First, I would like to thank to my sales person J, who
kindly offer me a chance to test drive Scion FR-S.
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| FR-S |
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| 86 Logo |
FR-S stands for Front engine, Rear wheel drive Sport car. In
Japan, this car is under Toyota brand and is named “86”. If you are a comic
fan, you might know“Initial D”. Yes, a guy drives AE 86 and defeats many well-
known cars during downhill racing. Toyota 86 (FR-S) is the successor of AE 86.
(FYI: Can you believe it? AE 86 in 1983 was Corolla.)
In United States, this car, Toyota 86, is under
Scion brand which targets for young buyers.
Exterior:
1. FR-S
was originally from the project of “FT-86”. F.T. stands for Future Toyota.
Before it was released last year 2012, its concept car was called “FT-86 II
concept”. Interesting thing is that Scion also has a concept car for FR-S,
although most 86 fans know this car is based on the design of FT-86 II.
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| FT86 II concept |
2. As
you can see the front end is very similar. The shape of the FR-S head light is round
on the side, compared to the concept car, which is more like a triangular.
3. The
design idea of FRS actual from 2000 GT and AE 86. They all have a very similar body shape: long nose and short tail.
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| Rear View of FR-S |
4. The
body height of FR-S is only 2758 LB (manual).
5. The roof is not flat. It can be called "channeled roof" for aerodynamic purpose.
6. Alloy wheels is
17 inches. The same size as Toyota Prius.
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| 17 alloy wheel |
7. Side
window will automatically slightly lower when open the door.
1. Trunk
space very small. Only 6.9 Cu. Ft.
2. The
car body is very low. The ground clearance is only 4.9 inches. Must be very careful about speed bump.
