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By Tara Weingarten
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Why should kids have all the fun? Though Toyota asked its youngest designers to build a line of cars they themselves would want to drive, this newest Scion, the tC, appeals to my short-on-cash but want-it-all-anyway inner teen. For $17,265 the hatchback tC is long on extras like an in-dash 160-watt Pioneer CD audio system with six speakers; power windows, doors and mirrors; a tilt steering wheel; halogen headlights and two moonroofs, one each for front-and rear-seat passengers. The sporty instrument panel is whimsical: chromed accents everywhere and edgy amber illuminated gauges.
I think the tC's 160-horsepower, 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine is spry, and handling is very good. But what I particularly like, seeing as this is likely to be an inexperienced driver's car, are the standard safety features: airbags for both front seats, plus a driver's-knee airbag, antilock brakes and three rear head restraints to help prevent whiplash in a crash. Though it isn't much to look at from the outside, the tC packs a whole lot of standard goodies, and kids of all ages can dig that.
Tip: With no-haggle pricing, this Scion makes the car-buying experience more palatable.
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