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After debuting the Scion iM concept at this year’s LA Auto Show, the Japanese automaker has been spied testing a prototype in Southern California.

Unfortunately for those that were fans of the iM concept on the show floor at the LA Convention Center, the production version is looking much more tame and might not be quite the hot hatch everyone was expecting. The concept’s more aggressive styling is nowhere to be seen and the production version is looking more like the Toyota Auris that it is based on.

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Expect to get a better look at the production Scion iM early next year at the New York Auto Show before the vehicle goes on sale sometime in 2015. The four-door hatch is expected to start at less than $20,000.

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