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KR-S · 01-13-2016, 03:18 AM

Can I ask something? Are you still located in China? I don't recall the Scion marque branching out there. You should be looking for a Toyota GT86 and not the Scion FR-S if that's the case, unless you're importing one for some reason.

Since you asked for the FR-S vs. BRZ, the main differences between them are mainly the looks (headlights and front bumper mainly) and the badges. The suspension was at one point different, but starting with 2015 IIRC, the FR-S suspension is more tame. Unless you were to pick up a special edition FR-S (i.e. Monogram), you can only get HIDs, dual climate control, push-start, etc. on the BRZ Limited. The BRZ Premium is pretty much identical to the FR-S (without the aforementioned features) except that it still has HIDs.

Oh yeah, the FR-S has an exclusive Hot Lava color, while the BRZ has the trademark World Rally Blue exclusive to it. The FR-S has three additional colors exclusive to special editions: 10 Series Silver Ignition, RS 1.0 Yuzu Yellow, and the upcoming RS 2.0 Desert Storm, while the BRZ has a special edition Series.Hyperblue with paint of the same name, as well as Series.Blue editions the prior year, but with only World Rally Blue or Crystal White Pearl (not exclusive from other BRZs).

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KR-S Sporadic Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: 2016 Halo FR-S M/T Location: Earth Posts: 3,145 Thanks: 5,221 Thanked 3,552 Times in 1,746 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	Can I ask something? Are you still located in China? I don't recall the Scion marque branching out there. You should be looking for a Toyota GT86 and not the Scion FR-S if that's the case, unless you're importing one for some reason. Since you asked for the FR-S vs. BRZ, the main differences between them are mainly the looks (headlights and front bumper mainly) and the badges. The suspension was at one point different, but starting with 2015 IIRC, the FR-S suspension is more tame. Unless you were to pick up a special edition FR-S (i.e. Monogram), you can only get HIDs, dual climate control, push-start, etc. on the BRZ Limited. The BRZ Premium is pretty much identical to the FR-S (without the aforementioned features) except that it still has HIDs. Oh yeah, the FR-S has an exclusive Hot Lava color, while the BRZ has the trademark World Rally Blue exclusive to it. The FR-S has three additional colors exclusive to special editions: 10 Series Silver Ignition, RS 1.0 Yuzu Yellow, and the upcoming RS 2.0 Desert Storm, while the BRZ has a special edition Series.Hyperblue with paint of the same name, as well as Series.Blue editions the prior year, but with only World Rally Blue or Crystal White Pearl (not exclusive from other BRZs). Last edited by KR-S; 01-13-2016 at 03:30 AM.