Our time with the Scion xB was a taste of an emotive wave coaster. (Credit: Josh P. Miller/CNET) With funky styling and a estimation built around heavy status from the receiver crowd and the sound-off set, we due our Stingray Metallic 2010 Scion xB to be a subject powerhouse. Perusing the description artefact before embarking on the prototypal of many effort drives, we were agog to wager features much as Bluetooth hands-free calling, standard iPod connectivity, payment frequence with navigation, and rear-seat entertainment. Yes, we were every grins. However, by the modify of that prototypal effort drive, we were primed to intend the xB off of a bridge. Nearly every taste of cabin tech was a source of disappointment, from the tacked-on and too simplistic Bluetooth grouping to the crappy superficial "premium" frequence grouping with its maddeningly slow iPod search. We're glad to wager Scion even offering these options, but infotainment should have been the xB's strongest asset. Instead, it turned out to be the weakest point. 2010 Scion xB--photos So, should you refrain the xB? Of course not. It's still a rattling modify little ride. It's a small car with a aggregation of interior volume for your friends and your things. While the xB is nobody's sports car, it handles quite nimbly at municipality speeds; and its Camry-sourced 2.4-liter engine should wage thousands of miles of peppy acceleration. Oh, we same the xB; we just dislike the tech. But the xB isn't a tech car. It's a low-cost grapheme sheet on wheels. Skip the crappy, overpriced dealer-installed tech and garner up a nice aftermarket all-in-one receiver (like our Editors' Choice-winning Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT or the Eclipse AVN726E) and at least a powered sub and the xB begins to attain more sense. Check out the flooded analyse of the 2010 Scion xB for more info and dynamical impressions. Topics: New models Tags: Scion, xB, wagon, Bluetooth, navigation, payment audio, Toyota
