I think they look pretty nice. My DD is a 05 Scion TC and it now has 90K miles on it, i beat the heck out of it and have never had any issues. If this new one is as reliable as my TC has been i would buy one in a heartbeat.
What do you guys think of this Scion?
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I'm really considering this as my next DD. I just need to get over the lack of any real back seats.
Where this car really excels is the curb weight of ~2600lbs. That's most excellent. That will make the almost gutless 197hp/151lb motor decently fun. I hope all the hype on low center of gravity and fun to drive qualities are real.
The rumored $28k pricetag was derived from doing the UK to US price conversion. That's not the official US price so let's hope it's cheaper stateside.
Here's an interesting size comparison.
Where this car really excels is the curb weight of ~2600lbs. That's most excellent. That will make the almost gutless 197hp/151lb motor decently fun. I hope all the hype on low center of gravity and fun to drive qualities are real.
The rumored $28k pricetag was derived from doing the UK to US price conversion. That's not the official US price so let's hope it's cheaper stateside.
Here's an interesting size comparison.
looks like its ready to push through snow....
the price is from here
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/260282/
it's in UK pounds but yeah pretty much what RYU said in terms of conversion
I'd call that pricey (especially considering the upcoming Porsche 4 cylinder sports car that's smaller than the Boxster)
But we'll wait and see.
For now looks just kills it for me
What's the diff between the Scion and Subaru?
You can find the Subie right after the Scion in the gallery here:
http://nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php?t=155023
Looks like the styling of the Subie is more "conventional."
Thanks. The 1st page of this thread also has the photos of the Scion and Subaru. To my eyes, they look almost identical...which is really odd.
Even the Ford products look different from the Mercury products, but Scion / Subaru looks almost exactly alike, aside from the inverted front air dam.
I was at the LA Auto show on Saturday and saw both the Scion and Subaru. However it appears that the front end on the Scion at the LA Auto show is not the final version since the front end at the Tokyo show is different.
Did anyone see the race version of the Subaru yet? Looks hot.
http://blog.roadandtrack.com/subaru-brz-super-gt-race-car-2011-tokyo-auto-show/
http://blog.roadandtrack.com/subaru-brz-super-gt-race-car-2011-tokyo-auto-show/
I actually much prefer the Subaru to the Scion. The looks of the BRZ are much more up my alley than the FT86 or whatever.
This concept has been "ready to launch" for years now...I'm still waiting to see one at the local Toyota/Subaru.
I like the size, let's hope that the weight and price are true to what was spec'd out.
This concept has been "ready to launch" for years now...I'm still waiting to see one at the local Toyota/Subaru.
I like the size, let's hope that the weight and price are true to what was spec'd out.
Ok finally, here's the production models that debuted yesterday at the tokyo motor show....
Fr-s
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2470
Brz
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2461
Im definitely excited about these vehicles and cant wait to see them on the road, my vote goes for the toyota easily, you can see the front styling is much better on the toyota.:wink: love them both though! I think its been long overdue for something like this to come out of Japan.
Fr-s
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2470
Brz
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2461
Im definitely excited about these vehicles and cant wait to see them on the road, my vote goes for the toyota easily, you can see the front styling is much better on the toyota.:wink: love them both though! I think its been long overdue for something like this to come out of Japan.
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The photo coverage on the BRZ is outstanding. Then I noticed something interesting...
hope the engine next to it makes it into the BRZ
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Those are Concepts, not the production models. Note that the Scion FR-S Concept (built by Five Axis) at the LA Autoshow is the same as the very first post.
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I'm not informed on the subie motors but if it's lighter and equal (or more) power i'll take it! :wink:
The 53/47 needs some improvement anyway
btw.. here's an on-track, in-car video. Listen to that boxer engine...
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0Jr-iYAtpWM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0Jr-iYAtpWM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Spec and everything else aside, somehow the more I look at it, the more it looks like the merge of Tiburon and Genesis coupe.
What do you guys think?
I was hoping the exterior design can be a little more radical to stir up more excitement, but now just a bit disappointed somehow ...
What do you guys think?
I was hoping the exterior design can be a little more radical to stir up more excitement, but now just a bit disappointed somehow ...
And i'll hit you back with this...
Honda recalling cars to fix airbags that can kill drivers
Unfortunately, no car company is impervious
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I think this thread has been running for a very long time and so is causing a bit of confusion.
some of the posts in it are very old scoops and some others are as recent as this week.
Some questions and posts are on old news and some are on newer news which is what I think Dhalsim was asking about.
Sorry all for my part of any confession
Is there any news of an sti version of the brz? That should be enough to seperate it from the frs
Turbo? Go subaru
Cant afford it? Go scion
Turbo? Go subaru
Cant afford it? Go scion
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