New Scion Fr-S

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

I found out about this new release the DAY after I just got my new tC. So sad... looks like it will be a great little sports car for the person with a sensible budget. Rear wheel drive and a center of gravity even lower than a Porsche Cayman. Body style reminds me a little of the old RX-7s. Rumored pricing puts this lil beauty at about 23k. I'm really kicking myself right now!

I'm surprised that you haven't heard about this till now. Rumours had been circulating since late 2007 that Toyota was planning a sports car, after Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe revealed in an interview that the vehicle was being co-developed with Subaru, and a test mule was spotted at Toyota's headquarters in Toyota City, Japan. Automotove websites began posting pics of the FT-86 prototype around October 2009; it has been through a number of iterations since then.

I wished that Toyota had kept the prototype's exterior (pic below); in my opinion, it's miles ahead of the production vehicle. Nothing against my Scion brethren, but I would have preferred a Toyota badge on it as well.