Even outside of the annual Scion Tuner Challenge, there are always plenty of killer tCs and xBs at SEMA. Given both the band and the show have penchant for crazy customs, the pairing goes together like chocolate and peanut butter. In 2012, the FR-S was the car of the show—you couldn’t throw a rock without […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 19, 2014
I may need a new set of tires. So I’ve had my FR-S for around 9 or 10 months. I love it to death. It’s precise. It’s nimble. And it is an absolute hoonmobile! And that might be a problem. Now many miles later and many drifts and drift attempts I might need a new […] More »
By: Jonathon Klein | September 12, 2014
We told you about the new Scion FR-S 1.0 Series a while back when it debuted at the Detroit Auto Show. It was a mildly modified version of the regular FR-S, but with upgraded TRD components. We also knew that it would be a very limited edition with only around 1500 units to be made. […] More »
By: Jonathon Klein | September 11, 2014
On Wednesday, I was out at New York’s Monticello Motor Club driving the new RC and RC F on the private road course. While driving impressions are under embargo until September 4th, I can say I had a total blast. At the bar after roughly four hours of hots laps, a bunch of the writers […] More »
By: John Coyle | August 30, 2014
Our esteemed colleagues in the automotive media appear to have an addiction to Toyota GT86 track battles. The GT86 as well as its twins, the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ, have been compared on closed courses with greats like the McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche Cayman, Alfa Romeo 4C, Volkswagen GTI and many more. What does the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 29, 2014
Just like grass is green and the sky is blue, it is a universal truth that the Scion FR-S (or Toyota GT86 as it’s called in the Autocar video below) is a fun car to drive. It’s quite common to see auto magazines pitting the inexpensive Toyobaru against cars costing much more, and cars costing much, much more, […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 22, 2014
Australian companies MRT Performance and ROH Wheels have collaborated to supercharge and turbocharge a Toyota 86 … oh, and they also modified almost everything else on the car. The supercharging-turbocharging “1-2 punch” means this 86 has an extra 84 horsepower and 95 lb-ft of torque at its disposal, which translates to 251 horsepower and 236 […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 17, 2014
