Scion FRS RS 1.0

[sprintertrueno86]

Pffft..

I'd wait for the Scion FRS 10 Series RS 1.5 Monogram instead.

[Ec1990]

Originally Posted by Burrcold

Hyundai did it with the Genesis...

Pontiac did it with the GTO in the second year. The Corvette just got a new transmission in it's second year.

[Quentin]

Originally Posted by husker741

Did anyone say they are forcing us? It's just aggravating, albeit very intelligent on their part, to keep releasing all these special editions that make the "regular" ones slightly lose their "cool" factor.

Also, many platforms receive yearly performance bumps or power bumps after at least a couple years.

The crying in here sure makes it sound like people were forced. It is an aero kit and a special color. It costs practically nothing to offer this as a limited run. An engine revision after 2 years would cost a lot more.

It isn't about making yours less cool. Mod it to be unique to you if that is your concern. Or, buy a car you enjoy rather than how cool it is. Maybe some of us that have been waiting for a color, or a package, or the time to be right (my daughter is about to go front facing in her car seat) should get a chance to be cool. They are only making 1500. They only sell 30k twins a year in the US. It isn't like you are going to see 3 on your street like I do with our Rav4.

Subaru doesn't revise engines that often. We'll probably see some additional engine on the refresh. Is it not ironic that you are complaining about your car being less cool due to these packages when your car would be far less cool if they rolled out a 280hp FR-S? You'd want the new turbo one and the value of the one you own would tank! That would legitimately cost you money. As long as the engine stays the same, your car will retain value better.

[DarkSunrise]

I guess I'm in the minority, but I think it looks great, color and all.

[BP_FRS_26]

They have stripes now.

[husker741]

Originally Posted by Quentin

The crying in here sure makes it sound like people were forced. It is an aero kit and a special color. It costs practically nothing to offer this as a limited run. An engine revision after 2 years would cost a lot more.

It isn't about making yours less cool. Mod it to be unique to you if that is your concern. Or, buy a car you enjoy rather than how cool it is. Maybe some of us that have been waiting for a color, or a package, or the time to be right (my daughter is about to go front facing in her car seat) should get a chance to be cool. They are only making 1500. They only sell 30k twins a year in the US. It isn't like you are going to see 3 on your street like I do with our Rav4.

Subaru doesn't revise engines that often. We'll probably see some additional engine on the refresh. Is it not ironic that you are complaining about your car being less cool due to these packages when your car would be far less cool if they rolled out a 280hp FR-S? You'd want the new turbo one and the value of the one you own would tank! That would legitimately cost you money. As long as the engine stays the same, your car will retain value better.

I think you should re-read the comments. I don't see anyone crying? I was simply saying how genius the Toyota marketing is. I mod my car to make it my own. However, I would also enjoy having the headlights and a few other things. And don't say to get Winjets, cuz I don't want replicas. You're missing my point completely.

[Quentin]

Originally Posted by Burrcold

Hyundai did it with the Genesis...

That was with the mid cycle refresh, wasn't it? (2013 model... 09-12 were all the old engine, IIRC)

GTO was only a new model for the US. It had the old engine in Australia as a Holden well before hitting our shores.

[zigzagz94]

DAFUQ? Does that sh!t say the xB shoots Scion Logo holograms on the ground R2D2 style....

[retrosmiths]

As a previous owner of a tC Release Series (RS) 7.0, I would never buy another one. It was hard to find (aesthetic) mods that come in that color, and if you can't find one you have to buy it unpainted and have a body shop do it for you, or settle for black (which is probably the only color that matches the yellow without looking tacky).

The +$3,000 to the price with no real power gains is just NOT worth it.

Lastly, their "unique" RS paint color is baloney. The red tC RS 8.0 was re-released as just a regular tC a year after. The tC RS 7.0's yellow paint is/was an available option for the Prius (outside the US) and the FJ Cruiser, and now, this FR-S RS 1.0 seems to share that same yellow paint, too.

[FiRStsc10n]

It looks like the wheels aren't machine finished but almost matte. Let's see it gets all the goodies a monogram gets, with a TRD body kit + suspension + quad exhaust. Probably looking at $32000+

On a completely different note, I don't get how they had the 10 Series Scion xB (Silver Ignition blah blah) and then go and release a xB RS 10.0. Confusing.

[Quentin]

Originally Posted by husker741

I think you should re-read the comments. I don't see anyone crying? I was simply saying how genius the Toyota marketing is. I mod my car to make it my own. However, I would also enjoy having the headlights and a few other things. And don't say to get Winjets, cuz I don't want replicas. You're missing my point completely.

There are quite a few moaning posts about it just being looks... which is all the release series has ever been. Your's was pretty sarcastic, too.

Look at it this way. You've been enjoying a RWD sports car for two years while I've been rocking a Prius for two years. I might have LED headlights, but I've still been driving a Prius that stickers for $32k. A 134hp FWD mommy mobile that cost $32k. (Having kids makes you do crazy things...). Not having the HIDs on the FR-S was an attempt at keeping the cost down. It isn't like they rolled the HIDs out as standard on all '15 models at no cost. This car will surely push $29k or more.

[Tea86]

the wait begins for the fr-s rs monogram...

[FiRStsc10n]

Guess they probably had to push it out Fall instead of like a next spring so that they can compete against the BRZ STI tS

[campy]

"Leather trimmed steering wheel and shift knob"

what? We already have that...