Showing posts with label Scion Videos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scion Videos. Show all posts

Drift Battle Between Scion FR-S and Lexus SC430


Normally, a Lexus SC430 wouldn't stand much of a chance against a Scion FR-S in a drift battle. However, the car you see here isn’t a regular version of the hardtop convertible but a gutted out and race-prepped iteration.

The two specially modified Japanese models met up at the 2012 Formula Drift event in New Jersey earlier this summer.

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R&T Tires-up Scion FR-S and Pits it Against the Impreza WRX and Mazdaspeed3


By now, the “less is more” dictum that Toyota keeps repeating at every opportunity concerning its GT86 (that’s Scion FR-S in the US) rear-wheel drive coupe must be ingrained in every car fan’s head.

The 86/FR-S/BRZ trio ignores the horsepower and performance war and focuses on pure driver enjoyment like its famous ancestor, the Toyota AE86.

Well, a safe way to have a lot of fun is going to a track. However, here the 17-inch Michelin Primacy HP 87W GreenX tires with which the Scion FR-S is fitted with are below par. This comes as no surprise since they are the exact ones worn by the Prius hybrid and they are made for low resistance and fuel saving, not recording lap times.

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Track Test Duel: Scion FR-S vs. Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T vs. Mazda MX-5


Not surprisingly, the more or less identical Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S (marketed under the Toyota 86 or GT 86 nameplates outside North America) sports coupes are all the talk these days.

Adding to the many comparisons made by all sorts of online and print publications from all four corners of the world over the past few months is a new review by Jack Baruth from The Truth About Cars.

This time, it’s a track test duel between the 200hp Scion FR-S, the more potent but heavier 274hp Hyundai Genesis 2.0 Turbo and the less powerful but lighter 167hp Mazda MX-5.

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2013 Scion tC RS 8.0 Limited Edition Featuring Five Axis Styling Kit and TRD Parts


The Scion "Release Series" saga continues with the launch of the eighth model based on the tC coupe of which only 2,000 units will be built with U.S. sales to start later this month.

The new tC RS 8.0 is offered exclusively in Absolutely Red exterior paint with contrasting gloss black side view mirrors and matching color 18-inch alloy wheels.

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