Scion FR-S OFFICIALLY REVEALED (Details, Specs + Live and Press Photos)

[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by Ak1m0to

I really hope the people at Toyota/Scion reads this forum/thread and consider changing the A/C controls back to the ones shown in Japan.
I am really disappointed in the cheap interior/crappy A/C controls/radio/ and the push button start.

Plus bring back the red stitching on the center console and the leather in the doors and the better looking seats. Just saying...

Hey for a stripped down road racer the scion is good. I got to admit that but the interior of the BRZ and 86 is worlds better than the frs.

When they said low spec...I did not know it meant low spec...but hey maybe the price will be good. I will keep an open mind. But I am gonna still complain. Why come we can't get the best at least as an option?

[CSOCSO]

Originally Posted by tripjammer

I agree...people who want that stuff will not buy it later. It's too expensive. Scion knows people are pissed. They know what they showed looked like crap. They will probably go with two trim models.
What they showed was Toyota 86 equivalent low-spec. What we saw in tokoyo was equivalent high-spec.

Scion can still make it right...but if not...BRZ will roll.

Sure... if you like to pay interest on your ballz heater and uber awesome headunit....

I remember when i bought my scion ( OMG YESSSS I HAVE A SCION, NOW IT MAKES SENSE!) the lady who was selling the car to me told me not to get extra stuff. Basically I'm just raping myself if i do that. Buy the lowspec car without anything and then come back and get all the extra stuff and i dont have to pay interest on a $20.000 car (vs the $18k)

[CSOCSO]

Originally Posted by Caliban

I was hoping the car comes without headunit, and A/C, and offers manual windows.

Thats too much. I love the AUTO windows (uhm... tell me 1 subaru that comes with both window full auto up and down)

But it would be really awesome if i could get the car without headunit and nice wheels. Since i already have wheels and the headunit. It would be awesome to save $500 this way.

[Caliban]

Originally Posted by CSOCSO

Thats too much. I love the AUTO windows (uhm... tell me 1 subaru that comes with both window full auto up and down)

But it would be really awesome if i could get the car without headunit and nice wheels. Since i already have wheels and the headunit. It would be awesome to save $500 this way.

I was a bit extreme about the manual window part. Don't think my gf would love that idea lol

[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by Caliban

I was hoping the car comes without headunit, and A/C, and offers manual windows.

Lol! The frs is almost that stripped...the head unit is probabły only worth $50. I would rather their be a radio delete option. Just a about every car has ac and power windows and locks.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by PACMAN

Shouldnt they have anticipated this response? Usually a company will put forth their top model to show its products' potential.


I will wait and see the options and the price before condemning

That's the thing, you'd think they'd have a base one and one "with options" (besides the auto I mean). Or at least on their website show one with some other options. I bet none of this back and forth would have happened if they had done that.

Some of us actually want to buy the car soon and I'd going Scion if I *knew* I could get what I wanted.. but I don't.. so I can't go put a deposit down. So instead I either have to just do so at Subaru, or do so at both and take back one of the deposits later. Or I can wait until January and *hope* that they'll actually release real information, specs, etc at that time unlike what they've done at TMS which was really just letting us get videos and close up pics of the JDM model cars... nice, but that's not specs, options, pricing, etc.

[pastuch]

Originally Posted by Caliban

I was hoping the car comes without headunit, and A/C, and offers manual windows.

Your cool. The manual windows in my 1990 Miata still work like a champ!

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by pastuch

Seconded, I agree, please make Matador a mod.

Hachi is actively deleting these posts (as mine will likely be deleted) but banning people for stating their opinion is the worst type of moderator you can have. Ban for attacks, spam, etc, not for opinions.

[keiri]

Originally Posted by CSOCSO

Dealer WONT void your car's warranty because you modify it!
If you install a japan spec headlight and your sunroof brakes down or your transmission falls apart you think they gonna fix that under warranty?
Whatever you modify you lose the warranty on that part. Thats it.

uhm... other people are whining about HIDS when you can get one for $50?!?! I didn't know you guys need HID and dual zone ac and ballz heater in a enthusiast driver's car....


JUST LETTING EVERYONE KNOW ( since most of you have no clue about this brand) that SCION will roll out a "Release Series" edition (in the first year after the model finally comes out) that will have extra stuff for more money. e.g.: Scion tC RS7 came out with different color, TRD lip kit, push start button ( keyless entry) and some other minor things.

just sayin' before most of you comes back crying that this is BS... you already bought a car and now this ones rolls out

CSOCSO, I know that and was pointing it out to the gentleman griping about Mazda saying he'd void his warranty if changed his headlights to the non-US Mazda projectors.

Otherwise, if you intended to further prove my point, then I apologize for being defensive.

[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by CSOCSO

Sure... if you like to pay interest on your ballz heater and uber awesome headunit....

I remember when i bought my scion ( OMG YESSSS I HAVE A SCION, NOW IT MAKES SENSE!) the lady who was selling the car to me told me not to get extra stuff. Basically I'm just raping myself if i do that. Buy the lowspec car without anything and then come back and get all the extra stuff and i dont have to pay interest on a $20.000 car (vs the $18k)

I am talking about what is missing from the frs
Dual zone ac (toggle switch controls look better)
Red stitching throughout the interior
Alcantra seats
Push button start/proximity entry
Hids
Led Accents
Fog lights

All this will cost thousands aftermarket if at all possible to even get it.

Factory scion head units are crappy compared to the aftermarket.

[CSOCSO]

Originally Posted by Dragonitti

.

Example:

TRD supercharger for the tC was around $4k installed from Toyota. Got you 200whp.

Aftermarket turbo setups for tC were same price and you got 300+whp.

You can't beat Aftermarket in the $-to-performance category.

Yet again; if your supercharger go south and taking the engine with itself it would be under warranty and scion / toyota would fix your car.
Good luck to do the same thing with dezod, turbonetics.. etc etc etc.:happy0180:


Some people like to play it safe and just get factory accessories and keep the warranty

[Hachiroku]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Hachi is actively deleting these posts (as mine will likely be deleted) but banning people for stating their opinion is the worst type of moderator you can have. Ban for attacks, spam, etc, not for opinions.

Exactly.

Nobody is going to be banned here for being a newbie or expressing their opinion (as long as their posts don't become trolling - i.e. keep repeating the same negative comments over and over with an obvious agenda).

A warning though to anyone who posts in that matter (nothing but negativity). You may be subject to a ban. I encourage members to report this type of troll-like behavior using the report post button.

[cyde01]

Originally Posted by Hachiroku

Exactly.

Nobody is going to be banned here for being a newbie or expressing their opinion (as long as their posts don't become trolling - i.e. keep repeating the same negative comments over and over with an obvious agenda).

A warning though to anyone who posts in that matter (nothing but negativity). You may be subject to a ban. I encourage members to report this type of troll-like behavior using the report post button.

[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by c0rbin

The interior looks SPORTY, uncluttered, and simple, which is a good thing. I honestly think the Scion interior fits the car better - the Subaru one looks too close to something you would see in a Subaru Forester. Climate control? Heated seats? These are BAD things in a bare bones sports car. Interiors have come a long way since the 90's golden age of Japanese sports cars, at least for the cheap cars. Ever been in a 240SX? The interior is crap, especially in S14's.

This is almost 2012...and this model is a 2013. We want an interior better than a 2012 $15 Hyundai accent! We want at least what the rest of the world can get in the Toyota 86.

But hey low spec is low spec. I get it.