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2005 Scion xA Speedster Concept by Five Axis

Need for Speed was Never So Realistic

Scion is Toyotas edgiest brand, but now that Hondas future-think Element is old news and Nissan has announced that its even squarer Cube is headed to our shores the once dramatically rectangular xB is hardly the event on wheels it was when spotted on Californias SUV-laden highways a couple of years ago. But the Five Axis new xA Speedster would be.

The Five Axis xA, which was revealed a couple of months ago at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association trade show in Las Vegas, now simply known as SEMA, is truly sensational. To think that somewhere underneath its

To think that somewhere underneath its flashy bodywork sits a run of the mill xA, is hard to imagine. (Photo: Scion and Five Axis)

flashy bodywork sits a run of the mill xA, is hard to imagine, but therein the truth lies.

The concept was conjured up to bring light to Five Axis, a Huntington Beach, California customizer and fabricator of one-off cars, from ¼-scale models to full-size prototypes. Unlike some independent design and fab shops, mind you, Five

The xA Speedster is going after the same audience as Five Axis Widebody xB DJ. (Photo: Scion and Five Axis)

Axis had full approval of Toyota, Scions parent company.

A decision was quickly made to pull the xA into xB and tC territory by capturing "combine the captivating, audience interface of the Widebody xB DJ with the aggressive styling mods of the Widebody tC" (see gallery for photo), or so Toyotas press release states.
The result is an Xbox gaming center on wheels, with no less than three 360 gaming consoles, with MadCatz MC2 racing

The result of Five Axis complete makeover is an Xbox gaming center on wheels. (Photo: Scion and Five Axis)

steering wheels, MadCatz MicroCON wireless control pads, discretely hidden in their own custom headrest storage tray, and two 19-inch Samsung LCD monitors behind the front seats plus a Casio XJ-560 video projector mounted behind the seats and shooting onto a massive screen that pops up out of the reverse-hinged trunk-lid for the driver, all displaying Forza Motorsport racing software. To do this, the xA needed to be ripped apart, widened overall, had its rear seats removed, doors fixed into place, and put together without the roof and side glass, while see-through

While the engine gets some mods, a rather mundane four-speed automatic transmission wont help it to get anywhere particularly fast. (Photo: Scion and Five Axis)

body glass was added for overall effect. Five Axis made sure that "strict rules of design, detail, fit and finish were applied".

Overall, the roadster cum gaming port is six inches wider than a stock xA, which when combined with its Tein Super Street Damper modified suspension, Yokohama AVS Sport 245/35/19 front and 295/35/19 rear performance tires, wrapped around Rays Engineering G-games 99B wheels, 19 x 9.5-inches (+22 offset) up front, and 19 x 10.5-inch rear +22 in the rear fixed via custom wheel adapters, should be a stable little machine at high speed. That said, considering the unfathomable weight brought about by its audio-visual

Adding to the race-ready interior is a Sparco Alcantara steering wheel and pedals, Sparco Fighter seats, and Sparco cam lock 4-point harnesses. (Photo: Scion and Five Axis)

hardware, its slightly over-stock xA engine, featuring an AEM cold air intake, DC Sports header, Five Axis custom engine cover and Five Axis custom exhaust system and finisher, mated to a rather mundane four-speed automatic transmission, wont help it to get anywhere particularly fast, although when it does finally get up to highway speed its TRD 4 Piston, 328 mm x 28 mm custom brake system should bring it back to standstill quickly.

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