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Scion's extraterrestrial look.
SCION'S ALL-NEW sports coupe, the FUSE, debuted last week in New York in the Javits Convention Centre.
On display this time around was a sporty technological marvel that surely costs more than any of the six other Scions.
It sports some neat features, such as a tailgate that folds down to form a bench, a wrap-around windshield inspired by race helmets, and a multi-media dashboard with dual LCD screens and touch-pad controls.
LCD SCREEN
The FUSE also features a LCD screen behind the Scion badge on the hood, on which owners can display downloaded videos, as well as programmable multi-coloured headlights and LED lights in the wheel spokes acting as turn signals.
The Scion FUSE is being billed as the new Scion sports coupe icon.
The lambo doors swing up to reveal an interior that looks like Wesley Crusher's post on the bridge of the Enterprise. The steering incorporates drive-by-wire hardware with an interface aped from your favourite Gran Turismo steering wheel controller.
The 'media station' spans the vehicle's width and houses a double dose of 10.5-inch monitors. Though the FUSE is a four-seater, when parked the tailgate converts into a pair of outdoor seats.
FUN BITS AND PIECES
Developed in-house by Toyota and built by Five Axis, creators of a host of craze Scion SEMA concepts, the FUSE has many fun bits and pieces that may never make it to production, like the much talked about wheel-embedded turn signals, colour programmable headlights and fog lamps and a large Scion badge that doubles as a video monitor on which downloaded images and video can be displayed
To quote Scion brass, the FUSE is a "styling exercise that presents a discussion starting point for Scion owners and other Gen Y consumers with an eye towards a versatile sports coupe."
The concept features a chopped top and a short snout, but we're told those aren't necessarily future Scion styling cues.
Sources: www.autointel.com and ww.autoblog.com
