Jay Leno will be reviewing the Fr-s - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Miniata · 06-16-2012, 05:57 PM

Leno is a car enthusiast. He does comedy to pay the bills, and looking at his car collection, the automotive related bills are quite extensive. I'm curious as to what he thinks about the BRZ/FRS, but it will have no influence on my decision to buy one. His collection is vast and varied. I don't watch Leno's late-night show on TV, but I do watch his car show on the web.

maxdriver · 06-16-2012, 06:09 PM

I too will be interested in what he has to say about it. It will also have no bearing on whether I buy one.

Bristecom · 06-16-2012, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LeavingNormal

That's funny he was driving right behind me on my way to work this week.

He was probably interested in your car. Maybe it reminded him to do a review even. What car was he in?

jesseps · 06-16-2012, 08:40 PM

I truly can not wait to hear, what he has to say about this car. I loved his review on the LFA a while back.

LeavingNormal · 06-16-2012, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bristecom

He was probably interested in your car. Maybe it reminded him to do a review even. What car was he in?

Not sure it was an old convertible lol, not too sure what it was.

Khyron686 · 06-17-2012, 12:05 AM

He is a legendary car collector and enthusiast. The comedian bit is pretty much so he can pay for the collection. The RX-8 is still one of his favorite all time cars.

I will watch and enjoy!

Calidrifter · 06-17-2012, 01:09 AM

Why does everyone call him a comedian? Leno hasn't been funny since the late 80's.

dirk_diggler · 06-18-2012, 06:30 AM

Jay basically said what you knew he would say after driving the McLaren MP4-12C: The Scion is cheap and cheery.

It's an awesome value proposition, but for someone who has a garage like Jay, it's not that exciting. It's like looking at a grainy video of some soft-core porn from the 70's after watching [fill in the blank for your favorite modern day porn] and thinking that it will get you off if only you could get past the bad lighting, the elevator music, and Mr. limpdcik doggystyling Mrs. blond bangs, with those overdubbed uuhhhs and aahhhs.

As for Jack himself, I think he is not the best marketing for the car. He knows the car has a lower CoG than some other car, but I am not sure he really understands what this means in terms oif dynamics and feelings. Listening to him for the first time ever, you would think that he requested this car from Toyota and they made it for him. And let's not talk too much about any other company involved in this project (cough-cough Subaru, cough-cough Aisin, cough-cough...) because, well, he didn't either. He could have said this car was not designed by committee, or that almost everything in that car is new or substantially new. But we heard none of this. I am almost certain that Jack is a swell guy, but he is just not a good communicator.

nix · 06-18-2012, 07:42 AM

He liked it. Said it was amazing at that price point.

But it seemed more like a Scion PR interview/test drive than a review.

Hachiroku · 06-18-2012, 11:21 AM

Video review is up @ http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9030

06-18-2012, 07:42 AM	#23
nix Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: AVO BRZ Location: Australia Posts: 1,161 Thanks: 997 Thanked 826 Times in 397 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s)	He liked it. Said it was amazing at that price point. But it seemed more like a Scion PR interview/test drive than a review. Last edited by nix; 06-18-2012 at 08:20 AM.

06-16-2012, 05:57 PM	#15
Miniata Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ - 90 Miata - 07 FXT -05 Mini Location: Ohio Posts: 546 Thanks: 6 Thanked 142 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	Leno is a car enthusiast. He does comedy to pay the bills, and looking at his car collection, the automotive related bills are quite extensive. I'm curious as to what he thinks about the BRZ/FRS, but it will have no influence on my decision to buy one. His collection is vast and varied. I don't watch Leno's late-night show on TV, but I do watch his car show on the web.

06-16-2012, 06:09 PM	#16
maxdriver Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Honda Ridgeline; G37 sedan Location: United States Posts: 42 Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I too will be interested in what he has to say about it. It will also have no bearing on whether I buy one.

06-16-2012, 08:40 PM	#18
jesseps Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Montreal Posts: 78 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I truly can not wait to hear, what he has to say about this car. I loved his review on the LFA a while back.

06-17-2012, 12:05 AM	#20
Khyron686 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2011 Outlander XLS, 2013 FR-S Blue Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 634 Thanks: 129 Thanked 168 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	He is a legendary car collector and enthusiast. The comedian bit is pretty much so he can pay for the collection. The RX-8 is still one of his favorite all time cars. I will watch and enjoy!

06-17-2012, 01:09 AM	#21
Calidrifter @Executive_chicken Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S, Audi A3 E-tron Location: SoCal Posts: 1,157 Thanks: 106 Thanked 469 Times in 289 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s)	Why does everyone call him a comedian? Leno hasn't been funny since the late 80's.

06-18-2012, 06:30 AM	#22
dirk_diggler Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2011 BMW 328i Coupe M-Sport 6MT Location: Los Angeles Posts: 27 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Jay basically said what you knew he would say after driving the McLaren MP4-12C: The Scion is cheap and cheery. It's an awesome value proposition, but for someone who has a garage like Jay, it's not that exciting. It's like looking at a grainy video of some soft-core porn from the 70's after watching [fill in the blank for your favorite modern day porn] and thinking that it will get you off if only you could get past the bad lighting, the elevator music, and Mr. limpdcik doggystyling Mrs. blond bangs, with those overdubbed uuhhhs and aahhhs. As for Jack himself, I think he is not the best marketing for the car. He knows the car has a lower CoG than some other car, but I am not sure he really understands what this means in terms oif dynamics and feelings. Listening to him for the first time ever, you would think that he requested this car from Toyota and they made it for him. And let's not talk too much about any other company involved in this project (cough-cough Subaru, cough-cough Aisin, cough-cough...) because, well, he didn't either. He could have said this car was not designed by committee, or that almost everything in that car is new or substantially new. But we heard none of this. I am almost certain that Jack is a swell guy, but he is just not a good communicator.

06-18-2012, 11:21 AM	#24
Hachiroku Administrator Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Boxster 986 Location: Tristate Posts: 1,165 Thanks: 37 Thanked 1,980 Times in 347 Posts Mentioned: 190 Post(s)	Video review is up @ http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9030

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