Slow Car Fast! – Is The Scion xB Fun on a Twisty Road?

There’s no doubt about it—the first-generation Scion xB isn’t exactly a fast car. But can a simple upgrade make it fun on a twisty canyon road? What happens when you take a stock, slow, 230,000-mile first-gen Scion xB and simply add wheels and a good set of performance tires? Today, let’s take my onyx blue 2005 Scion xB and see how it fares on Angeles Crest Highway—one of the best driving roads in the U.S.—and find out. The xB isn’t exactly what you’d expect to see on a road littered with Porsches, Corvettes, and McLarens. But maybe we’ll discover that this slow toaster is the perfect choice for this road!