SCION'S TRUCK2BE; Toyota's youth division preps boxy xB replacement.(News)(Scion t2B)

Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Toyota's trendy Scion division unveiled something called a Tall Two-Box concept, dubbed t2B, at the New York auto show, but don't get caught up in names and numbers. This is the vehicle that will replace Scion's xB, as soon as the company's youth- oriented customers stop buying the current Tall Two-Box.

"That xB has a lot of legs-it's kind of a cult vehicle,'' said Toyota vice president Don Esmond at the t2B's New York premiere. "This [t2B] would be a good follow-up.'' That's pretty promising for a vehicle that was introduced strictly as a ...

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