| by Uncle Sha | 23rd Nov 2009 |
2010 Scion xB
The Scion xB is a vehicle made by Toyota for the United States market and sold under their youth-oriented Scion brand. It is a box-shaped, 5-door compact station wagon. In terms of sales, the Scion xB is Scion’s second most popular model.
The Scion xB’s marketing is aimed at Generation Y, Americans born between 1980 and 1994. This group of car buyers is extremely important to manufacturers due to their large numbers (78 million) and their differing perceptions and demands of the vehicles they drive. Despite the Scion xB’s target market, the average age of an xB buyer is 46.
All xB’s come standard with four-wheel anti-lock brakes, brake assist, electronic brakeforce distribution, Vehicle Stability Control driver and front passenger dual stage airbags, front seat-mounted side torso airbags, front and rear side curtain airbags, and a first-aid kit.
The Scion xB is given an overall “Good” score in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety frontal offset crash test. And another “Good” overall score in the side impact crash test, with all nine measured categories also rated “Good”. The IIHS has given the xB its Top Safety Pick award.
Car and Driver magazine rated the 2008 xB as one of the top ten safe vehicles under $25,000.
