Filed under: Coupes, Scion, Subaru, Toyota, Rumormill

Carscoop is reporting that Toyota has finally confirmed what many have long suspected: The next Scion tC will be a variant of the upcoming Subaru-Toyota rear-wheel-drive coupe project. At a press conference back in April, Toyota CEO Katsuaki Watanabe had confirmed that his company was jointly developing a pair of rear-wheel-drive sports cars with Subaru. Each brand would get its own version of the car, which would each be powered by one of Subaru's boxer engines.

It looks like that powerplant will be around 2.0L in size and put out around 200 horsepower. Based on an all-new RWD platform, the affordable coupe should show up Stateside by the end of 2010, or possibly early 2011. That new tC will probably be joined by a version of the iQ minicar in Scion dealerships as well, also according to Carscoop's Toyota insiders. A reborn, rebadged Celica and a Smart-fighter could be a compelling pair for Toyota's youth brand. As always, we'll keep you posted.

[Source: Carscoop]

Rumormill: Next-gen Scion tC will be Subaru-co-developed RWD coupe originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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that would be nice... finally a RWD Scion.. think of the mod possibilities....

Yeah I heard this has been put off for a couple more years before they hit the dealerships.

^ the economy sucks!!! INTRODUCING---- FREE TRADE!!!!!

I look forward to seeing what this new tC looks like as it will most likely be my next purchase.

Yep seems like it has been on again and off again we will see I guess.

I might be able to persuade my wife in getting one....

My fiancee currently drives a Taurus. I have the xB. I figure I can have a "toy" to drive because she eventually wants a Scion xB or xD to use as the "family" car and to haul kids in.

^ go with the xB for the fam car.. more room.

Yeah..we will be married next year. I'll try to get her to dump the Taurus and drive the xB. Then I'll be free and clear to get my tC!