Scion's FUSE gets lit

The Scion FUSE is being billed as the new Scion sports coupe icon and Scion’s keeping tight lipped on the vehicle’s prospects, but it seems to us as more of a flexing of the brand’s customizing muscle. 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, like the much talked about wheel-embedded turn signals, color 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.

The lambo doors swing up to reveal an interior that looks trek-ish. The steering incorporates drive-by-wire hardware with an interface aped from your favorite 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.

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.”

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