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You either love ‘em or you hate em’… The Toyota Scion. Well, the new Concept Hako, gives you even more reason to hate or love depending on which side of the fence you originally resided in the first place.

Being quite honest and straight forward, the new concept looks like the lovechild of the Scion XB and a PT Cruiser GT!

That’s right, you take your run of the mill boxed-out Scion XB:

Add a few curves of the PT Cruiser GT…

… and there you have it!

A Supped-up Hot Rod that only a Mother could Love!

Seriously though, the new concept has been taking a lot of slack from a lot of car critics since its unveiling. Jalopnik has even gone so far as to start a contest where they are gathering their readers thoughts on whether or not Toyota’s version of the concept Scion is better… or a few of their readers Photoshop versions.

When you consider the friendly look of the XB, you really have to give the designers credit where credit is due and that is with out a doubt that the new angled front end looks much more sinister than the original. Its low brow LED headlights appear as if the car is glaring at its prey, just waiting to pounce on a sleeping Kia Coupe Concept, which has surprisingly been one of the head turners of the show… and in a good way!

From a manufacturer that has been voted as having one of the top 10 worst resale values of the millennium, the Kia Koup just might become an exception to this ruling if it was to become a production model in the next two years. While still a very conservative look by “concept” standards, the new Koup has a subtle sports appeal that would be as comfortable in the grips of a 16-year-old high school car fanatic as it would in a 50-year-old business executive.

Something that really could not be said for the Scion!