[LAChevy24]

i dont know if anyone else has noticed this, but the on the Scion XB, it has only one reverse light, and its on the left side. what is the point of it? is it supposed to be hip, a design flaw they ran with, or is there an unknown shortage of reverse lights? here a pic if no one else has seen:

 

[osiris]

If saint Gabriel came down and promised me 10,000 blushing virgins if I agree to drive the scion xB that he was giving me, it would still be a difficult decision.

Well... in that case I'd drive it.

But I would not pay actual money for one.

 

[FenwickHockey65]

Yeah, I have noticed it.
Just more stupidity and horrific design on scion's part.

 

[750li]

i think they were trying to make their cars as "hip" as vw's beetle

 

[ifcar]

Possible explanation:

They moved it to the bumper from next to the license plate to better accommodate US and foreign-size plates and/or to lighten the hatch, and they didn't want wires for the second light running too close to the exhaust.

 

[HoosierRon]

Cost cutting. It costs half as much as doing it right.

 

[Wolfman01]

It is not a design flaw. It's an attempt here to be "different" for the sake of being different. It doesn't hurt them that installing one light is cheaper than installing two. My Hijet has only one reverse light. It does it's job just fine. In this vehicle however, it's design was all about how cheaply and lightweight the vehicle could be built.

 

[Mr. Burns]

It looks like the car has a zit on the lower left part. A car with acne, now that's how you connect with your target demographic.

 

[mbukukanyau]

It looks like the car has a zit on the lower left part. A car with acne, now that's how you connect with your target demographic.

Middle Aged vegan hippies?

 

[91 s-10baja]

The car itself is the flaw.

 

[Mr. Burns]

Middle Aged vegan hippies?

Well they may be the ones driving this, but I think the car is aimed at late teens/early twenties. Or dumb 16 year olds with rich daddies.

 

[Texan-CST/10]

I've noticed on just about any non-US car, what we would have as two reverse lights, in EU for example, the one on the driver's side is white while the other is red. Same on many JDM cars.

Guess it's just trying to mimic the imorted car look.

 

[scotted73]

The red light is a fog light. Basically a headlight with a red lense only used in extreme fog. It's operated via a special switch in the car. An attention getter when lit.

I guess Toyota decided that only the driver side needs to be illuminated when reversing. Looks odd, but fits the odd look of the car as a whole.

 

[MonteCarloSS86]

Possible explanation:

They moved it to the bumper from next to the license plate to better accommodate US and foreign-size plates and/or to lighten the hatch, and they didn't want wires for the second light running too close to the exhaust.

That does make sense but it still looks awful.

 

[Smaart Aas Saabr]

Many cars for many years have one rear reversing light and one rear fog lamp. If it illuminates the area behind the car...

 

[FenwickHockey65]

The car itself is the flaw.

Yup! :yup:

 

[darndot]

It is only a flaw if you don't have a great PR firm.

 

[Texan-CST/10]

As the new xB's slogan has been:

"Love it, or hate it?"

 

[Neanderthal]

Many cars for many years have one rear reversing light and one rear fog lamp. If it illuminates the area behind the car...

The rear fog is intended to reduce multi-vehicle pile-ups in heavy fog conditions.

A good idear, I wouldn't mind having one or two in back.

Also handy for rallyeing in reverse.

 

[Smaart Aas Saabr]

The rear fog is intended to reduce multi-vehicle pile-ups in heavy fog conditions.

A good idear, I wouldn't mind having one or two in back.

Also handy for rallyeing in reverse.

No you only have one fog lamp. If you had two rear fog lamps people might confuse it with your brake lamps and that could be "interesting"