03 April 2013
2014 Scion tC made its debut at the New York International Auto Show exuding its sportier stance, enhanced interior and promising to deliver better driving experience to its customers.
The new tC has more aggressive looks and prominent styling, because of its new front distinctive headlamps and hood that extends lower toward a muscular grille with an embedded tC logo. The new upper- and lower-grille treatments are bordered by LED accent lighting.
Beneath the rear bumper, a new black-out valance includes an FR
02 April 2013
SR Auto Group has presented their tuned variant of the popular Scion FR-S. The drifting machine comes with an aggressive wide body kit, big wheels and some other improvements for perfect stance.
The aerodynamics package includes widened front and rear fenders, also a new front lip, GT wing, rear diffuser and side skirts. The kit is developed by Rocket Bunny.
The headlights are tinted and a candy red finish was applied to the taillights and emblems. There are also some carbon fiber elements like - APR mirr
11 February 2013
SR Auto has presented their tuned version of the Scion iQ. The re-badged Toyota iQ has received some nice styling modifications.
The exterior boasts a complete body kit provided by Five Axis including a new front lip spoiler, a pair of modified side skirts and a new diffuser. There is also a tail-gate lip spoiler, a set of lowering springs and 18” Sparco Assetto Gara alloy wheels fitted with proper low-profile tires.
Nothing is mentioned about performance modifications, so SR Auto Sc
29 October 2012
Scion’s tuner challenge has already began but we haven’t seen or heard anything about it. Now Scion is showing off the cars from the competition ahead of 2012 SEMA Show. In addition, the brand is releasing three videos, in which the tuners describe what it feels like to be part of the challenge and why they decided to do it.
In fact, this is the eighth annual Scion Tuner Challenge. In it, three custom car builders have the chance to put th
18 October 2012
Scion has announced the new 2013 iQ EV, which is essentially a rebadged Toyota iQ with an electric motor. However, the iQ EV is a battery- electric four-seater city commuter car designed for car-sharing programs, in urban and campus environments.
"Toyota believes battery-electric vehicles have the potential to play a role in future mobility strategies," commented Chris Hostetter, TMS group vice president of strategic planning.
"Up to now, cost and convenience issues have limited BEV's appeal with a broad
07 August 2012
For Marketing Cars will prepare a new special 2013 Scion FR-S for Takata Racing, who are dedicated to protecting human life. They began by developing seat belts utilizing the technology found in parachutes. Since then, they continue to develop the newest safety technology and make it available globally. This has been their objective since the beginning and they will remain committed to it.
Originally, the FR-S is powered by a 2.0 liter Subaru Boxer engine with 200HP (147 kW) and 205Nm (15
10 July 2012
2013 Scion tC RS 8.0 is a vehicle which is going to be produced only in a 2 000 units and more importantly the examples of the model will be specially equipped sports coupes. The tC RS 8.0 is to be seen at dealerships later this month.
The first thing that grabs the attention around this Scion is the exclusive Absolutely Red exterior paint. The next thing that catches the eye are the contrasting gloss black side view mirrors and matching black 18-inch alloy wheels.
Furthermore, the exterior become even mo
19 June 2012
Jay Leno gets to know a Scion FR-S close and personal. Him being a renown motoring enthusiast, we get to hear his opinion about the idea behind the sports car and also there are the facts coming from Scion's Vice President Jack Hollis to support Leno's view.In the video, they discuss the existing competition (the Mazda MX5), the affordability of fun nowadays, the Toyota GT legacy within the FR-S, the boxer engine and more. As an end point, the Scion proves to be as said – light, sporty, rear-w
05 June 2012
2013 Scion FR-S Sports Car is now available in dealerships. This is an exceptional high-performance coupe, which is the fifth model joining the family of the brand Scion and plays an integral part in it.
First of all what FR-S will provide to its drivers is genuine sports feel. And secondly – it can be experienced at not so costly price: the price of this Scion model begins at $24 200.
The FR-S can be equipped with either six-speed manual transmission or a six-speed automatic one which includes paddle shift
16 April 2012
2013 Scion FR-S Speedster is the custom show car which was the Grand Marshal Vehicle for 38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach IZOD IndyCar Series Race.
2013 Scion FR-S Speedster just debuted as Toyota Racing debuted at the 38th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on 13th of April.
The unique vehicle was showcased on site in the Lifestyle Expo lobby. The car was piloted by race car driver and 2012 Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame inductee Scott Pruett.
Following the Grand Pr
02 April 2012
We have talked about this before – it's a Scion iQ, custom made by SR Auto. This one however is a bit different, more complete, a finished product in fact. The project is called “Pryzm” and rightfully so. Being so boxy, the only thing that stands between it and a prism is that the latter does not roll on 17-inch Sparko wheels.
The ride is lower and a Premier 4509 kit decorates the exterior. That means that the front and rear bumpers, side skirts, front fenders, the hood, and the roof spoi
22 March 2012
Scion has just announced pricing for the 2013 Scion FR-S compact rear-wheel drive sports car, which start at $24 200 (MSRP). The vehicle is equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. However, it has a version that comes with a six-speed automatic transmission that features paddle shifters and rev-match technology and is priced at $25 300. The Scion will go on sale this spring.
The FR-S acronym in the name of the car stands for Front-engine, Rear-wheel drive, Sport. It delivers an authenti
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