Chronicling the Ever-Changing Automotive Industry
There are lots of new and redesigned vehicles being built for the 2011 model year, and to help you sift through them, I’ve put together my Top 10 list of them. They range from the mainstream to luxury, but they’re all significant for the industry, manufacturer, or both. Click past the jump to see what made my list and why.
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2011 Scion tC
For a long time, BMW and Mercedes-Benz offered no-charge maintenance for up to 4 years or 50,000 miles. A few years ago, Mercedes stopped giving away maintenance, while BMW has continued to offer it. Over the summer, both Cadillac and Lincoln announced they were adding free maintenance packages to their new cars. Now Toyota has joined in the fray, adding 2 years or 25,000 miles of complimentary maintenance to new Toyotas and Scions. Click past the jump for more details and the press release.
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Even though the Scion vehicles were originally slated for one generation before complete replacements arrived, it looks like parent company Toyota has changed their mind. Since they already diverged from the plan with the 2nd generation xB in 2008, Toyota has redesigned the tC for the 2011 model year. The look is more polarizing, the featureset richer, but the price is still in line. Click past the jump for details and pictures on the upcoming car.
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Toyota created its Scion brand in order to draw in more youthful buyers, promising fresh designs every few years, and individual models only getting a single run before being replaced. It’s curious to see that Toyota isn’t replacing the outgoing designs with new model designations. As it is, the current models have been around for several years, and while the Scion tC has soldiered on with minor changes, the xD and xB have both been redesigned, the latter being featured here. More details and a high-res picture gallery follow.
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Mini Cooper
In 2001, the Mini Cooper really brought the small car to America. BMW, the current owner of the Mini brand, showed that Americans were willing to pay for a premium small car. The Mini gets good gas mileage, has “go kart” handling, plenty of creature comforts, and sells for thousands more than its same-size siblings.
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