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Old 08-28-2012, 02:42 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by DrSteezey View Post
that was cool. noob question ahead; so i dont remember reading anything about why its an Scion FR-S here in the states but every where else its a Toyota GT-86. why is this?
Well Scion is exclusive to North America...outside there is no Scion. To help the North American-only brand grow, Toyota decided to brand the 86 (they assumed it would sell well enough) under Scion as the FR-S of course..and in June Scion sales boosted a whole lot...needless to say it worked. If we didn't have Scion, then 99% it's a Toyota. However, its hard to say whether the equipment would be the same. (led drl, keyless, navigation, etc.)
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