The 2 New Scions: iA & iM - Toyota Yaris Forums

Kal-El · 03-20-2015, 01:02 AM

The new Scion iA sedan and iM 5 door hatch will be unveiled March 31st at the New York Auto Show. Toyota has released these 2 teasers ahead of the show.

IllusionX · 03-20-2015, 08:17 AM

I was just taking about this on the Canadian sub-forum

Septembersrain · 03-24-2015, 11:16 AM

That iM looks really sweet.

*kimona* · 03-24-2015, 12:13 PM

The iM is the Toyota Corolla hatchback or Toyota Corolla Auris everywhere else. It's been around for a long time, and is a decent little car. I wish they'd just bring it in as a Toyota Corolla and make it available in bare bones, for example, Toyota Corolla L hatchback.

bronsin · 03-24-2015, 12:14 PM

ECHO is looking better and better!

nookandcrannycar · 03-24-2015, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimona

I wish they'd just bring it in as a Toyota Corolla and make it available in bare bones, for example, Toyota Corolla L hatchback.

Especially an otherwise bare bones Corolla L hatchback with the 6-speed manual from the S

.

Thirty-Nine · 03-24-2015, 06:31 PM

Meh.

I will reserve final meh for when I see full pics.

Flammable · 03-24-2015, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kal-El

The new Scion iA sedan and iM 5 door hatch will be unveiled March 31st at the New York Auto Show. Toyota has released these 2 teasers ahead of the show.

Won't the 5 door Scion hatch compete with the Yaris?

Kalispel · 03-24-2015, 09:40 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNrsi-jGlw

Not sure is that is the way the iA will really look (seems like a rendered Mazda2 sedan there on YouTube with the iA front design), but that gaping front maw is just as obnoxious as the one on the 2015 Yaris - which does make it a fitting 2016 "Yaris Sedan" in the Canadian market I guess.

Still, like the 2015 yaris, the look isn't as horrible as it is just polarizing and over-the-top.

The iA looks poised to be another car that I would have to buy in black just to tone down that crazy sci-fi front end.

Overall, it definitely does have that Mazda2 sedan look to it though - which is a good thing.

*kimona* · 03-24-2015, 09:47 PM

^^^ That iA sheetmetal design is trademark Mazda! And they're passing it off as a Toyota/Scion? Fail.

Kalispel · 03-24-2015, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flammable

Won't the 5 door Scion hatch compete with the Yaris?

No more than the defunct Toyota Matrix did. The iM is a bigger car, in a different market segment - and probably around the price of a tC.

Kalispel · 03-24-2015, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimona

^^^ That iA sheetmetal design is trademark Mazda! And they're passing it off as a Toyota/Scion? Fail.

Well, the iA is being built on the 2016 Mazda2 sedan platform, and being built by Mazda for Toyota in Mexico alongside the Mazda2, so I'm betting the only real visual differences will be the front and rear bumpers, headlights, taillights, and alloy wheels (though those do look like the Mazda2 alloys, lol) - so they can both save design/productions costs across-the-board.

Flammable · 03-24-2015, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalispel

No more than the defunct Toyota Matrix did. The iM is a bigger car, in a different market segment - and probably around the price of a tC.

Ahh the ole Matrix. When I was looking for my Yaris SE back in 2012, our local Toyota dealership only had two Yarises (or is that Yari for plural LOL)on the lot, a white three door base model and a red LE five door. My wife did not want red at all and the three door just wasn't as practical, neither were they the SE model we wanted. The salesman started pushing Matrix really hard and I said that we wanted a Yaris not a Matrix. Finally found an SE up state that we were able to buy.

KingForADay · 03-25-2015, 12:19 AM

A little too egg-shaped from what I can tell in that video.

*kimona* · 03-25-2015, 02:04 PM

iA: Just seems strange for Mazda to share its new trademark sheet metal and grille design with a competing brand.

Kal-El · 03-29-2015, 05:13 PM

I'm not at all impressed. An uglier version of a Mazda 2 is not what Scion needs. This is just going to water down the brand. The brand built on being distinctly different comes along with a rebadged model from a competitor?

The profile from a 9 year old Hyundai Elantra doesn't help either. I hate that wavy profile.

Kalispel · 03-31-2015, 11:47 PM

More pictures of the new Scion iA and its awful mad catfish face front grill. Why Toyota, why?

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2016-scion-ia/#image-6

The tail end looks decent enough though, as does the side profile to a lesser degree - since it basically just sticks to its Mazda2 sedan lineage (which isn't sold in the USA, except as a stripped-down hatchback).

Not saying much, but it still looks better than the fugly new Corolla (especially the S trim).

Kal-El · 04-01-2015, 12:53 AM

Better than the iA but still not that compelling. Not crazy about the front end.

My favorite Scion ever is still the xD. These new ones don't even look like Scions.

03-20-2015, 01:02 AM	#1
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	The 2 New Scions: iA & iM The new Scion iA sedan and iM 5 door hatch will be unveiled March 31st at the New York Auto Show. Toyota has released these 2 teasers ahead of the show.

03-20-2015, 08:17 AM	#2
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	I was just taking about this on the Canadian sub-forum __________________

03-24-2015, 11:16 AM	#3
Septembersrain ♣♀Yaris'ing♀♣ View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris 3-Door LE ~Pearl~ Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Antonio Posts: 250	That iM looks really sweet. __________________ ╩╗ Don't be a drip. ◄~(¬ _¬)~

03-24-2015, 12:14 PM	#5
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,792	ECHO is looking better and better! __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

03-24-2015, 06:31 PM	#7
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Meh. I will reserve final meh for when I see full pics. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

03-24-2015, 09:40 PM	#9
Kalispel View User's Garage Drives: '15 Yaris SE 5MT Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Arizona (USA) Posts: 1,058	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNrsi-jGlw Not sure is that is the way the iA will really look (seems like a rendered Mazda2 sedan there on YouTube with the iA front design), but that gaping front maw is just as obnoxious as the one on the 2015 Yaris - which does make it a fitting 2016 "Yaris Sedan" in the Canadian market I guess. Still, like the 2015 yaris, the look isn't as horrible as it is just polarizing and over-the-top. The iA looks poised to be another car that I would have to buy in black just to tone down that crazy sci-fi front end. Overall, it definitely does have that Mazda2 sedan look to it though - which is a good thing.

03-24-2015, 09:47 PM	#10
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	^^^ That iA sheetmetal design is trademark Mazda! And they're passing it off as a Toyota/Scion? Fail.

03-25-2015, 12:19 AM	#14
KingForADay Drives: 2013 5 dr. Liftback Yaris LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: So. California Posts: 17	A little too egg-shaped from what I can tell in that video.

03-25-2015, 02:04 PM	#15
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	iA: Just seems strange for Mazda to share its new trademark sheet metal and grille design with a competing brand.

03-29-2015, 05:13 PM	#16
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	I'm not at all impressed. An uglier version of a Mazda 2 is not what Scion needs. This is just going to water down the brand. The brand built on being distinctly different comes along with a rebadged model from a competitor? The profile from a 9 year old Hyundai Elantra doesn't help either. I hate that wavy profile. Last edited by Kal-El; 04-01-2015 at 01:02 AM.

03-31-2015, 11:47 PM	#17
Kalispel View User's Garage Drives: '15 Yaris SE 5MT Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Arizona (USA) Posts: 1,058	More pictures of the new Scion iA and its awful mad catfish face front grill. Why Toyota, why? http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2016-scion-ia/#image-6 The tail end looks decent enough though, as does the side profile to a lesser degree - since it basically just sticks to its Mazda2 sedan lineage (which isn't sold in the USA, except as a stripped-down hatchback). Not saying much, but it still looks better than the fugly new Corolla (especially the S trim). Last edited by Kalispel; 04-01-2015 at 12:02 AM.

04-01-2015, 12:53 AM	#18
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	The iM revealed Better than the iA but still not that compelling. Not crazy about the front end. My favorite Scion ever is still the xD. These new ones don't even look like Scions.

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