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ninokarotta · 07-04-2012, 07:53 AM

Hello guys, I thought your community may like this rather in-depth video we've made about the FR-S.

We've been shooting from dawn till dusk for four days, taking the Toyota GT86 (which you'll lovingly call Scion FR-S) from Barcelona to Budapest, via the most sinuous roads possible. Then we've spent another day filming it on a racetrack in Hungary, pitching it against my angry AE86 race car. Then we've spent the best part of three weeks editing the footage, till we've learnt to hate every single frame of it. I think it's the most beautiful film we've ever made. It must be, because the FR-S is a hugely important car.

Not because it's cheap and tail-happy. Neither of those traits are evident at first. The FR-S is important because this is the car your kids will rice and race to oblivion, learning to heal-and-toe and oversteer the last drops of whatever petrol-replacement cars will be burning a decade from now. This is likely to be the sports car of the last driving generation, so take your time to get to know it. Resist the temptation to skip to the second half with all the hoonage. Please lean back and enjoy. Feel free to share it on.

Disclaimer: My spoken English is rather worse than my opposite lock, so please excuse me for any difficulties in understanding my words. With practice, both shall improve.

(conspiration: should the video fail to play on YT, here it is on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/omgvisuals/gt86)

sdiver68 · 07-04-2012, 08:36 AM

I gave you a thanks and great work! I was at the 2012 Monaco GP stayed in Nice so that footage was awesome for me

Be prepared for some grief about driving like that on public roads although it looks like you were very careful about having no other traffic around.

brianc · 07-04-2012, 08:43 AM

Continue doing what you do man~! I've been following your videos for some time now. I love the review. The video editing and music are top notch. The scenery is also amazing.

Teo · 07-04-2012, 12:57 PM

Great video!!

Congrats!!

I know most of the road that you got through, when I saw German Bahn I think you are going to the Nurburgring

jenzan · 07-04-2012, 01:15 PM

Loved the video, thanks for making it! Lots of fantastic imagery.

Tommi · 07-04-2012, 01:24 PM

I think that is the best video of the gt86 yet, i love it and it gave me butterflies no lies!
Great work really

trueno86power · 07-04-2012, 01:35 PM

Wow. Simply wow. This video is a piece of art.

It's like if Top Gear decided to do an GT-86 special.

This video gave me goose bumps and I'm now goin' in my FR-S to burn some gaz.

You've done crazy job.

pyro530 · 07-04-2012, 02:02 PM

Great video and good job on your soundtrack selection.

atledreier · 07-04-2012, 02:21 PM

That was pure excellence!

Makes my 8 month wait even longer!

Slant · 07-04-2012, 02:57 PM

Bravo! Bravo!

Enjoyed every minute of it.

#87 · 07-04-2012, 06:09 PM

The comments, my eyes, they bleed

pornflakes · 07-04-2012, 07:08 PM

Loved the vid. Can't wait to get my car in October. Sucks waiting.

W2 · 07-04-2012, 07:34 PM

Great video, I only wished I could drive some of those roads.

frs · 07-04-2012, 08:12 PM

jdm looks ftw

eifer · 07-04-2012, 08:29 PM

Awesome video. Can't wait to get this car lol. Shouldn't be more than a month away now..

sho220 · 07-04-2012, 08:47 PM

Cool vid. Hate the new jalopnik comments format...that place has gone so far down hill in the last year or so...

Chewie4299 · 07-04-2012, 08:58 PM

Great video.

86boyAF1 · 07-04-2012, 09:29 PM

I love these long road trip reviews, but is it becoming a little too obvious that these trips are being funded by either Toyota or Subaru? So far, we've seen a drive across france, two seperate road trips across japan, and now one from Spain to Hungary. I've never seen such a beautiful marketing campaign!

monkeedoo · 07-04-2012, 09:52 PM

I enjoyed the video thanks

DIE1000DEATHS · 07-04-2012, 09:56 PM

Ya. I've learned not to look at comments lest I be angered...

Fussy08X · 07-04-2012, 10:27 PM

That was a great video. Really good watch. At first this european wolverine's accent and sunglasses were annoying me a little but by the end of watching the whole thing in earnest I was a fan

driv3r · 07-04-2012, 10:50 PM

saw this on Jalopnik. great video. i loved the production - first rate. please make more!

07-04-2012, 07:53 AM	#1
ninokarotta Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: AE86, S30 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 118 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Epic FR-S 86 test drive: racetrack, drift & dash from Barcelona to Budapest Hello guys, I thought your community may like this rather in-depth video we've made about the FR-S. We've been shooting from dawn till dusk for four days, taking the Toyota GT86 (which you'll lovingly call Scion FR-S) from Barcelona to Budapest, via the most sinuous roads possible. Then we've spent another day filming it on a racetrack in Hungary, pitching it against my angry AE86 race car. Then we've spent the best part of three weeks editing the footage, till we've learnt to hate every single frame of it. I think it's the most beautiful film we've ever made. It must be, because the FR-S is a hugely important car. Not because it's cheap and tail-happy. Neither of those traits are evident at first. The FR-S is important because this is the car your kids will rice and race to oblivion, learning to heal-and-toe and oversteer the last drops of whatever petrol-replacement cars will be burning a decade from now. This is likely to be the sports car of the last driving generation, so take your time to get to know it. Resist the temptation to skip to the second half with all the hoonage. Please lean back and enjoy. Feel free to share it on. Disclaimer: My spoken English is rather worse than my opposite lock, so please excuse me for any difficulties in understanding my words. With practice, both shall improve. Epic Scion FR-S, Toyota GT86 test drive: racetrack, drift & cross-continental dash - HD - YouTube (conspiration: should the video fail to play on YT, here it is on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/omgvisuals/gt86)

07-04-2012, 01:35 PM	#7
trueno86power Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Quebec Posts: 302 Thanks: 16 Thanked 74 Times in 44 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow. Simply wow. This video is a piece of art. It's like if Top Gear decided to do an GT-86 special. This video gave me goose bumps and I'm now goin' in my FR-S to burn some gaz. You've done crazy job. __________________ '13 Scion FRS

07-04-2012, 08:58 PM	#17
Chewie4299 Spaceman Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 1,427 Thanks: 761 Thanked 736 Times in 408 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Great video. __________________ 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S - Car Journal Flickr

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sdiver68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 100 Thanks: 55 Thanked 36 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I gave you a thanks and great work! I was at the 2012 Monaco GP stayed in Nice so that footage was awesome for me Be prepared for some grief about driving like that on public roads although it looks like you were very careful about having no other traffic around.

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brianc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 266 Thanks: 0 Thanked 71 Times in 40 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Continue doing what you do man~! I've been following your videos for some time now. I love the review. The video editing and music are top notch. The scenery is also amazing.

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Teo Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Italy Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Great video!! Congrats!! I know most of the road that you got through, when I saw German Bahn I think you are going to the Nurburgring

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jenzan Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: '13 Subaru BRZ SSP 6 MT Sport Tech Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 90 Thanks: 43 Thanked 36 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Loved the video, thanks for making it! Lots of fantastic imagery.

07-04-2012, 01:24 PM	#6
Tommi Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Various Location: Italy Posts: 50 Thanks: 12 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think that is the best video of the gt86 yet, i love it and it gave me butterflies no lies! Great work really

07-04-2012, 02:02 PM	#8
pyro530 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S 6MT Location: Chico, CA Posts: 308 Thanks: 175 Thanked 87 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Great video and good job on your soundtrack selection. __________________ Current: FR-S Ultramarine 6MT - Took delivery 05/30/2012 - Now for sale here 1995 M3 Coupe MT - the "Bavarian Bumblebee" Past: 1994 Integra - Sold \| 2005 Dodge SRT-4 - Totaled by Hail \| 1997 Acura 2.2 CL slowmobile - Sold \| 1991 BMW E30 - Sold \| 1991 Acura Integra GS - Wrecked \| 1971 Chevy C-10 shortbed stepside - Sold \| 1973 Camaro Z-28 Clone - Stolen

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Slant .....V..... Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: cars Location: Toronto Posts: 32 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bravo! Bravo! Enjoyed every minute of it.

07-04-2012, 06:09 PM	#11
#87 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 1,361 Thanks: 14 Thanked 372 Times in 187 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The comments, my eyes, they bleed

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pornflakes Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2012 Toyota FT86 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Loved the vid. Can't wait to get my car in October. Sucks waiting.

07-04-2012, 08:12 PM	#14
frs Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: frs Location: canada Posts: 65 Thanks: 24 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	jdm looks ftw

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07-04-2012, 08:29 PM	#15
eifer Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S (Hot Lava) Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 84 Thanks: 1 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome video. Can't wait to get this car lol. Shouldn't be more than a month away now..

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sho220 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FR-S MT & FJ Cruiser Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 995 Thanks: 218 Thanked 516 Times in 268 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cool vid. Hate the new jalopnik comments format...that place has gone so far down hill in the last year or so...

07-04-2012, 09:29 PM	#18
86boyAF1 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 1JZ-GTE Toyota Mark II, Toyota bB Location: Okinawa, JP Posts: 31 Thanks: 1 Thanked 54 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I love these long road trip reviews, but is it becoming a little too obvious that these trips are being funded by either Toyota or Subaru? So far, we've seen a drive across france, two seperate road trips across japan, and now one from Spain to Hungary. I've never seen such a beautiful marketing campaign!

07-04-2012, 09:52 PM	#19
monkeedoo BIG Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Limited CBS Location: San Jose Posts: 64 Thanks: 43 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I enjoyed the video thanks

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07-04-2012, 10:27 PM	#21
Fussy08X Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: S15 Location: Sydney Posts: 141 Thanks: 50 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That was a great video. Really good watch. At first this european wolverine's accent and sunglasses were annoying me a little but by the end of watching the whole thing in earnest I was a fan

07-04-2012, 10:50 PM	#22
driv3r Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: go-kart Location: Texas Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	saw this on Jalopnik. great video. i loved the production - first rate. please make more!