Rethinking Scion: Quirky goes mainstream so brand adapts with a sporty coupe, hip music

If Toyota's Scion youth brand had stuck to its original premise, the third generation of the boxy xB would be rolling into showrooms today. As envisioned by Toyota, Scion products would be quirky, uber-cool and not around long enough to get stale. Its first-edition products were replaced after just four years.

McLaren MP4-12C named

The McLaren P11 has now been named - it will be the McLaren MP4-12C Update 9/9/09: McLaren has now released full details and pictures of the McLaren MP4-12C Update 10/0/09: Ron Dennis talks about the MP4-12c and McLaren Automotive’s future plans. But of course it’s about McLaren history, and more than a passing nod to its F1 heritage. The McLaren F1 cars are all dubbed MP4, but I think we’d prefer to have seen something like McLaren F2.

Ssangyong Concept XUV 1 Frankfurt debut

Ssangyong Concept XUV 1 first tease Not content with rolling out an all-new SsangYong Korando Crossover, Mahindra & Maghindra’s newly-revived Korean enterprise is now out to tackle the likes of the Nissan Juke, with a new concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month –  the Ssangyong Concept XUV1. Sangyong has sent us three teaser images of the Concept XUV1, but we’ve just run the one. Why?