Tuners Delight: 2013 Scion FRS

[Stigmaru]

I'm very surprised of the underbelly of the car. It appears most of everything is sealed away by panels and body pans, and the only thing really protruding is the piping which is how it should be. Must be a huge reduction in drag. But i guess most new cars have this attention to detail nowadays.

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Her's is holding up pretty well at 60K miles. Only issues is the piece of crap plastic slider that covers the gap in the automatic shifter has broken. You can't just replace it, and the whole shifter is a $250 part.

Remember when it was just a silver metal rod coming up through the console with some felt around the opening?

[Alfie]

Originally Posted by AeroWRX

I'm very surprised of the underbelly of the car. It appears most of everything is sealed away by panels and body pans, and the only thing really protruding is the piping which is how it should be. Must be a huge reduction in drag. But i guess most new cars have this attention to detail nowadays.

I remember when my best friends parents bought an AUDI 5000CD whos underside was as flat as the FR-S...
the year? 1987!!!

[OrbitalEllipses]

Hah, it's even got a NACA duct right under there.

[carbonBLUE]

Originally Posted by Alfie

I remember when my best friends parents bought an AUDI 5000CD whos underside was as flat as the FR-S...
the year? 1987!!!

yeah but its half the price of an audi for the flat under body...

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by AeroWRX

I'm very surprised of the underbelly of the car. It appears most of everything is sealed away by panels and body pans, and the only thing really protruding is the piping which is how it should be. Must be a huge reduction in drag. But i guess most new cars have this attention to detail nowadays.

Meh, could be better :P Suspension components are not covered, and the entire rear is pretty messy. Camry hybrid/Prius are some pretty good underbodies

[mrKiKaZ]

Does anyone happen to know where the spark plugs will be located and will they be easily accessible?


Thanks

[chate]

Originally Posted by mrKiKaZ

Does anyone happen to know where the spark plugs will be located and will they be easily accessible?


Thanks

i read this on another thread :

Originally Posted by Jehuty77

Here's the video I shot at the VIP event, if your curious check it out:

Some things I learned:
- No Heated Seats
- Heated Mirrors
- No Dual HVAC
- Red Accents were only for prototypes
- Bespoke is not standard
- To Change the Spark plugs you need to pull the front wheels and the inner fender plastic
- There's apparently a tube that transfers engine noise to the firewall for pleasure
- Release Window May - June (Late Spring)

After the event speaking to a Scion Rep at the booth later in the day, he told me straight up the price is 24K MSRP, However the Scion Reps at the event in the morning said it was still unconfirmed, so I'm guessing the Scion Rep was just guessing.

[titusdrake]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

My Mustang driver sat in the new Mustang at the Atlanta Auto Show yesterday. She still prefers her '05s interior even though it is a bit cheaper looking (she likes the round air vents and shiny metal bits).

Her's is holding up pretty well at 60K miles. Only issues is the piece of crap plastic slider that covers the gap in the automatic shifter has broken. You can't just replace it, and the whole shifter is a $250 part.

Sounds like they've improved the performance a lot, which is a good thing. I've just never been a Mustang guy. I've always preferred Camaros.

Well it would seem i will only have 4 days to make you a mustang guy.

[Margovincent_22x]

Hey can someone tell me what the best set of tire size I could fit in a brz? not drifting btw, and what is the ground clearance for the BRZ? does anybody know?

[Linseal]

Originally Posted by mrKiKaZ

Does anyone happen to know where the spark plugs will be located and will they be easily accessible?


Thanks

They are behind the front wheels. The wheels need to removed along with a few panels to get to them

[Racecomp Engineering]

Must....remain....silent....

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

Remember when it was just a silver metal rod coming up through the console with some felt around the opening?

Yea, I do. I also remember when the silver metal rod came off the steering column.

Most of the aftermarket auto shifters for her car are more old school. Still trying to get her to go that way. In the end, I'll probably end up at a junkyard once she decides she can't live with it any more.

[Gadflyii]

hmmm....

well this is all and good.... calling this a "tuner car" is reaching... a lot in fact.

it is too expensive base, the compression ratio is too high, the internals are too weak, it is N/A, and pretty small.

Sure you can bolt on a fart can exhaust, header, intake, MAYBE tune it a bit, and pick up 10-15 horse power, perhaps even 20, but a stock Gen coupe (either of them) r-spec will still walk all over you, both around a track and in a straight line.

Now if you drop 25k+ and build the motor, go FI, and do all the supporting mods you will make 400-500hp and kick ass, but honestly it still is nothing to write home about.