Scion 10 series FR-S Limited Edition Announced

[Splat]

Originally Posted by lbroskee

here's the link

http://www.scion.com/cars/scion_series/#

Should be called franken TC show. How to make a TC into an FRS

[FRiSson]

I can't believe that Scion can produce this special edition, but it can't seem to supply accessories like the armrest and all the other stuff that they sell in Japan. Annoying.

[switchlanez]

They need to price it in a way such that the cost of adding the *important* extras (HID, touchscreen nav, push button start, dual climate control) on your own will cost more than getting all these in this package. Cost of silver paint + glow-in-the-dark shift knob + lit emblems < cost of heated leather/Alcantara seats + fog lights. Those are the main differences between this and the BRZ Limited so it HAS to be priced below a BRZ Limited to sell.

The BRZ Premium is wingless with manual climate controls and this has auto climate and a spoiler so pricing it between the BRZ Premium and Limited would be reasonable. Then those gimmicky illuminated things can be considered free extras that can be switched off/swapped out.

But seriously, Scion had an opportunity to hit a home run with our crowd if they simply replaced those gimmicks with fogs and/or leather/Alcantara seats. This car sells to our type of enthusiast; not the xA/xB customization crowd. Scion's idiotic marketing department is either still stuck in 2003 or failed to realize that the FR-S target audience =/= xB, tC, xD, iQ target audience.

[TaddyDobbins]

It looks cool and I would buy one if I did not already have a 2013.

I noticed the majority of this thread is dudes justifying there purchase and hating on anything new. It is great this model has earned a limited edition in it's second year. Whatever the extras are they are worth it to me.

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by eselby84

It looks cool and I would buy one if I did not already have a 2013.

I noticed the majority of this thread is dudes justifying there purchase and hating on anything new. It is great this model has earned a limited edition in it's second year. Whatever the extras are they are worth it to me.

Yeah, I agree. I commend Scion for putting together a great package for the most part (pending price). They just got some things wrong. They're small things... but completely wrong.

[MrGamer]

You can do this with aftermarket mods lol

[Lonewolf]

Originally Posted by FRiSson

I can't believe that Scion can produce this special edition, but it can't seem to supply accessories like the armrest and all the other stuff that they sell in Japan. Annoying.

Seriously, armrest, fogs, clear corners, exhaust tips, etc.

[Rampage]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Finally they announced it!

It's kinda funny, they say "10,000" will be made. 10,000 / 5 = 2,500 each model will be made lol

Huh? I worry about our schools these days.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Rampage

Huh? I worry about our schools these days.

Sorry, it was early morning & I only had few hr sleep. I couldn't think

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by Rampage

Huh? I worry about our schools these days.

I think he was being sarcastic. Pointing out 2,500 is not an even distribution of 10,000 units among 5 models.

Edit: Nevermind I guess he did make a math error. But still, 2000 would be an even split unless the FR-S is a hotter seller than other Scions.

[Bonburner]

Originally Posted by Zgrinch

***** News Flash *****

"Due to limited quantities of the Release Series FRS, there will be an additional $5,000 market adjustment fee"

"Disabling the lighted Scion emblems on the Release Series FRS will cause the immobilizer to be activated"

Where'd you hear this?

[jipstyle]

Originally Posted by YourFearlessLeader

soooo the 10 series FR-s is basically a toyota GT86 now. nice!

grey as a special color? FAIL. I like grey, but everything looks argento???

So much of this.

June is when I'm looking to buy my FR-S and I thought this would be awesome. But silver? Blech. Every other car on the road is silver. It is the colour of boredom.

[Rampage]

I am just surprised that people are excited about this. Really? Minimum, I am betting this is going to cost $2K extra. Then you end up with glowy badges and a glowy knob. I guess that push start and HID/LED are just so cool that they make it worth the extra cash. I view them as gimmicks. $2K should buy you a better tune and better tires. Just my opinion.

[Nothing]

Originally Posted by husker741

High quality HID kit: $100-$150
LED DRL strip: $190

So for about $300, you can have a more unique looking car, with nearly the same features.

While I added HID to my car and was shocked that the car doesn't offer this option like they did for the Celica, OEM holds a value better than the DIY option.