First Spy Pics of Scion FR-S / Toyota FT-86 Production Test Mule! (Updated 5/17)

[xantonin]

I think it's pathetic that the majority of the discussion is about the freaken wheels.

Makes me disgusted.

[adprokid]

the diffuser looks ugly with those lights

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

Looks like shit on the concept, doesn't look much better here.



If I wanted an exact copy of an AE86, I'd buy one. 25% of the reason why this car is appealing (to me) is because, it ***looks*** appealing.

That's actually not a bad percentage. Although I only care 10% how it looks on the outside 15% interior, size, seats, 25% performance and handling, 25% price, and 25% if it's an efficient, aerodynamic, lightweight chassis.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by Hachiroku

If you guys want any other zoomed-in / cropped photos, let me know what part(s) you want to see a closer shot of.

It is hard to tell from the cropped version of the interior but it looks to be a true drivers car like the Supra Mk IV which had much of the center console angled towards the driver. I like that.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Hachiroku

Attachment 1761

Attachment 1766

Two places
First pic - along mouth part

second pic - by the exhaust

please~

[xantonin]

I think that the swirls might be fooling everyone that this car is bland.

Originally Posted by gt-jerome

a quick (really quick) photoshop interpretation of what we can imagine behind the stickers, the holes on the bumper have disapear i think, it can't be able on the stock car

For the rest, i think it's quite the same thing than the concept but not so agressive, and more realistic





Finally, it will really looks like Celica or Honda RSX, but RWD

This actually looks pretty good to me. I did notice the headlights are not as elongated front-back as they were in MkII. They are more side to side... But I like that render.

Originally Posted by tranzformer

I am curious to hear what xantonin and Sonydigital have to say about this test mule. I think they were 2 of the few that really liked the Mk2 version. Wonder what they will think of this?

It's not bad, but I can't see much with the swirls. My first impression was that it does look a little bland. I really like the front though (which the headlights were more pointy though)

Originally Posted by iff2mastamatt

Those tail lights look awful though! Fix those up and we'll have a winner, not a pontiac aztec.

Ugh I agree. The rounding on the taillights is disgusting. They look like turds.

Originally Posted by tranzformer

I don't mind the front so much right now, just that round rear brake light. Just doesn't look good right now (at least with all the camo on).

Nah I think the round tail lights would never look good. None of the past designs hinted to this car having ugly round headlights. Big slap in the face.

I'm assuming they could just be filled in that way though, to disguise them. Maybe I'm being too hopeful?

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by iff2mastamatt

I hope so too, but this thing needs a spoiler nonetheless, at least one that will do it justice.

I like the low profile aspect of the spoiler since it wont hinder rear visibility. However the side of the spoiler needs some more work.

[xantonin]

I don't like how the hood became more boxy. The headlights as well were curved differently. As I said, they aren't stretched as much from the front to the back as below, where the hood conforms around them:



The Celica did a good job of having the longer headlights.

[iff2mastamatt]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

I like the low profile aspect of the spoiler since it wont hinder rear visibility. However the side of the spoiler needs some more work.

I concur, I'd hat it if it had one of these like in the CR-Z.

[Dark]

I don't get why people are bashing on the car when the actual production never looks like the concept. It's not Mclaren or BMW where they produce a car looks exactly like the concept, it's a friking Toyota/Scion.

Yeah yeah yeah... I got it, the car is slow if you compare to 50K car. Try to spend the money differences between this versus a 50K on performance, which one is faster at the track and drag race.

EDIT: And for people who are saying deriving production version from mark2 is ugly, they are just haters. They don't even see the actual production CAR yet. Why don't they try to put round taillight on FR-S and see how good looking it is?

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

You're messing wrong person. Yes, I know the answer (to certain point)...

You're trying to tease us again... dang.. I kid I kid

[40flash]

I hope it turns out as good as it looks in production or concept. I'm cautiously optomistic.
I'm old enough to remember 1984 and the introduction of the concept and production of the original MR2. It was promised at a particular price and was introduced a few thousand higher. It was also promised to be around 1800 lbs and was just over 2200 by the time it was in production. If they had hit the target weight, the 1600 CC engine might have been fine but coming in 400 lbs heavier than promised, it wasn't near the car it could've been. I owned one and loved it but sure wished it had been lighter.
They then wanted to put in a 2 liter but found it wouldn't fit. The super charged version was their solution but it didn't come out until later. The larger engine not fitting was one of the reasons the second generation car was built. I hope they get close to the target weight this time.

[iff2mastamatt]

Originally Posted by zigzagz94

The Five Axis Scion FR-S had everybody expecting a semi exotic, but
if these spy shots had surfaced just after geneva the responses would have been completely diferent because the spy car is just a camoed up MKII. No big deal for me I liked the MKII and so did a lot of other people that voted in the poll MKI vs MKII.

Yeah, I agree. I'm surprised they even got a mule this early, but there was no way they could have had one before the NYAS.

[Cogito8888]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Insurance better be better than that.

I'm sure it will be this was just for comparison, all the insurance rates edmunds quotes are almost double what you would actually see, don't ask me why.

[WhiteKnight]

It kinda looks more like the mkI w/ a little mkII mixed in but there is no resemblance to the mkIII at all... u never know they might make some changes before it ready for production