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Posted on 11/11/2026 3:00:58 PM PST by FreedomPoster
Scion by Toyota Launches a “Freedom Lab” for Exploring New Possibilities for Mobility, Adventure and Personal Expression KEI-01 will be Assembled at Toyota’s Indiana Plant 660cc Three-Cylinder Engine, Continuously Variable Transmission and Four-Wheel Drive Designed to Comply with Federal Safety Requirements Applicable to a Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV) Initial Distribution will Focus on Fleet Customers Through a Small Network of Authorized Scion by Toyota Dealers to be Selected from the Existing Toyota Dealer Network SxS and BKE Concepts Preview New Possibilities for Outdoor Adventure and Personal Mobility PLANO, Texas (Nov. 10, 2026) – Yesterday, at simultaneous events in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, and Frisco, Texas, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) introduced Scion by Toyota, a new brand built around curiosity, possibility and the freedom to explore mobility in new ways. The company also unveiled the brand’s first vehicle, the KEI-01, an ultra-compact utility truck that will arrive in the U.S. in the second half of 2027.
The company also showcased two additional vehicles—the SxS Concept and the BKE Concept—which represent different expressions of the brand’s vision for future mobility. Together, the three vehicles explore new ideas in utility, adventure, capability and personal expression.
Scion by Toyota is a “freedom lab” built around bold ideas, curiosity and possibility. It starts by asking what’s next—and how far an idea can go. That curiosity is where beyond starts, and opens new possibilities to explore, experiment and make something entirely your own. Scion by Toyota will learn and evolve through new vehicle concepts, designs, capabilities, and experiences that could help shape the future of Toyota mobility.
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Something for the car guys. Interesting vehicles.
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It’s an overglorified Kubota kart.
Cannot be registered on road since its max speed is 25 mph.
Three-Cylinder Engine.
Now they need three wheel drive.
If people want to drive it, thats cool
but kind of an ugly vehicle
These Kei trucks by Tokyo , Honda , Suzuki , etc...have been ubiquitous here in Japan for many years .
My dad had a 3 cylinder Saab given to him as payment for mechani al work. We didn’t put it on the road, but beat the stuffing out of it in the fields lol. You. And see pick ture of it here
Oh I know.
FWLIW in the mid-70’s I worked at a Suzuki shop. We had a Chebby LUV pickup truck for a shop utility vehicle. Made in Japan, of course. Probably the closest we came to having vehicles like this.
As Jr. grease monkey, I was the guy who got to take it and pick up the broken motorcycle from roadside after the ambulance had left. Yeah, I never took up street bikes, other than test driving stuff I had worked on. I was a dirt biker.
In the 70s, I worked in a plant in Amarillo and we had a machine with a constant velocity transmission CVT
To change the cycling speed of the machine, you would crank the belt, patter or looser
It was a nightmare when it broke
In the 70s, I worked in a plant in Amarillo and we had a machine with a constant velocity transmission CVT
To change the cycling speed of the machine, you would crank the belt, patter or looser
It was a nightmare when it broke
Tighter or looser
Tighter or looser
Tighter or looser
Tighter or looser
>Cannot be registered on road since its max speed is 25 mph.
Yeah, it’s sad the engine is so small but this will probably end up a popular farm vehicle. I’ve driven keitora and they are really fun.
I have had one of these for 8 years, it’s a 1999 Suzuki Carry. It has A/C, heat, wipers, stereo, EFI, 5 speed, 4WD, hi/low range, and an elec/hyd dump box.
It is the handiest vehicle on the ranch!
I much prefer it to any side-by-side out there.
My mistake . The Scion Kei is not what I was referring to . The Scion / Honda’s etc. in Japan have a 660 engine but have top speed of 100 mph . Our Honda Life has a 660 turbo and has plenty of power .
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