2015 Scion FR-S Halo
Scion held an initial training program for their new halo car, the Scion FR-S in Japan for a handful of journalists, including import tuner The Scion FR-S, which means front engine, rear wheel drive, Sport will the first true sports car from the Scion brand created in 2002.
Overall, it was the shortest press trip to Japan in all my years as an automotive journalist How short Forty-eight short hours is exactly how long we had to fly halfway across the continent, the land Tokyo, waking up at 6 am the next morning to Testdrive the new Toyota Scion FR-S 86 of the new Chiba circuit, then take a dinner before jumping back on a midnight flight back home the same day as crazy and chaotic it seemed, the experience was well worth the trip and what were our thoughts on the Scion FR-s let s just say, it's all it's been hyped to be and more.
The media event was held in Sodegaura Forest Raceway driving experience the FR-S Sodegaura Forest Raceway soon to be released by a brand new racetrack in Chiba, Japan, about an hour from Tokyo The course is small and technically difficult measurement January 5 miles long and consists of 14 towers Each journalist received three sessions of five laps, put the two US - and JDM-spec called FT-86 in Japan FR-Ss by a battery driving tests around any circuit pushing them beyond their limits We lived periodically and rain, which made driving the car more difficult.
We asked Toyota, Tetsuya Tada chief engineer, the man responsible for bringing the compact car most anticipated sports project FR-S 86 Toyota in years to life on the FR-S We wanted to give the world a car fun sport, he said We started work on developing a new platform vehicle that not only well managed, but also available to performance enthusiasts FR-S 86 derives its basic inspiration of three sports Toyota models 800, 2000GT and the AE86 Hachiroku in building a unique car, we brought the return of a horizontally opposed engine combined with a RWD layout of many prototype models have been designed and tested at the Nürburgring, and other circuits we submitted these prototypes in grueling test conditions, and in three years has made many refinements to bring the FR-S 86 in its current state the concept behind the design was to bring the spirit and essence of new pleasure in driving the FR-S 86 will no doubt become as iconic as the AE86 Hachiroku, Supra, MR2 and GT2000 the past.
Under the data provided by Toyota, only the Porsche GT3, Ferrari 360 and Lexus LFA have a lower weight balance on the FR-S 86 It was revealed that these supercars had an advantage with a ground clearance of 110 mm FR- S, on the other hand, is 130 mm from the ground almost an inch higher, but with good reason Toyota and Scion require the vehicle to meet both the track warriors on weekends and daily commuters.
The design with four flat 4U-GSE boxer and compact size allows it to be mounted closer to the firewall and very low in the FR-S 86, giving the car a front-rear ratio of favorable dynamic weight 53 47 and a low center of gravity comparable to a great group of impressive supercars.
Driving enthusiasts can choose between a new six-speed manual and a six-speed in Toyota engineers option have spent much time in the design of two transmissions to optimize performance, and it is evident both on and off track the six-speed manual uses three -Filter synchronizers on first through third gears for precise movement and all short lever factory speeds strength provides a firm box with each selection.
The paddle-shift automatic transmission optional six-speed is made by Aisin and based on the IS-F transmission, which offers the selection of both to speed quickly and smoothly on the track, the big tach central installation and meter integrated shift light warning allowed the pilot to maintain concentration on the track before a rapid movement of the paddle shifter allowed the boxer climb quickly if the plan as well as perform downshifting before entering in all corners of the automatic platform also features a Sport mode that can be activated on the fastest center console, the strongest automatic changes we first laughed at the idea of running laps around the track in an automatic 86, but as the day progressed, we found ourselves more time demanding headquarters in automatic.
The FR-S 2 0L-four dishes gently pulls while offering impressive response of the throttle valve with a torque curve that has maintained throughout the power range until the red zone 7400-rpm, although either only 151 lb-ft electric power steering with a ratio of 13 January 1 to 14 wheel 4 inches offered maneuverability with minimal understeer Even under heavy rain that fell in the second half of the day ESP electronic stability control helped keep the car under control the FR-S currently owns a 86 lowest COG any production car in the world at only 18 inches 1.
Photo 8 35 windows Streamline a tale to tell that this car is heavily influenced by classic 2000GT.
Similar to the old AE86, the FR-S 86 doesn t rely on brute power rather remarkable combination of light weight and manageable power offer a perfect balance, making this car a thrill to drive the 200 hp nominal plant was longer sufficient for light frame FR-S 86 __gVirt_NP_NNS_NNPS<__ s mais pour une raison que nous nous sommes retrouvés envie plus de puissance, surtout quand la flagellation en bas des lignes droites Toyota est le pari que le FR-S 86 invoqueront les mêmes émotions et la loyauté qui a fait la AE86 si populaire sur les 26 dernières années à travers le monde, en campagne dans presque tous les genres de la course de la course sur route à la dérive.
Pourquoi un moteur boxer avant de vous votre culotte dans une torsion, comprendre que ce n est pas la première danse pour Toyota en utilisant ce type de moteurs Boxer moteur, aussi connu que les moteurs opposés horizontalement, sont conçus avec les pistons disposés symétriquement à gauche et à droite le long du vilebrequin En 1965, Toyota a conçu la légende de sport 800, affection appelée Yota-Hachi Cet arrière-roues motrices torpédo Targa-dessus a été conçu avec le moteur 2U, un moteur 790cc style deux plat boxeur opposés horizontalement refroidi à l'air avec double Mikuni carburateurs la partie de deux plate-clé joué un dans la S800 pour permettre à la ligne de capot pour être maintenue aussi basse que possible, ce qui a offert un centre de gravité bas le 0 8L 2U 45 ch à 5400 Yota-Hachi a été produit à partir de 1965 par 1969 et était connu comme première voiture de sport de production de Toyota.
Après avoir quitté l'écart du moteur boxer depuis plus de 43 ans, Toyota est revenu à ses racines, ils ont développé conjointement avec Subaru pour offrir un moteur boxer de nouvelle génération.
Ajar le capot et vous êtes immédiatement accueilli avec Toyota et Subaru gravé sur le capot moteur, ainsi que les eaux-fortes D-4S et BOXER La technologie même le bloc moteur est complètement nouveau, tout est nouveau La seule chose qui reste le même que le modèle précédent Subarus est les points de montage du moteur Le moteur 4U-EGE a été construit par Fuji Heavy Industries, société mère de Subaru, mais en prenant son propre code de moteur Toyota; il est aussi le catalyseur principal pour expliquer pourquoi le document FR-S 86 gère exceptionnellement bien.
The FR-S s 2 0L, naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine combines Subaru newly developed horizontally opposed engine and toe-4S Toyota injection system, which incorporates both the direct injection and injection in the conventional orifice for each cylinder D-4S technology donation Toyota Subaru boxer engine uses eight injectors, four fire separately injectors for direct injection and the rest are for port injection D-4S system, partnered with a high compression ratio 12 January 5, led to deliver 200 hp and 151 pi LB Tada-san couples said D-4S technology is allowing the boxer engine Subaru to maintain such ratio FIGS high compression ratio and a torque-to-liter impressive for a normally aspirated engine, while maintaining a low fuel consumption and reduced emissions the bore and stroke of the 2 0 liter 86x86 perfectly square, similar to the Honda Acura K20, 3S-G Toyota, and Nissan Motor SR20DE If history has taught us anything, we can attest pm OW popular both engines have been on the market with tuner 4U-GSE engines sure to follow suit .
With the FR-S powered by a Subaru engine, many of us assume that the main ECU and wiring harness is similar to later model WRX STI William Knose, managing VP Crawford Performance Products, said that s Knose not the case, a tuning expert Subaru, had a rare opportunity to analyze the FR-S ECU, allowing him to reveal interesting information.
This is not a simple case of plug-and-play with a Subaru WRX ECU FR-S 86 uses a completely different ECU and harness in relation to the harness WRX WRX ECU is the same as the ITS for the most part you are fortunate We have already tried to connect the ECU to get the ROM file using EcuTeK Subaru ECU reflash but had no luck for now, we have considered this ECU and inspected strongly enough to this follows Knose saying, the real question is does anyone makes a delight option the greatest challenge for this vehicle to know this vehicle is not factory turbocharged becomes a major obstacle for engineers to ECU reflash when developing a custom configuration that is based on the computer naturally aspirated with a little luck, Knose hopes to get his hands on an ECU to analyze his game combined a little further so that it can send that information out of us EcuTeK need to see if we can access the ECU or if it is completely locked Toyota ECU, even if it's stamped Subaru, he said.
look like when updated a modified version of the FR-S has been recently debuted at a press conference late last year Built by Greddy, this Raven Black FR-S color code offered a visual taste that the model soon to be published, with spare parts additions, which comprises a threaded combined prototype assembly, exhaust system, and the spare wheel packet.
We were delighted to discover that the Scion FR-S will be equipped with a type of LSD rear differential B Torsen diff T-2 is similar to that offered in the RS200 Altezza more first generation, which was the only model that is came with a factory LSD optional Torsen T-2 is a popular model that has been used for many vehicle applications, including iS, LFA, Impreza WRX STI, Genesis coupe and Honda S2000 AP2, and was known by fans to be more robust system which can take quite a beating Torsen, which stands for sensing twist, using gears that lock under load to provide more grip out of corners, but acts as an open differential in gas leak does not cause understeer into the corner Torsens are known to be quiet and have smooth engagement, and are great MSL OEMs for vehicles that offer less than 300 hp wise after-v ente, a plethora of upgrades are available for both clutch Torsen type units and manufacturers like Cusco, Kaaz, OS Giken and Quaife.
When Tada-san asked if he designed the FT-86 FR-S more like a sports car or a commuter vehicle, he quickly shone and responded, he added We designed the FR-S 86 suburban daily car track day and realized that most of us want the convenience of tires transportation to and from the track while being able to transport larger items such as golf bags February 2 configuration seats with folding rear seats allows the FR-s to accommodate four large wheels and tires with room to spare for a helmet and other road necessities thought How did Toyota put in the design of the FR-86 s you ask even the dashboard has been carefully designed so that a roll bar can be installed without having to modify How's that for dedication of motorsport.
It is no secret that the Toyota Scion FR-S is probably one of the most anticipated cars of the tuner scene in a long, long time, we have known for some time that TRD Toyota Racing Development with parts makers spare like HKS, Greddy, Top secret and Vertex to name a few, have already begun to develop spare parts and body kits for the vehicle soon to be-released as a witness at the last Tokyo Auto Salon TRD Japan revealed plans to release an adjustable suspension kit 40- way adjustable dampers, full aerodynamic kit, wrought model 5x100 bolt 18 inch wheels packet, and a large kit brakes six piston front and four in back We can not wait.
Photo 21 35 Progressiv Rays forged wheels on the measure FR-S 19x8 5 Greddy front 45 and rear 45 19x9 5 The front brakes were fitted with prototypes Greddy calipers with four pistons.
Before the Scion was completely stripped, tempered acid Detroit Auto Show this year, and the Greddy engineers prepared for installation Check that beefy spider OEM fender.
HKS made his triumphant return to D1 Grand Prix this year with a FT-86, they dubbed the HKS Racing Performer With 86 Nobuteru Taniguchi behind the wheel, the HKS engineers have worked hard to build a competitive car drift by first race of D1 April 14 HKS Japan asserts specialist motorsport Ken Tanaka campaign with the FT-86 will HKS to use technology obtained from D1 for the development of products for their race Performer 86 line HKS products will arming their FT-86 with a HKS supercharger kit designed for the car GT supercharger is a reaction torque drive type centrifugal supercharger HKS initial plans are to design the kit using a compressor GTS7040 HKS intercooler, but automatically switches to the larger GTS8550 HKS booster if additional power is required While compressor supercharging additional information and horse numbers remain confidential, Ken says 4U-GSE engine should receive a significant boost of power with the intention of selling the kit to the public by the end of this summer.
The intransigent fans have followed many iteration of the FT-86 prototypes and concept cars Among them was a turbocharged prototype that existed there for over two years Toyota has shocked the tuner community with the unveiling of the concept car sports Gazoo G 10 Tokyo Auto Salon Based on the first model concept car FT-86 G Sports offered the visual sex appeal with its widebody aero kit, the blistered fenders, vented hood made of carbon fiber, and the wing GT details what was underhood were vague other than the most important being the turbocharged boxer 2 0L initial plans were to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010, which never panned as the project was put on hold for way to the production version of the FT-86.
While the FR sports car is still in its infancy, rumors have begun to swirl about a turbo version of the FR-S 86 According to Japanese sources, Toyota plans to Boost the FR-S 86 with 1 6L turbocharged one year after the initial introduction of models While a turbocharged version is the hot ticket that we had all been patiently waiting to hear, this information should be taken with a grain of salt if the engine is indeed January 1st 6L platform, we assume that s is more to fuel economy over power by increasing the source said the same supercharged engine rumored to be in the standard Subaru BRZ would also used in the Toyota GT-86 and Scion FR-S Regardless of that spread rumors being, we know first hand by talking Tada-san he wasn ta fan of turbocharging FT FR-S 86 But never say never.
HID headlights LED OEM is here comparing the FR-S flagship left compared to the FT-86 LED HID on the right Switching between the pair should be a simple matter plug-and-play.
OEM Exhaust System here is another JDM exchange that includes the factory exhaust FR-S to the left relative to the FT-86 exhaust tips with larger shown at right.
OEM interior Updates level inside the cab, the interior black with red accent seams on the seats correspond to the sewing on the different parts, including door panels with variations between the FR-S and FT-86 we have been informed that the car would be offered with a selection of packages and finish on the European market Japanese red wheel included.
FT-86 to start push button HVAC Control The absence of a start push-button, dual electronic air conditioning and HVAC system on the FR-S was alarming, but we knew it was necessary to maintain production costs in the vehicle of the US No matter how it might look cool, the important thing is that the two vehicles remain the same in terms of performance.
Big Brake Kit Unfortunately, only the FT-86 will be getting a Brembo package factory, while the FR-S won t And even if it does, it will be an additional option for extra money for research revealed that the front brakes STI 04-12 and 08-and-rear brake rotors are before bolted to the FR-s with 04 direct and STI modified 08-rotors and rear We bet your bottom dollar that it s an abundance four OEM STI pot calipers rotors before buffers that can be written for less than 1000 for around floating around on forums Subaru just be sure to snatch a set before the greedy sellers decide to walk the price.
Mirror Rearview Mirror FT-86 Last but not least is the world's first rear-view less production car chassis provided in the FT-86 regulatory issues limit these elements to be used on production vehicles here states, but says nothing about buying a set of overseas and exchanging original Just don t get caught Scion recently decided to move the date of the sale in the US in the spring with a price sticker of about 25 to 30K.
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