2013 Scion FR-S Priced at $24,200 ($24,930 after destination)

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Originally Posted by Matador

Kinda?

$22k in 1997 is $31k in 2012 dollars, and that's not even taking into account the astronomical value of the yen these days.

Toyota & Subaru are probably going to take a hosing on this.

I think i read somewhere the car had to be priced as such that they would only break even on it.....

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Originally Posted by tripjammer

+1

Oh yeah...I forgot that...I am so happy that it is a coupe and it has the frameless windows.

For people wanting more power, just wait for the turbo in a few years or get the WRX\STI coupe. (poor mans GT-R)

Well...if they wont pay 25k for a BRZ what makes an STI cost 30k?

They should just get a Veloster or something for 21k, it has 275hp doesnt it? Or a stang V6 305hp!

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by tripjammer

If it was a hatch it would weight more and be more ugly. Hatches are not befitting of a real sports car! LOL!

Seriously though. I am glad it's a coupe. Let Acura bring back the next generation Integra as a hatch with frameless windows like the early intergras.

Hatches don't necessarily have to look like a small minivan ya know. My RSX and a Celica looks nothing like a hatch.

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Originally Posted by Dragonitti

3,362 light? Whatever floats your boat. And the BRZ weighs 2740lbs by the way. Yes, US spec.

I think you missed the area I mention about being light for there sizes. If you was expecting a car the size of a GC in 2010+ to be 2800 lbs you must be crazy. A 128i weighs 3270 lbs but looks much lighter than a GC from the outside.

Also it's not 2,740 lbs. Subaru the company has stated 2,765 lbs with a full tank of gas(curb weight). What you saw was a car with 3/4 of gas in it.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

I think you missed the area I mention about being light for there sizes. If you was expecting a car the size of a GC in 2010+ to be 2800 lbs you must be crazy. A 128i weighs 3270 lbs but looks much lighter than a GC from the outside.

+1. Especially compared to the Mustang and Camaro, the GC is lighter. The BRZ/FRS is much lighther due to that fact it was designed that way from the beginning and it is smaller of a car. Just look at the overlays to see size differences.

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you guys complaining about the price of the FR-S being @ $25k will be well served to populate the earth with more TC's.

[86fanatic]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

I think you missed the area I mention about being light for there sizes. If you was expecting a car the size of a GC in 2010+ to be 2800 lbs you must be crazy. A 128i weighs 3270 lbs but looks much lighter than a GC from the outside.

Also it's not 2,740 lbs. Subaru the company has stated 2,765 lbs with a full tank of gas(curb weight). What you saw was a car with 3/4 of gas in it.

Inside line has actually track tested and weighed the car as tested, and it came out to 2,734 lbs (http://www.insideline.com/subaru/brz...and-video.html)

The FRS will be even lighter.

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Originally Posted by poormans_LFA

you guys complaining about the price of the FR-S being @ $25k will be well served to populate the earth with more TC's.

But it also doesnt have Automatic HVAC, push button start (ok wel the RS7 does) or HID's (might be an option?)
And 180hp? WAYYY TOO LOWW!!!!

Add to the fact its FWD and no dice.

<goes back to driving FWD, 180hp econbox with manual HVAC and no push button start or HIDs)

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Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

Hatches don't necessarily have to look like a small minivan ya know. My RSX and a Celica looks nothing like a hatch.

Well the current styling trend for hatchbacks nowadays is the mini-minivan, 'trunk-lopped-off-and-a-rounded-stub-in-its-place' or 'looks-like-a-station-wagon-but-dont-call-it-a-station-wagon' look.

Aside from the Scion tC we dont have the coupe-like hatchbacks of yore anymore

[Capt Canuck]

^They're common enough in Europe, with the RS Megane and Scirroco R immediately coming to mind,

Coupe is fine for me and that the back seats lay completely flat when pushed down is great! :-)

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by 86fanatic

Inside line has actually track tested and weighed the car as tested, and it came out to 2,734 lbs (http://www.insideline.com/subaru/brz...and-video.html)

The FRS will be even lighter.

You still missing my point though. Do we know if it was a full tank of gas or what? I trust the manufacturer.

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Not sure I understand your question. The price? Yes the price was officially released yesterday and is posted on SCION.COM.

Right, sorry I was expecting some grand official price reveal not just a price on the website... I don't keep up with Scion.com. We don't have Scion in Australia... I just want to hassle my dealer here in Oz.

[Dragonitti]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

I think you missed the area I mention about being light for there sizes. If you was expecting a car the size of a GC in 2010+ to be 2800 lbs you must be crazy. A 128i weighs 3270 lbs but looks much lighter than a GC from the outside.

Also it's not 2,740 lbs. Subaru the company has stated 2,765 lbs with a full tank of gas(curb weight). What you saw was a car with 3/4 of gas in it.

Why not just get a Mustang GT then, if you throwing weight out the door?

[enc0re]

Originally Posted by Dragonitti

What you are looking for doesn't sound like any car I know of currently

I know, right? 3-series is the closest I've been able to find and they're annoyingly expensive in all the ways a car can be.