Toyota Rukus

[Jonny Rochester]

Toyota Rukus, for Australias youth...

[Gunner]

very interesting.

[shift_rook]

looks similar to the Bb, except got some screwed up huge front bar to make it look like a boat

[Mr Awsome]

id buy one looks cool.

[Gunner]

i dont think it will sell, that nissan cube fugbox has failed pretty hard, and thats the same style of automobile, but if this doesn't sell will that mean we wont see the ft?

[mm.mitch]

How has the cube failed? Its very popular in Japan and America.

[shichi~]

and NZ

[Gunner]

how many do you see here though?

[mm.mitch]

you have to remember they have only recently been available as grey imports for a short time in aus.

[Mr Awsome]

the cube is ugly as fuck tho.

[R&D Mechanical]

i dont think it will sell well here, but depends on the price. Strange name aswell haha

[Gunner]

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/25/friday-fun-rwd-scion-xb-with-chevy-v8-power/

if only

[stx-16]

i think i saw one yesterday but i may be wrong i only was it for a split second

[xsoarerx]

the local toyota dealear near me had one. i shat my self driving past. not as cool as the first bB's but still look ok, def. better thana kia soul... thoes things didnt sell at all ive seen two on the road over the last year.

as said, the cubes only been available for a year or so. the main guy that brings them in, brings them into brisbane so theres quite a few more around here than else where at the moment i would think. but its such a novility car and for 15 ~ 20k its not really in the price range of people that would actually tune them. theres a flower shop on my way to work that had an nissan Scargo till about 6months ago when they replaced it with a cube. thats the sort of market the'll end up being. mum's and small biz ladys that are not into owning Suv's but like something with space.

[focus_7]

I've seen one driving around my area, bright yellow.

[timbo]

saw a white one on my way down from mt cootha, very strange looking automobile!

[Jonny Rochester]

I work at at Toyota dealership. I have had a quick look at one in the flesh. I looked in the engine bay for about 3 seconds and decided it was the same as Camry/ RAV4. 2AZ-FE, nothing new. Rear suspension is simlilar to Camry also (it was only a very quick look).

[AJPS]

My mate is bringing in Cubes now

[xero]

I work at at Toyota dealership. I have had a quick look at one in the flesh. I looked in the engine bay for about 3 seconds and decided it was the same as Camry/ RAV4. 2AZ-FE, nothing new. Rear suspension is simlilar to Camry also (it was only a very quick look).

my sources have told me that oz will only get the 2.4 motor in auto only. as you say johnny the rest is pretty much basic camry stuff (makes it cheap to build, repair, work on).
we also will get next to none options that the US gets...

[Just Half Steppin]

ive driven one a couple of times now...they dont seem to handle too bad, seem to get up and go reasonably aswell

definately plenty of space inside them too...

[Denso]

123kw's :P we sell em at my work.... toyota's havin a hard time movin em out the door... the price + the looks + australians specs = fail.

[bmp776]

i read they start at like $27000, thats a joke if they expect to sell what is essentially a larger cabbined corolla. pretty sure the wheelbase is practically identical, the rear has a shorter track than a corolla, but the front is identical?? wierd.

[marvis]

Pics etc?

[AJPS]

ive driven one a couple of times now...they dont seem to handle too bad, seem to get up and go reasonably aswell

definately plenty of space inside them too...

For coke bottles and dominos - old joke

[letsgohunting]

I rate this scion - had a sit in one the other day and it has soooo much room inside. I love the box shape too. Really wished it would come in manual though - I hate autos unless it's SMG style one.

[Richard]

would ya trade ya 86 in for one?

[sideburns]

we have one at work i think its a corolla chasis with camry drivetrain im pretty sure the brakes still come from the corolla we havent sold any yet

[drift-kidd]

i seen one of these today i was kinda speachless its just not what i thought toyota would make to be honest

[Richard]

I saw one today also and i was like wtf it looks like its been hit by a bus or should be hit by a bus.....ugly mofo

[xsoarerx]

Reading thru one of my step wagon mags and theres a place selling kits for them. they were calling it a corolla something? will check when i get home. but yeah... def said corolla.

i'd take the first bB over this one or a cube anyday... you can import the bB's just seams no one has yet.