Scion FR-S Concept First Official Pics/Videos + NYIAS Pics and Press Conference

[poormans_LFA]

It's still a concept. Also, an observation I made looking at some of the photo's from the show of the FRS is that the seats seem to be fairly low judging by where the headrest peaks. I'm sure the car will be roomier than what most expect, especially with Subaru taking the lead on R&D. Subie's are generally pretty roomy cars, even for guys my height (6'4"). The compact Boxer engine allows for more interior room than a larger conventional engine setup.

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Originally Posted by poormans_LFA

It's still a concept. Also, an observation I made looking at some of the photo's from the show of the FRS is that the seats seem to be fairly low judging by where the headrest peaks. I'm sure the car will be roomier than what most expect, especially with Subaru taking the lead on R&D. Subie's are generally pretty roomy cars, even for guys my height (6'4"). The compact Boxer engine allows for more interior room than a larger conventional engine setup.

If this car is roomy . . . well lets just say the biggest downside of getting such a small car has been eliminated. If Toyota nails this, it will be a hit!

[Hachiroku]

Put some official FT-86 II Concept sound clips to some photos of the Scion FR-S concept. I'd expect that the sounds should sound extremely similar.


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[Kage]

That sounds so beautiful

[mikemjohnson]

Originally Posted by VenomRush

...but you're still here

only because i get so many emails from this site. theres a reason i only have like 8 posts. dont get me wrong when this car comes out ill be all over it and love it, but with the time it's taking to get this car on the production line, you'd think they're engineering and designing a car to compete with the veyron

[aliphian]

Originally Posted by mikemjohnson

you'd think they're engineering and designing a car to compete with the veyron

They are. Once I saw the first concept, I was sure I would never own a Veyron.

[xantonin]

Originally Posted by aliphian

They are. Once I saw the first concept, I was sure I would never own a Veyron.

I'd never own a car that requires paying up enough money for a whole new car just to have the tires changed.

[4agze]

Originally Posted by Hachiroku

Put some official FT-86 II Concept sound clips to some photos of the Scion FR-S concept. I'd expect that the sounds should sound extremely similar.

wow how you got the sound?

[Mr.Jay]

Originally Posted by 4agze

wow how you got the sound?

Its from the MKII FT-86 not the FR-S

it was on the euro toyota site

[xantonin]

I don't get how they can release the sound if nothing is official yet. Or does this mean they already have it done and are just waiting?

[Hachiroku]

Originally Posted by xantonin

I don't get how they can release the sound if nothing is official yet. Or does this mean they already have it done and are just waiting?

These are just sound clips taken of the FT-86 II Concept car, not from any finished official production model.

[xantonin]

So they are like "concept" sounds? IE; "This is what we want the car to sound like!"

[Hachiroku]

Originally Posted by xantonin

So they are like "concept" sounds? IE; "This is what we want the car to sound like!"

No, they are simply sounds of the MKII concept car. Toyota has not said or printed that that is the ideal sound they are shooting for or anything to that effect.

But, if the mechanicals underlying the FT-86 II concept car are close to the eventual production car, then it's a safe bet that the production car will sound similar.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by xantonin

I don't get how they can release the sound if nothing is official yet. Or does this mean they already have it done and are just waiting?

They do have a version that they have tested at Nurburgring so it isn't like they don't have a working version of the car to get the exhaust note from.