About a week ago I spotted this car on the street. This is the first time I've seen one in real life. On the road. Not in a magazine or online article. This is Scion's latest car called the FR-S. It's called the Toyota FT-86 in it's homeland of Japan, being named after the legendary AE86 (aka 1984-1987 Toyota Corolla hatchback) from which it's inspiration originated. It's the result you get when great things come together. Toyota teamed up with Subaru to create this everyday man's sports coupe.
It's a relatively small car, slightly larger in size than the current Mazda MX-5 (Miata) but a fair amount smaller than Ford Mustang. What it lacks in size it makes up in agility by being very nimble and powered by a Subaru's 4 cylinder boxer engine. It's a 2.0 liter naturally aspirated engine, but it puts out 200 horsepower and 151 lb-ft of torque. That's plenty of oomph to get the 2758 lb. car moving.
Subaru is releasing a nearly identical car called the BRZ, sharing nearly everything in common with the FR-S, save for a few minor detail changes to the bumpers, lights and interior. This marks the first non-all-wheel-drive car that Subaru has sold in the United States since 1994, and I believe the first rear-wheel-drive car they've ever sold here.
For comparison. The FR-S is on top an the BRZ is on the bottom.
Subaru BRZ in a classic Subaru blue color.
I believe we will be seeing a lot more of these on the road in a short amount of time as word catches on that there is a new sports car in town that can be had for under $25,000.
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