Behold, if you dare, Scion's Hako Coupe Concept. It's rare to see a show car quite this, um, polarizing (Scion's own word for it) outside of the Tokyo Show, but Toyota's youth-focused brand unveiled the equally startling Fuse Concept at the Javits Center back in 2006, so there's a precedent for a New York debut.
Inspired by the box-it-came-in style of the xB and the upright jauntiness of vintage American hot rods (supposedly all the rage among Japanese youth these days), the Tokyo-designed Hako is all about the look, with a shape and detailing intended to give "trendsetters" a glimpse at the brand's next five years. There's a load of LED lighting front and rear, hugely flared fenders filled by eighteen-inch wheels and 225-series tires with a custom tread that spells out S-C-I-O-N, and a perfectly vertical windshield.
The Hako's innards are at least as unconventional as its body, trimmed in orange and black with accents of brushed metal. The four seats are covered with rubbery upholstery and the driver's station was designed to make hardcore gamers feel right at home, with computer-generated instruments and a shifter that looks like a big joystick.
Video monitors on the doors and on each side of the back seat display orange-tinted fish-eye images from external cameras, and the car even gives occupants the ability to edit these queasy scenes into something that is, presumably, YouTube-worthy.
More photos after the break, courtesy of Scion.
