2013 Scion FR-S – A True Toyota Sports Car

MR2, Corolla, Celica, Supra – Toyota has a storied lineage of offering incredible and exhilarating sports cars in the United States. But since the Celica went out of production in 2006, the Toyota family of vehicles has lacked a sports car for driving enthusiasts – until now.

Launching in 2012 under the Scion brand, the 2013 FR-S (Front-engine, Rear-wheel-drive, Sport) is a joint venture between Toyota and Subaru to build a lightweight, perfectly balanced, rear-wheel-drive sports car that harkens back to the days of the legendary AE86 “Hachi-Roku” Corolla.

Tipping the scales at a mere 2,800 pounds, the 2013 FR-S will feature a 2.0-liter, normally aspirated flat-four engine that puts out a robust 200 horsepower to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual transmission. This kind of a combination makes driving enthusiasts salivate, and early test reports from magazines such as Motor Trend and Inside Line are already praising the pre-production models for their scalpel-like precision, six-second 0-60 acceleration and cat-like reflexes in the corners.

This outstanding athleticism can be partly credited to the flat four-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine that sits low in the engine bay – a design similar to sports car icons like the Porsche Boxter and Cayman – giving the FR-S an incredibly low and stable center of gravity.

Not only is the FR-S lightweight, but it also has an incredibly low coefficient of drag at only 0.27. By comparison, the most fuel-efficient car on the road today, the Toyota Prius, has a 0.25 Cd. The slippery design of the FR-S combined with its weight will ensure that this new Scion will deliver outstanding fuel efficiency.

And perhaps the best part about the 2012 Scion FR-S is that this true, high-performance sports car will be available at a base price starting under $25,000.

So naturally the question everyone is asking is “when will it be available?” Expect the Scion FR-S to arrive here at Acton Toyota and Scion in Spring of 2012. Contact us if you want to be kept updated on the official release date of one of the most exhilarating Toyota-developed Scion models in years!