A Tech Look Under the Scion FR-S!

By Mike Kojima

Recently the Scion FR-S or Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ has been officially unveiled to the motoring public.  Most of the stuff about the car on the web has been pretty pictures and cool videos of Ken Gushi sliding around in the rain.  Now that the first close to production Scion FR-S’s have been officially rolled out and press embargos have been lifted we will give you a technical look at the car's underpinnings with some engineering commentary.

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Scion FR-S Reveal - Interview, GReddy & GT5 Data logger

By GT Channel

http://gtchannel.com for more car videos. GTChannel interviews Scion VP Jack Hollis about the Scion FR-S at the reveal event in Los Angeles. We also talk to Kenji Sumino from GReddy Performance Product on the first modified FR-S. We also learn that the FR-S can directly transfer your actual driving data log to Gran Turismo 5 on the PS3.
 

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UPDATED 11/30/11 10:30 PM UPDATED AGAIN: Now with TURBO info!

86 Under the Skin: Technical details on the Toyota/Subaru/Scion, 86/GT-86/FR-S/BRZ by John N. Frink Finally, some technical details and upskirt shots of the most overanticipated sports car of the decade. UPDATE: Exhaust manifold and diff mysteries solved!

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Subaru BRZ Concept -STI - Debuts at 2011 Los Angeles International Auto Show

By GT Channel

http://gtchannel.com for more car videos from the LA Auto Show. Los Angeles---November 16, 2011 Los Angeles International Auto Show. Subaru announced the Subaru BRZ Concept - STI - A rear wheel drive lightweight performance sports car

 

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Driver Profiles:  Michele Abbate

By Amanda Martin

Get to know Michele Abbate, driver of the number 30 Crawford Performance 2011 Scion tC.

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Pictures of Chris Rado's FWING 1.0 AWD Scion tC

by Eric Hsu

Now that Rado's World Racing team has seemingly moved on to the FWING 2.0 and the new body Scion tC, I don't think they'll mind if I share some detailed pictures of the FWING 1.0 AWD car. As like many of the fastest pro/unlimited time attack teams are always doing around the world, WR is constantly pushing the boundaries of useable horsepower.

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Behind the Smoke Episode 9: Redbull Soapbox Race in FR-S

MotoIQ Staff Report

GT channel has just released episode 9 of the series Behind the Smoke!  The series follows Team Falken Pro Drifter Dai Yoshihara, his Crew Chief Scott Dodgion and Engineer Mike Kojima throughout the 2011 Formula D season.

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Fredric The Great, a Look Inside the Papadakis Racing Scion tC of Fredric Aasbo (VIDEO INSIDE)

By Mike Kojima

We had never heard of Norwegian Fredric Aasbo before Formula D's Long Beach Round last year.  Suddenly out of nowhere a red privateer Toyota Supra driven by a guy whose last name we could not pronounce almost stood on the podium bettering the efforts of many seasoned and well backed Formula D veterans.

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Project Scion Clinches World Challenge Team, Manufacturer, and Driver Championships

TORRANCE, Calif -  This past weekend at rounds 10 and 11 at Virginia International Raceway, the DG-Spec Scion team clinched every Touring Car championship possible in the World Challenge series.  Even more impressive is that this happens with a race still to go at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. 

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A Look Inside Tanner Foust's Rockstar Scion Formula D Drift Machine

By Mike Kojima, photos by Jeff Naeyaert

The Rockstar/Scion TC built by Papadakis Racing and driven by Tanner Foust is one of the most feared machine/driver combinations on the Formula D circuit. Tanner is currently sitting in Second in the 2010 Formula D points chase in a good position for the championship.

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