Scion’s lightweight, rear-wheel-drive FR-S only left us with a small list of wants after we gave it and the nearly identical Subaru BRZ our most prestigious Best of 2013 Award. At the top of the list ...
Even before our long-term 2013 Scion FR-S arrived, WOT staffers were already preparing their wish list of modifications -- bigger tires, new suspension, forced induction, and exhaust upgrades, just to ...
The Scion FR-S and Toyota GT 86 have been designed to offer the most fun for their price and they really do that. But in order to make them affordable, the automaker had to cut some corners which ...
Boxer engines are usually love-it or hate-it affairs. Personally, I love the rumble of a good, flat engine. Notice I said "good," because up until recently, our long-term Scion FR-S' little 2.0-liter ...
The 200-hp Scion FR-S is one of the best options on the market for a sharp, affordable sports car. A little extra flair and performance couldn't hurt, however. The race-inspired Release Series 1.0 ...
You don't need anything more than four cylinders!? Yeah right, Scion. At least give us a WRX engine or something! But try as we might to hate the FR-S, there's something exotic about owning a real ...
His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and ...
Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...
EXECUTIVE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: Every time it snows, I wish we had our old long-term Subaru BRZ back. Once we’d mounted snow tires, there wasn’t a better car in our fleet for blasting through the snow ...
You know the stars, now it’s time to meet the cars. The full roster of celebrities trying their hand at racing during April’s Long Beach Grand Prix was announced Thursday: Jenna Elfman, Jesse Metcalfe ...
Already a compact bundle of fun, the 2015 FR-S gains a more rigid front suspension and re-tuned rear dampers for less body roll and more chassis-driver communication. On the appearance front, the 2015 ...