Scion xB
Few weeks ago I went to Toyota dealership to test drive Scion xB. My expectations were to try funky car with ability to pack something bike like with folded seats. It should drive like a normal car with extra special of boxy Japanese appeal. It was black automatic and one year old. Boxy on outside, somehow stylish and roomy. Gauges are center mounted with digital speedometer and rest follows as four round shapes laid on the shelf. They somehow make it tick. Because rest of the interior is bits and pieces of other Toyotas and it is uninspiring, grey and cheap. Steering wheel was all plastic with additional friction resistant texture. I found seating position to be on strange side. To be clear: you can’t seat in xB like you do in normal car and be able to reach sun visor or left ventilation fixture. Just can’t. You should seat upright and as close to the steering wheel as possible. Like you seat on rather than in. Pedals were shifted to the left to my liking and comparing to