One definition of scion is "a descendant often referenced when mentioning royalty." It's a heady name for a vehicle, particularly when the results are the vehicles made by Scion.
That's not a wisecrack. Scion makes edgy cars, including the 2010 Scion xB. But it's a subjective call whether any Scion qualifies as royalty.
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A few years before I turned sixteen my wise father purchased the
second generation Honda Civic. At the time it was certainly the
cheapest and perhaps smallest car you could buy in the America.
He
bought the Civic because he knew that I'd be driving soon, so he wanted
something small, cheap, and easy for me to to drive when it was my turn
to get my license.
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Tiny and inexpensive cars can get a bad rap sometimes.
Some people think that just because a car is tiny it means that it is also slow.
I wanted to prove that a tiny car can not only be fuel efficient but also fast---so what better way to prove it than to race a small plane.
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