Went to NAIAS yesterday. Photos. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Rampage · 01-20-2012, 09:06 PM

Drove up to Detroit to see the FR-S and BRZ in person.

"Nice" lady telling us all about the new Scion. No price. Yes, we asked. She is about 5'7" in heels. Car was a little bigger than I had imagined.

She had a little contest about the history of the FR-S and I won this.

I have more pictures but most of them are the same angles. We were not allowed in the cars. Subaru PR guy said that there will be two strict and distinct trim levels to the BRZ and that a turbo "is not possible". He was adamant about that and stood and argued with a couple young guys about it for several minutes before walking away in disgust. I was just an interested eavesdropper. The young lady at the Scion display said that equipping the FR-S will be A la carte.

Mr.Jay · 01-20-2012, 09:10 PM

what was the history question?

And thanks for the pics

Hanzo · 01-20-2012, 09:27 PM

Probably something like what car was the inspiration for the FR-S?

Rampage · 01-20-2012, 09:41 PM

Her: "What company is the parent company of Scion?"
Me: "Toyota"

Her: "What Toyota cars inspired the FR-S?"
Me: 2000GT, MR2, Corolla AE86.

Her: "Wow, you got them all." Hands me T-shirt. "Maybe you should be giving this presentation!"
Me: "OK" Reaching for mic as she scampers away.

Dark · 01-20-2012, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rampage

Her: "What company is the parent company of Scion?"
Me: "Toyota"

Her: "What Toyota cars inspired the FR-S?"
Me: 2000GT, MR2, Corolla AE86.

Her: "Wow, you got them all." Hands me T-shirt. "Maybe you should be giving this presentation!"
Me: "OK" Reaching for mic as she scampers away.

dookie11 · 01-20-2012, 10:45 PM

@OP, by any chance did you get to see the interior of either car? Know if the BRZ had the shitty HVAC knobs, or the cool digital jdm ones?

Zaku · 01-20-2012, 10:55 PM

Aww nice shirt! lucky I can't wait to see the BRZ at least no news on the FRS here in DC

Zgrinch · 01-20-2012, 11:05 PM

We need some FT86.com T-shirts!

Let WoW make the design and I'd buy one.

Marrk · 01-20-2012, 11:24 PM

Good post, Rampage.

Sorry to hear that the car looked bigger, tho. [insert "bang head" emoticon here]

Zaku · 01-20-2012, 11:53 PM

We need a counter, a BRZ on a black shirt! XD

Giccin · 01-20-2012, 11:57 PM

Wth.. they didn't give us any shirts at the LAAS.

WUT IS THIS!

Oh, and seeing the BRZ/FRS in person is soooooooooooooooooo much better isn't it?

ayau · 01-21-2012, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dookie11

@OP, by any chance did you get to see the interior of either car? Know if the BRZ had the shitty HVAC knobs, or the cool digital jdm ones?

That is the Limited model (Limited comes with rear wing), which has the nicer climate control knobs.

It wouldn't really make sense for Subaru to have the lower end model in the showroom.

ichitaka05 · 01-21-2012, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giccin

Wth.. they didn't give us any shirts at the LAAS.

WUT IS THIS!

Oh, and seeing the BRZ/FRS in person is soooooooooooooooooo much better isn't it?

Cuz they made that shirt for LA Scion event. I have that t-shirts along w hat & flash drive

switchlanez · 01-21-2012, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rampage

Her: "What Toyota cars inspired the FR-S?"
Me: 2000GT, MR2, Corolla AE86.

To add, another big inspiration was the Toyota Sports 800 aka the "Toyota 8" with its FR layout and boxer engine.

Looks like it was a worthwhile trip.

01-20-2012, 09:06 PM	#1
Rampage Senior Member/Old Fanboi Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2000 2ZZ-GE MR2 Spyder HT Location: Back home in Ohio now Posts: 2,446 Thanks: 1,931 Thanked 2,014 Times in 915 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Went to NAIAS yesterday. Photos. Drove up to Detroit to see the FR-S and BRZ in person. "Nice" lady telling us all about the new Scion. No price. Yes, we asked. She is about 5'7" in heels. Car was a little bigger than I had imagined. She had a little contest about the history of the FR-S and I won this. I have more pictures but most of them are the same angles. We were not allowed in the cars. Subaru PR guy said that there will be two strict and distinct trim levels to the BRZ and that a turbo "is not possible". He was adamant about that and stood and argued with a couple young guys about it for several minutes before walking away in disgust. I was just an interested eavesdropper. The young lady at the Scion display said that equipping the FR-S will be A la carte.

01-20-2012, 09:10 PM	#2
Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	what was the history question? And thanks for the pics __________________ Out of the FRS game

01-20-2012, 10:55 PM	#7
Zaku -Proud of Brzerhood- Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: '17 BRZ CWP LMT. Location: Maryland Posts: 4,153 Thanks: 2,717 Thanked 1,725 Times in 790 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Aww nice shirt! lucky I can't wait to see the BRZ at least no news on the FRS here in DC __________________ "The BRZ Section's fine wine" -Zgrinch

01-20-2012, 11:05 PM	#8
Zgrinch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: 2013 Limited DGM BRZ Location: FL Posts: 1,956 Thanks: 286 Thanked 450 Times in 257 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	We need some FT86.com T-shirts! Let WoW make the design and I'd buy one. __________________ BRZGrincherhood

01-20-2012, 11:53 PM	#10
Zaku -Proud of Brzerhood- Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: '17 BRZ CWP LMT. Location: Maryland Posts: 4,153 Thanks: 2,717 Thanked 1,725 Times in 790 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	We need a counter, a BRZ on a black shirt! XD __________________ "The BRZ Section's fine wine" -Zgrinch

01-20-2012, 09:27 PM	#3
Hanzo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Waiting for the ND Miata Location: VA Posts: 963 Thanks: 182 Thanked 656 Times in 194 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 12 Thread(s)	Probably something like what car was the inspiration for the FR-S?

01-20-2012, 09:41 PM	#4
Rampage Senior Member/Old Fanboi Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2000 2ZZ-GE MR2 Spyder HT Location: Back home in Ohio now Posts: 2,446 Thanks: 1,931 Thanked 2,014 Times in 915 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Her: "What company is the parent company of Scion?" Me: "Toyota" Her: "What Toyota cars inspired the FR-S?" Me: 2000GT, MR2, Corolla AE86. Her: "Wow, you got them all." Hands me T-shirt. "Maybe you should be giving this presentation!" Me: "OK" Reaching for mic as she scampers away.

01-20-2012, 10:45 PM	#6
dookie11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: Girls crazy with his booty Location: SoCal Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 373 Thanked 63 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@OP, by any chance did you get to see the interior of either car? Know if the BRZ had the shitty HVAC knobs, or the cool digital jdm ones?

01-20-2012, 11:24 PM	#9
Marrk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Drives: Honda Fit Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 722 Thanked 125 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good post, Rampage. Sorry to hear that the car looked bigger, tho. [insert "bang head" emoticon here]

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