Car and Driver- Scion Test Drive
 

Hi everyone this my first post! I apologize if I posted this wrong its late and I am very tired. The website states an estimated base price of 25k which I think is pricey and a curb weight of 2,800 - 2,900lbs which isn't less than the initial 2,700 as mentioned in another post. Not sure if I read in Car and Driver or Motortrend that the U.S. Scion model will get the full 200hp.


http://www.caranddriver.com/photo-ga...t-drive-review

Mototrend- Scion FR-S
 

If the info is true, then....
First bold is fail, at least for people who want FR-S. The second bold is even more fail, at least for people living in the US. Third bold is extreme fail, at least for me. I don't give a damn about 200hp vs 197hp.

Those articles are from December.

Thanks for clarification. That makes more sense now.

Dude the FR-S is 200 HP and around 2700 pounds if you get the 6 speed manual version.

I think the BRZ came in at 2765 pounds, so the FRS will be no heavier than the BRZ.

Sweet pics!!:party0030:

In the latest Car and Driver (with the feature on the new Cobra) there is a preview on the FR-S/BRZ. I can't find it online but the gist was:

*$26,000 est. price
*28xx lbs for manual, I believe
*0-60 in 6 seconds
*21 - 29 mpg
*it drove fantastically almost similar to the dynamics of the first gen. S2000
*BRZ understeers and needs to be provoked to slide, the FRS does it naturally

It was a positive yet luke warm article - praised the cars for their driving dynamics and engine but didn't come off as overly enthusiastic as other journalists are.

Car and driver is the same same rag that critiqued the Viper for the trunk being too small so.......

Really? That is funny. :bellyroll:

Well, it probably is! Hahah

I get your point, still, I appreciate automotive journalists pointing out shortcomings of things that may or may not be relevant to the buyer - you may not see the need for some practicality in a Viper (golf bags?) but you probably aren't a prospective buyer - hence your criticism of C&D is just as 'trivial'.

What shocked me was the 0-60 time of 6 seconds flat. C&D do have fast drivers and launch their cars in such an aggressive, abusive manner it'd be irresponsible for an owner to mimic but still.. that's a 1 second difference between them and the rest! :confused0068:

I'm digging the timely 'Competitor Galleries' on the right:
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT & Spyder GT? :bonk: