The Hyundai is also the more affordable choice here, fetching $18,000.įor those in need of more grunt, there’s the Veloster Turbo with 201 horses and 195 pound-feet coming from a 1.6-liter turbo-four. However, because it’s 403 pounds lighter than the Scion, as well as focused on fuel economy rather than performance, the Veloster trumps the tC in the battle for miles per gallon, rated at 28 mpg city and 36 mpg highway with the manual transmission. Significantly less powerful than the tC, the Veloster is also a lot slower, needing around eight seconds to hit 60 from a standstill. The four-pot cranks out 138 horsepower and 123 pound-feet of torque when mated to the six-speed manual transmission, and 132 horses and 120 pound-feet when equipped with the EcoShift dual-clutch transmission. Updated mildly for 2016, the Korean hatch uses the same 1.6-liter, four-cylinder engine as in the past. What’s more, Hyundai used the tC as a benchmark for the new Veloster. Though the Veloster is actually a hatchback and not a coupe, it’s the vehicle Scion usually compares the tC to. Find out more about that in the review below.Ĭontinue reading to learn more about the 2016 Scion tC. And it did so while increasing the car’s starting price only slightly, meaning the tC can still brag about its "thrill-to-value" appeal. The interior is where Scion added some new features, mostly in the convenience department. The not not-so-thrilling part is that the 2016 tC is identical to last year’s model on the outside. This can only mean Scion is concerned about keeping its product fresh, an example many automakers should follow. The good side of the story is that this new update comes only two years since the second-generation tC received its facelift.
For 2016, Scion decided that the tC also needs an update. But while Scion cars continue to be among the most affordable in North America, product cycles weren’t exactly as promised until 2015, when the Japanese launched two new cars, the 2016 Scion iA and the 2016 Scion iM.
in 2002, it promised affordable vehicles and short product cycles that would appeal to Millennials. When Toyota founded the Scion brand in the U.S.
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