Scion to announced pricing for the 2010 Scion xD – Folks purchasing the next model year of the xD will be met with $150 increase. Besides an increase price Scion has thrown in a few new upgrades -new standard and optional audio systems and also gains standard Vehicle Stability Control (VSC).
“Improving power and efficiency on micro compacts while keeping your fuel efficiency”
Improving power is the easy part. The basic bolt-ons such as intake, light weight crank pulley, and exhaust will give your stock car an added boost of power. As long as you keep your foot out of the throttle you will not lose efficiency.
Product Spotlight: Tokico HP Shocks & Struts
Recently we received maybe the coolest large box in the mail, the address was from Hitachi Tokico USA! This could only mean one thing – The McPherson shocks and struts we have had on for the past 13k miles were going and new Tokico HP shocks and struts going on.
Tokico joins MicroCar Magazine Project Car
For the past week our project xD / ist has been sporting brand new suspension. The new HP shocks and struts supplied by Tokico make our project car roll really nice and smooth. We will provide further review in our Product SpotLight section.
smart announces first ever special financing
smart today announced that they are going to begin a short term program that will give new buyers of remaining 2008 and new 2009 Pure / Passion Coupe / Passion Cabriolet models special 4.2% financing.
MicroCar Magazine featured on Subcompact Culture
This past week MicroCar Magazine proved the power of social networking on the internet when our Twitter account was followed by Portland, Oregon native Andy Lilienthal of Subcompact Culture.
Wasabi?!
Today Scion made wasabi not just something you find in a Japanese Sushi resturant but now the color for the final limited edition car of 2009. Scion decided to select the xD as this car and give it an imaginary color of Electric Wasabi. Unlike the RS 1.0 xD, Scion decided to concentrate on interior mods and not so much with the exterior. The RS 2.0 Electric Wasabi Scion xD comes equiped with all sorts of electronic goodies.
Editorial: Partnerships…
As the American car industry has faced hard times, some interesting partnerships have arisen. We at MicroCar Magazine can’t wait for something to come from this.
Product Spotlight: Weapon-R Secret Weapon Intake
The big thing for us at MicroCar Magazine is how much power can we squeeze out of our cars. In comes Weapon-R, around for a long time providing the aftermarket auto parts industry with performance enhancement parts. We were lucky to have experienced the products produced by Weapon-R in one of our other project cars, 2004 Scion RS 1.0 xB.
