Scion FR-S News

What do you get when two Japanese auto manufacturers join forces to develop an amazingly formidable, yet affordable 2+2 sport coupe? You come up with an incredibly capable yet reasonably priced sport coupe that is a ton of fun to drive under the guise of two distinctive marques.

Exotic cars in Los Angeles are common on weekends in certain neighborhoods, which may explain why our bright red Scion FR-S doesn't always command too much attention.

We have a confession to make... At last year's SEMA Show, we debuted our Project Garage FR-S without a key ingredient-boost! Because the FR-S and its FA20 boxer engine were so new, most tuners were still working out the kinks on forced induction kits.

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It's not often you find a car that comes with a fully operational mixing station, a custom-built Pioneer speaker system, and a fog machine built into the interior, but then again, it's not every day that Steve Aoki customizes a vehicle.

For its 10th anniversary, Toyota's Scion brand has developed a special edition model, fitted with what is considered the smallest solar panel ever seen on a car.

Car and Driver 10Best; Cars.com Best of 2103; Ward's 10 Best Engines 2013; Kiplinger Personal Finance Class Winner - I don't think Subaru anticipated just how well received the new BRZ sports car would be when co-developing it with partner Scion.

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend was both busy and eventful, and like St.

Probably BMW's Mini got sick of competing with the Ford Fiesta, Scion FR-S and Fiat Abarth and decided to set sail with its floating Cooper convertible.

Forda s monster Mustang, the Shelby GT500 was named the Car of Texas for 2013 by the TAWA.

Scion has released pricing information for a number of models, the most important of which being the updated 2014 tC that debuted at the New York Auto Show in March.

Since the first Scion models arrived in 2003 , Toyota's U.S. subbrand has attracted as many retired seniors looking for cheap compacts as the Fast and Furious crowd it was created to represent.

During a recent trip to Palm Springs, a friend riding in the back seat of our long-term 2013 Scion FR-S wished for more legroom.

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It's easy to see why the Volkswagen GTI was our first two-time AOY winner . Everything about this car is almost perfect.

The North American based automotive giant General Motors is planning to develop a direct rival for the Toyota GT 86.

There are very few vehicles available today that compare directly with the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ twins.

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The Scion FR-S, and its sister car the Subaru BRZ, mark the return of the affordable, good-looking, fun-to-drive sports car.