Modified Mag FR-S review - A New Breed of Sports Car

[oldskule]

Originally Posted by CSSM

Another reason to swap out badges. One of a kind


Nice review

Wait, your avatar is a Scion logo though! I'd assume you'd be the last one to swap for Toyota badges!

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

I will swap badges to Toyota ones and probably get the middle section of the JDM/EDM steering wheel from Ebay when it gets there.

And completely de-badge the "FR-S" on the rear I suppose?

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by tripjammer

No way its close to $21k...too close is price to the tC...but hey we can only hope!

Why not? The base Hyundai Gen Coupe starts @ 22k

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by oldskule

Wait, your avatar is a Scion logo though! I'd assume you'd be the last one to swap for Toyota badges!



And completely de-badge the "FR-S" on the rear I suppose?

Yes. That will be replaced by GT86 or 86 to match the 86 badge in the fender. I don't care who thinks that is ricerish because the car is the 86 underneath it all.

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

Yes. That will be replaced by GT86 or 86 to match the 86 badge in the fender. I don't care who thinks that is ricerish because the car is the 86 underneath it all.

i dont think its ricerish its just something to catch a lot of heat when many times people talk about how they want how they want a cheap purposeful car and then spend money on things like badges.

not speaking to you in particular but there will be alot of people doing things counterintuitively

[WolfpackS2k]

Utilizing an extremely low center of gravity in a front, mid-engine, RWD setup that rivals the center-of-gravity height of such super cars as the Ferrari F360, Porsche Cayman and 911 GT3, you quickly realize that the FR-S is for real.

So...when they tested this car did they even look under the hood? Because this car's certainly not front mid-engined.

[bambbrose]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

So...when they tested this car did they even look under the hood? Because this car's certainly not front mid-engined.

It actually, by the book, is mid-engined. Specifically FMR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-engine_design

It's quite irrelevant however.

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by fatoni

i dont think its ricerish its just something to catch a lot of heat when many times people talk about how they want how they want a cheap purposeful car and then spend money on things like badges.

not speaking to you in particular but there will be alot of people doing things counterintuitively

I understand but badges are cheap as hell. I will spend more money on the rims/drop/spoiler I want on it. My setup will cost less than 3k

18x7.5 45mm Enkei PF01 wheels with Kumho summer tires
1'' Eibach Pro-kit or TRD 1'' springs(anything lower is unacceptable)
TRD lip spoiler from the brochure

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by bambbrose

It actually, by the book, is mid-engined. Specifically FMR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-engine_design

It's quite irrelevant however.

????

The engine is not placed behind the front axle in the FRS. Thus, it is not front mid-engined. If it was you better believe the weight distribution would not be 53/47.

[CSSM]

Originally Posted by oldskule

Wait, your avatar is a Scion logo though! I'd assume you'd be the last one to swap for Toyota badges!

Fixed

[bambbrose]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

????

The engine is not placed behind the front axle in the FRS. Thus, it is not front mid-engined. If it was you better believe the weight distribution would not be 53/47.

I guess it really depends on where the COM lies for the motor assembly. It looks close to me, and I could swear this is not the only review that states FMR.

At the end of the day, all that matters are the driving dynamics, which are going to be 100% FR.

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

????

The engine is not placed behind the front axle in the FRS. Thus, it is not front mid-engined. If it was you better believe the weight distribution would not be 53/47.

i think they just go by where the cog of the engine is and not the engine in its entirety, otherwise rr cars wouldnt exist. another thing, i dont think the 53/47 is really an issue. usually there is going to be in the car when its driving so that should help. that combined with the fact that you should be accelerating through the apices means that when the car is experiencing the most intense forces it should be closer 50/50

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

????

The engine is not placed behind the front axle in the FRS. Thus, it is not front mid-engined. If it was you better believe the weight distribution would not be 53/47.

It is most assuredly a front-mid-engine. A front engine car has the engine in front of the front axle. That would put the shock towers up against the firewalls like in a FWD car with a transverse mounted engine. This car has the engine mounted on top of the front axle and extending behind it.

50:50 is marketing of the ideal distribution. Cars like the Miata and the RX-8 were not 50:50, more like 52:48 and 53:47 respectively. When the average car is 60:40, 53:47 is pretty good.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

So...when they tested this car did they even look under the hood? Because this car's certainly not front mid-engined.

I'm almost sure this is a FMR.

[CoryUyede]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

I'm almost sure this is a FMR.

I would confidently Say that is IS. It's Defined as the Center of the Engine mass in relation to the wheel vertical center.

It's a matter of an inch or two (fore and aft) that classifies it either way. But i'd say Yes, it is