Scion FR-S News

Americans, right or wrong, tend to equate the size of a vehicle with its safety. While you can’t get around the laws of physics, the latest testing from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that small cars, when designed properly, can be safe, too. The latest vehicles to earn the...

Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), the German motorsports company formerly responsible for Toyota’s Formula 1 program and now contracted to developing racing versions of its production cars, has rolled out a new racing version of the Scion FR-S’ cousin sold overseas, the Toyota GT 86 sports...

When it comes to lightweight and affordable rear-drive sports cars that you can buy new in the United States, the list is indeed a short one. In fact the only cars that come to mind for us are the new Scion FR-S (and its fraternal twin, the Subaru BRZ) and the Mazda MX-5 Miata. Yes, we know...

This 800-horsepower version of the Toyota GT 86, the Scion FR-S' twin sold overseas, features a heavily worked engine from a Toyota Supra.

In what is either an increasing trend of laziness or an innovative move to involve the actual user base, more and more car companies are getting into crowd-sourced design. The latest to join the fold is Stillen, with a contest to find the best user-designed 2013 Scion FR-S body kit design--and then...

The Toyota GT86 (sold here as the Scion FR-S) is arguably the most anticipated car of the past decade, but enthusiasts began clamoring for more power almost as soon as the car hit the market. While Toyota views that as the job of the aftermarket, it’s happy to showcase the work of tuning...

The Scion FR-S' cousin, the Toyota GT 86, has been spotted in Europe wearing a new factory aero kit that may eventually be offered to U.S. customers.

Traction isn’t something that most drivers think about, since under normal weather conditions, at or near posted speed limits, there’s plenty to go around. On the race track, however, the ability to get power to the ground becomes critical. Enter the limited-slip differential, like the...

Scion's vice president and general manager, Jack Hollis, stops by the Big Dog Garage with a 2013 Scion FR-S for Jay Leno to drive.

The FR-S' Toyota cousin, the GT 86, has received an aggressively-styled aero kit.

If you’re lucky enough to own either a new Scion FR-S or Subaru BRZ sport coupe, here’s a heads up - both cars are being recalled, but not for a manufacturing defect or safety defect on the car itself. Instead, early versions of the printed owners manual contain incorrect information on...

The 2013 Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ may soon get a unique feature to enhance the value of track days for driving enthusiasts.

Toyota is celebrating a triple victory at the 40th ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race, with wins for the new GT 86 sports car, known here as the Scion FR-S, in two classes the highlight of the automaker's campaign this year. A GT 86 run by GAZOO Racing won the SP3 class and finished 46th...

Toyota motorsports partner Gazoo Racing has built a concept version of the FR-S packing both a supercharger and a turbocharger.

When the green flag waves at the start of this weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hour race, the field will include four race-prepped Toyota GT86 models (the Scion FR-S, in the United States), as well as a Lexus LFA. We already told you about two of the GT86s and the LFA, all of which will be...

This car is the real deal. Really. Shod in crappy European Prius tires (seriously--that's the standard tire), loosed in the hands of a dozen journalists, and ham-fisted silly for hours on track, the FR-S never once failed to impress the assembled host. In fact, it took its licks and asked for more...

Design firm Five Axis is releasing a body kit for the upcoming 2013 Scion FR-S coupe.

Toyota’s GT 86, like its Scion and Subaru equivalents, was designed to be an affordable sport coupe that delivers driving fun to the masses. Affordable is in the eye of the beholder, since even the least-expensive Scion FR-S will carry a U.S. list price that starts at just under $25,000. The...

Toyota and Subaru designed the Scion FR-S with modification in mind--it's the tuner's version of the car, even more so than the Subaru BRZ--but we're not sure they quite expected what they're getting so quickly. Already we've seen a V-8-powered GT 86 and now there's this Cartel Speedster version of...

Years in the making, long spied at test tracks around the world, and often displayed at auto shows, Scion’s new 2013 FR-S is now just weeks away from hitting showrooms along with being just a few weeks away from making its international racing debut. The Scion FR-S, or more accurately, its...