Scion News, Updates & Info

The deadline to register is midnight PDT on May 7, 2008. Check out this website and sign up for the chance to have your Scion featured in the next ad campaign. The shoot, and killer party, will take place on May 16 & May 17 at a secret desert location outside Las Vegas, which includes a free two-night stay at a resort hotel. So hop online and sign up, or else you’ll have to read about how fun it was on someone’s blog.

Sign up now at www.scion.com/scionunited

Congrats to all the winners of Scion’s Owners Contest!

Best of Show: Jeff Gregory 06 tC

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Chris and the WORLD Racing crew will be putting the PRO FWD SCION tC on the Valvoline Dyno Challenge Dyno this Saturday @ the HOT IMPORT NIGHTS AUSTIN, TX event. Chris talks about this experiment @ HIN as a fresh idea to bring even more excitement to the already entertaining atmosphere that HIN brings to the table.

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Scion A/V, The Automaker’s Private Record Label, to Launch Three New Releases in May From Its Unique Collection Featuring Ghostface Killah, 45 KING and Rhythm Roots Allstars

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scion has once again partnered with some of the hottest names in the biz to produce three exclusive releases benefiting the artist - Ghostface Killah vs. Rhythm Roots Allstars - “Charlie Brown,” Scion A/V Remix: Ghostface Killah and Scion A/V Remix: 45 KING. In its continual effort to show support for the music industry, Scion covers all production, licensing and distribution costs for their A/V projects and then donates 100% of the proceeds back to the artists themselves.

Choosing to work with artists from all genres, tastes and levels of fame, Scion stays true to their corporate philosophy based on creativity, variety and individuality, making this innovative automaker the ideal outlet to bring awareness to the art form. By enlisting the help of a wide-range of remixers and artists who bring a different flavor to every track, Scion is proud to present these new releases, which offer unique sounds for every musical preference.

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TEAM ASCENSION PRESENTS A SCION COMMUNITY ATTEMPT AT THE RECORD BOOKS!!!

COME JOIN THE PNW AS WE ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST PARADE OF SCIONS!!!

What: Guinness World Records Attempt - Largest Parade of Scions
Date: Saturday, June 21st
Time: Stage & Start Time TBA
Official Website: Click here
Non-official RSVP: Click here
Original ScionLife Thread: Click here

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LONG BEACH, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ — Drew Lachey, the smooth- stepping second-season winner of Dancing With the Stars, and NASCAR pit reporter Jamie Little are among Las Vegas gaming expert Anthony Curtis’ celebrity picks to give the pros some heat in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday, April 19, part of the 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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You may not be supermodel material, but that doesn’t mean your car can’t be.  Check out this website and sign up for the possibility to have your Scion featured in the next ad campaign. The event and shoot will take place on May 16 & May 17 at a secret location in the Nevada desert. Accommodations are complimentary. It’ll be unreal. Hurry and sign up, because registration ends at midnight on March 31, 2008 (PDT). If selected, you will be notified no later than April 25th.

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Since it began in 1977, the Toyota Celebrity race has been an undercard attraction of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, featuring a galaxy of glittering stars from the entertainment field like Clint Eastwood, Cameron Diaz, Gene Hackman, Woody Harrelson, George Lucas, Kelsey Grammer, Cuba Gooding Jr., William Shatner, Donny Osmond, Paul Williams, James Brolin, David Hasselhoff, Jay Leno, Tim Allen and countless others.

And there also have been icons from the sporting orbit like the late Walter Payton, Joe Montana, John Elway, Carl Lewis, Fred Dryer, Bruce Jenner, Larry Csonka, Greg LeMond, Rick Monday and Bill Goldberg.

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SCION PRESENTS: NOMADAZ - A MEDITERRANEAN ART CONNECTION  Curated by Pablo Aravena  Los Angeles – February 2008 – Scion, in conjunction with Pablo Aravena, proudly presents Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection Exhibition at the Scion 4,500 square foot Los Angeles Installation Gallery. Aravena is the filmmaker behind “Next: A Primer in Urban Painting.”

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LONG BEACH, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ — An eclectic roster of stars of film, television and sports will strap into brand new race-ready Scion tCs to vie for the checkered flag in the world’s longest-running, most successful celebrity racing event: the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday, April 19, part of the 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The field of 18 is revved up for competition in this historic, 10-lap race for charity on a 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach in Southern California. The Pro/Celebrity race, one of six featured events during race weekend, gives fans a chance to see their favorite stars duke it out on the track during exciting action-packed competition.

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