FR-S in April edition of Popular Mechanics - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

homero · 03-13-2012, 11:37 PM

Just got my edition of popular mechanics, did a search, didn't find anything.

WhiteGDB · 03-13-2012, 11:45 PM

I feel these "auto journalists" are personally trolling me with the continued misconception of "prius tires" being used on the FR-S. First of all they're OPTIONAL performance tires for the JDM prius and not even available for the USDM prius.

ahausheer · 03-14-2012, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteGDB

I feel these "auto journalists" are personally trolling me with the continued misconception of "prius tires" being used on the FR-S. First of all they're OPTIONAL performance tires for the JDM prius and not even available for the USDM prius.

Snoopyalien24 · 03-14-2012, 12:12 AM

Yeah, and apparently they don't know it's also on the BRZ?

dsgerbc · 03-14-2012, 12:12 AM

Lol @$25k est. Nice title for this blurb though...

Allch Chcar · 03-14-2012, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteGDB

I feel these "auto journalists" are personally trolling me with the continued misconception of "prius tires" being used on the FR-S. First of all they're OPTIONAL performance tires for the JDM prius and not even available for the USDM prius.

That's because they get their info from here and then finished the articles before we had posts refuting the "prius" tire myth.

I just got my March edition so I haven't seen it yet.

FRSDREAMER · 03-14-2012, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dsgerbc

Lol @$25k est. Nice title for this blurb though...

Haha. At Motortrend they estimate the FRS at 25k and BRZ premium at 24k.

If anything, it should be vice versa.

ichitaka05 · 03-14-2012, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteGDB

I feel these "auto journalists" are personally trolling me with the continued misconception of "prius tires" being used on the FR-S. First of all they're OPTIONAL performance tires for the JDM prius and not even available for the USDM prius.

When did "auto journalists" DIDN'T troll us?

Snoopyalien24 · 03-14-2012, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

When did "auto journalists" DIDN'T troll us?

lol well too bad we can counter troll them, because we know more than most journalists.

Ryephile · 03-14-2012, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteGDB

I feel these "auto journalists" are personally trolling me with the continued misconception of "prius tires" being used on the FR-S. First of all they're OPTIONAL performance tires for the JDM prius and not even available for the USDM prius.

Whether or not you like it, it's still accurate...and a big facet of the ethos this car has of attainable real-world fun. Curiously, the USDM Prius Plus package uses 215/45-17, however according to Tire Rack, they're similar but not identical tires to the FR-S.

Khyron686 · 03-14-2012, 11:28 AM

And it should be noted that the S60 came in 2nd, wrapped in the inferior Primacy MXM4 rubber (215 width no less!) here:

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...n/viewall.html

So they aren't going to be a penalty box.

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WhiteGDB Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Civic Si sedan Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 320 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I feel these "auto journalists" are personally trolling me with the continued misconception of "prius tires" being used on the FR-S. First of all they're OPTIONAL performance tires for the JDM prius and not even available for the USDM prius.

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dsgerbc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: BRZ(sold), STI Location: A2, MI Posts: 1,915 Thanks: 176 Thanked 419 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lol @$25k est. Nice title for this blurb though...

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Khyron686 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2011 Outlander XLS, 2013 FR-S Blue Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 634 Thanks: 129 Thanked 168 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	And it should be noted that the S60 came in 2nd, wrapped in the inferior Primacy MXM4 rubber (215 width no less!) here: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...n/viewall.html So they aren't going to be a penalty box.

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