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Sport-Tech · 04-02-2012, 02:41 AM

USA Today review now up:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...ley/53874918/1

faz1 · 04-05-2012, 02:33 PM

Wise words from Mr Sutcliffe.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/still...important.aspx

Sport-Tech · 04-16-2012, 12:31 AM

Motorsport GT86 review - worth the read:
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ro...a/toyota-gt86/

Khyron686 · 04-25-2012, 01:42 AM

Jalopnik Vegas review - he loved it!

http://jalopnik.com/5904824/scion-fr+s-first-drive

Dadhawk · 04-25-2012, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khyron686

Jalopnik Vegas review - he loved it!

http://jalopnik.com/5904824/scion-fr+s-first-drive

"If Scion sold cars like drug dealers sold drugs, they'd be giving away little bits of the FR-S in baggies to everyone they see. They'd have local news channels running panic stories on the "Scion FR-S problem." Keith Richards would be trying to snort one off Anita Pallenberg's naked behind. Yes, it's just that easy to get addicted to it."

That pretty much describes exactly how I felt after my way-to-short test drive at the Long Beach event. If they had set us up on a track rather than the street, I'm not sure they could have pryed me out of the car until the fuel ran out.

SCION, HERE'S MY MONEY I NEED A FIX MAN!!

MannyO · 05-07-2012, 10:23 AM

Read an review in the Boston Globe today. Really positive and put's the FR-S in a good light...as we have grown accustomed to seeing

http://www.cars.com/scion/fr-s/2013/...s/?revid=58456

web2carz · 05-14-2012, 06:42 PM

Hey fellas,

Got to test drive the fr-s so we wrote a little review and made a video of it on the track. Links below, hope y'all enjoy!

Review
Video

Best,

Brian

Sport-Tech · 05-14-2012, 11:15 PM

^Review link doesn't work - and it's a first post. Hmmmm...

web2carz · 05-15-2012, 11:21 AM

Weird that the review link doesn't work. Here is without hyperlinking http://www.web2carz.com/scion/fr-s/2013/27/review

I'm not a bot a swear

daiheadjai · 05-15-2012, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by web2carz

Weird that the review link doesn't work. Here is without hyperlinking http://www.web2carz.com/scion/fr-s/2013/27/review

I'm not a bot a swear

Looks good!

Sport-Tech · 05-15-2012, 04:47 PM

New MSN cars blog review of the GT 86:
http://cars.uk.msn.com/blog/inside-t...8-66c51898441c
Fairly favourable but critiques lack of low-end giddyup.

Also a more formal review here:
http://cars.uk.msn.com/reviews/toyot...2012-onwards-1

Moto-P · 05-17-2012, 06:04 AM

http://www.club4ag.com/Events_Pages/FRS_Experience.htm

Didn't want to include mine at Club4AG?

Grimlock · 05-18-2012, 07:07 AM

Emilio from 949 Racing posted this on Facebook this morning:

Got a chance to drive an FR-S today. Better handing dynamics than an S2000. Easy to drive at limit like an NA or NB Miata. Rotates at will with only throttle inputs when all nannies are disabled. Surprisingly loud exhaust at full throttle but quite civil in cruise mode. Great damping, roll and pitch control. Great feeling brakes. Motor is what you would expect; Flat powerband, excellent throttle response, power about halfway between an NC and S2000. It's all about the chassis though. The composure and grip of the car on the zillion treadwear Ecopia tires is well, astonishing. On slightly larger, and sticky tires, it's gonna be like a big Miata. Grip for days and probably a lot faster on track the the numbers might suggest.

Sport-Tech · 05-26-2012, 12:32 PM

Wired FR-S review:
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/05/scion-fr-s/all/1

05-15-2012, 04:47 PM	#109
Sport-Tech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Drives: TBD Location: Toronto Posts: 2,583 Thanks: 665 Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	New MSN cars blog review of the GT 86: http://cars.uk.msn.com/blog/inside-t...8-66c51898441c Fairly favourable but critiques lack of low-end giddyup. Also a more formal review here: http://cars.uk.msn.com/reviews/toyot...2012-onwards-1 Last edited by Sport-Tech; 05-16-2012 at 04:13 PM.

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web2carz Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: super fast super nice! Location: Chicago Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hey fellas, Got to test drive the fr-s so we wrote a little review and made a video of it on the track. Links below, hope y'all enjoy! Review Video Best, Brian

05-14-2012, 11:15 PM	#106
Sport-Tech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Drives: TBD Location: Toronto Posts: 2,583 Thanks: 665 Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^Review link doesn't work - and it's a first post. Hmmmm...

05-15-2012, 11:21 AM	#107
web2carz Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: super fast super nice! Location: Chicago Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Weird that the review link doesn't work. Here is without hyperlinking http://www.web2carz.com/scion/fr-s/2013/27/review I'm not a bot a swear

05-18-2012, 07:07 AM	#111
Grimlock Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: BRZ and NA Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 878 Thanks: 46 Thanked 270 Times in 167 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Emilio from 949 Racing posted this on Facebook this morning: Got a chance to drive an FR-S today. Better handing dynamics than an S2000. Easy to drive at limit like an NA or NB Miata. Rotates at will with only throttle inputs when all nannies are disabled. Surprisingly loud exhaust at full throttle but quite civil in cruise mode. Great damping, roll and pitch control. Great feeling brakes. Motor is what you would expect; Flat powerband, excellent throttle response, power about halfway between an NC and S2000. It's all about the chassis though. The composure and grip of the car on the zillion treadwear Ecopia tires is well, astonishing. On slightly larger, and sticky tires, it's gonna be like a big Miata. Grip for days and probably a lot faster on track the the numbers might suggest.

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Sport-Tech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Drives: TBD Location: Toronto Posts: 2,583 Thanks: 665 Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wired FR-S review: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/05/scion-fr-s/all/1

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