We’ve seen a battle like this before when Motor Trend and European Car pitted the Scion FR-S against the Volkswagen GTI at Willow Springs. In that battle the Scion was 2.3 seconds slower around the track than the GTI. I’m pretty sure the Scion’s slower lap time can be blamed on the driver … I mean, a front-wheel […] More »

Like a 17-year-old boy goes straight to under-bra territory on a first date, I’m going straight to this car’s engine bay, and for a similar reason at that. This Chasebays Scion FR-S engine compartment is so beautifully bare, I feel naughty just looking under the hood. Clearly, there’s more nudity under this bonnet than at […] More »

The Scion FR-S (in “Toyota 86” guise) has been named “Best Performance Car Under $60,000” by Australia’s Drive.com.au for the second year in a row, beating out formidable competitors like the Mark VII Volkswagen Golf GTI and the Ford Fiesta ST. Last year, in addition to being named the best sub-60-grand performance car, the Toyota 86 […] More »

As fantastic as the Toyota 86/Scion FR-S is, Toyota isn’t resting on its laurels. In the spirit of constant improvement, the automaker has introduced the Toyota 86 by Tada, a prototype developed by chief engineer Tetsuya Tada that’s basically a regular ZN6 with a handling package. Specifically, the Tada treatment adds 18-inch forged BBS wheels […] More »

Toyota has released photos of another FT-86 Open Concept. This one is headed to the Tokyo Motor Show, and is an update to the original white FT-86 Open Concept that debuted in Geneva back in March. When we first dropped eyeballs upon these images, we breathed sighs of relief. We see this “Flash Red” car […] More »

The comparison may be a bit outrageous, but when you really think about the quantity of driving fun the Scion FR-S offers, you can begin to compare it to cars costing more than ten times as much… Cars like the Ferrari F12berlinetta ($315,888). Autocar reckons the F12 and the FR-S are “best-of-breed front-engined, rear-drive drivers’ […] More »

It would appear Subaru has lifted its heels a bit on the Scion FR-S sedan project slowdown because next week a Toyota 86/GT86/Scion FR-S sedan concept is planned for an unveiling at the Dubai Motor Show. Reports say the sedan will offer a 3.9-inch stretch to the coupe’s wheelbase for more rear-seat passenger room, but […] More »