Team Hybrid FTW

What started off as a blip on the radar of sport compact competition later gave birth to one of the most looked-forward-to build-off events of 2007, as the enthusiasm Scion met with last year's first annual Scion Tuner Challenge prompted the company to present an even bigger opportunity for tuners the second time around. For 2007, Scion gave Southern California's Team Auto Concept Elite, Team Koshak and Team Hybrid each identical '08 xD's, and a budget of $15,000 to create a winning build to be judged by the NCCA. Accepting the challenge, each team upped the ante set by last year's competition. After consideration, it was Team Hybrid that took top honors at the this year's SEMA Show. Coordinated by James Lin, this year's car featured a custom Garrett turbo kit, INGS+1 exterior styling dressed in custom House of Kolor hues, a CREATiVE custom fiberglass interior and custom Air Runner suspension. www.scion.com