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Originally Posted by Scion FR-S
If you are trying to blip the throttle during a heel/toe downshift might this not interfere with the blipping by cutting engine revs? Maybe it's not an issue as no reviewer has complained of it so far...
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Originally Posted by Scion FR-S
As to whether the SST interferes with heel/toe on the manual FR-S - unclear but given its focus as a driver's car I doubt very much they would let that happen.
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I was curious about this when I was looking at ordering my IS250 6MT, and so I looked into it, the logic behind the brake override system is quite sophisticated. I heel/toe all the time. I've never had the override system interfere with my driving.
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Originally Posted by Toyota
When the vehicle throttle is opened beyond the idle position, at speeds greater than five miles per hour and then the brakes are firmly applied for longer than one-half second, the override feature will reduce engine output to the idle position, allowing greater braking performance.
The feature has sophisticated control logic intended to eliminate undesirable or inappropriate activation and is designed to be imperceptible. In certain driving conditions, unnecessary activation of brake override would create an inconvenient or even unsafe situation.
For example, the brake override feature does not operate if the brake pedal is depressed before the accelerator pedal. This logic allows for vehicles starting on a steep a hill to safely accelerate without rolling backwards, otherwise known as a hill start.
Toyota engineers have carefully calibrated the system control logic to prevent the system from interfering with efforts to free a vehicle by rocking it to gain traction in snow or mud. Since some drivers prefer to brake with the left foot, the system also recognizes this as an intentional action by the driver and will allow the accelerator to function normally.
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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator
My Corolla doesnt sweep, but it looks like it should.
The needles light up before the background but no sweep lol.
Love optitron gauges, but doesnt seem like the FRS uses it.
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They added the sweep to all of the the Corolla models in 2009, XRS and LE (Canada)/XLE (USA) got Optitron (though they dropped it again for MY11). I loved my gauges in my 2009 XRS with the Optitron and sweep.
My IS250 has both, which is nice
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Originally Posted by Bristecom
What does it weigh? About 1/2 lb? That's probably the lightest piece of the whole car. If it doesn't have a trunk liner than that really is pathetic.
I really want the Scion version of this car but I feel like I'm going to have to spend 5k and lots of time trying to make it like the mid range Toyota 86.
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It's somewhat disappointing a bit, but on the other hand, it seems like they've kind of gone for a no-compromises setup on the FR-S, not much in there beyond what you need. It's basically a low-spec 86 with some of the high-spec interior, essentially. If I bought an FR-S though, I would be upgrading it personally to mid-spec stuff, either with parts from Japan/Europe or Subaru BRZ. I would have the trunk liner.
Jeff