Archive for February, 2012

At the 2012 Detroit NAIAS last month, Scion announced a special program called “First 86.” The program gives 86 people the opportunity to be among the first to own the Scion FR-S. The selected 86 owners will take delivery of their car before it goes on-sale to the general public. Over half of the First […]

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Tuesday February 28, 2012 20:19

New Subaru BRZ Ordering and Allocation Info Posted

Some interesting ordering and allocation info from Subarunet for the Subaru BRZ has been posted. It reads as follows: We would like to remind Subaru dealers that SOA will be opening the Sold Order system Thursday, March 1 at 9:00 EST to accept BRZ orders. It is important dealers fully understand the order filling process […]

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Here’s some great pics giving a behind the scenes look into the construction of the 600hp FR-S Race Car by Scion Racing and Greddy. It will compete in the 2012 Formula DRIFT series with veteran driver Ken Gushi (pictured below) behind the wheel. We’ve also included the photos from the car’s debut at the 2012 […]

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Monday February 27, 2012 10:43

Vorschlag/AST/Moton Go Hands On With Subaru BRZ

The folks from Vorschlag and AST/Moton had a chance recently to go hands on with a Subaru BRZ, crawling under and into car and getting measurements, a good look, and a good feel for the car’s tires, suspension, interior, underhood, and more. Check out what impressions and info they were able to garner from the […]

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Being the clever (and clearly obsessed) FR-S enthusiasts our members are, why are we not surprised that they’ve gone page source diving on the Scion FR-S website to search for the holy grail of FR-S information at this point – the 2013 Scion FR-S Pricing. The good news is that there was indeed some prices […]

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HKS has released their Toyota 86 parts list and lo and behold, a their GT Supercharger for the 86 is announced as being in development! Check INSIDE for discussions/details, as well as a clip of the HKS D1 86 on the dyno.

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Here’s a new video with some nice action and closeup footage of a blue and red Subaru BRZ, from the Twin Ring Montegi track in Montegi, Japan.

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Subaru will be racing its BRZ GT300 race car in the Japanese 2012 Super GT racing series, which begins at the end of March. In preparation for the season, the GT300 BRZ recently saw its first testing action at the Fuji Speedway. Check out some photos and videos after the jump.

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Great news for Subaru BRZ owners-to-be! Many Subaru dealers have begun indicating to our members that the ordering system for the BRZ opens next Thursday – March 1st (updated from Monday, the 27th). This means that dealers will be able to begin inputting pre-orders into their system for those who have placed deposits.

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