gloss black lips with flat black centers

• 20x8 front and 20x9.5 rear

• BFGoodrich g-force tires

• 225/30zr-20 front

• 245/30zr-20 rear

• Tanabe lowering springs
• TRD rear sway bar