Scion With The Death Metal Scene

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Accοrding tο Automotive News, Scion is in the midst οf rethinking its company strategy tο help pull the Toyota οffshoot οut οf its current sales slump. Originally, the autοmaker's executives envisioned a brand with quick prοduct cycles that promised tο keep its hardware fresh and interesting. Unfοrtunately, that whole recessiοn thing happened. Scion has since stretched its refresh cycle tο save οn cash, but it sounds like the brand alsο has plans tο attempt to appeal tο an audience outside οf its current demοgraphic.

Apparently, Scion may even prοbe intο the death metal scene tο rummage up buyers. The Japanese brand οriginally marketed heavily to the alternative and hip hοp music base, but other brands have since caught οn tο the strategy. That helped tο turn those genres more mainstream, sο Scion is headed back οut tο the fringe.

In additiοn, buyers can expect to see twο new models in Scion shοwrooms sοon, including the $20,000-plus mοdel based οn the FR-S Coupe Cοncept and the iQ minicar. Sοmehow, we have a hard time picturing death metal junkies driving arοund in customized iQs, but what dο we know?

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New Toyota FT-86 / Scion FR-S Sports Coupe Scooped on Video

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By now, you have probably already seen our spy shots of the kitted-out Toyota FT-86 prototype with the Supra-like rear wing, which was snagged during testing in Germany, but one scoopster managed to film the sports car on the road as well.

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Poll: What’s Your Favourite Toyota FT-86 Concept?

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Toyota’s FT-86 sports coupe has to be one of the most hotly anticipated cars of the last ten years. A sporty, lightweight, front-engined and rear-wheel-drive spiritual successor to the legendary AE86, brought to you by the same company that built the Celica, MR2 and Supra? Yes, please!

So far, we’ve had three iterations of the “AE86 Nouveau”. First, there’s the original, scene stealing Toyota FT-86 Concept from the2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Then there’s the much derided FT-86 II Concept from Geneva 2011. And lastly, there’s the Ferrari-emulating Scion FR-S that took the 2011 New York Auto Show by storm.

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2011 NYIAS: New Scion FR-S Concept

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The most hotly anticipated model of the New York Auto Show, Scion’s version of the Toyota FT-86 sports coupe concept, finally made its world premiere today. The study is named FR-S, which stands for ‘Front-Engine, Rear-wheel drive, Sport’, though we prefer the definition given by Jack Hollis, Scion vice president, during the New York Show presentation.
“FR-S stands for Front-engine… Rear-wheel drive… Sport. Pretty simple. I personally believe it should stand for Friggin’ Really Sweet… but the legal department at Toyota was NOT feeling the same way,” said Hollis.
The first thing most readers will notice about the FR-S is the refined design compared to the latest concept version of the Toyota FT-86, shown in Geneva this past March. Though it’s hard to pinpoint all the changes without having the cars side by side, the photos reveal a tweaked front end with revamped headlamps and a different bumper design without the aftermarket like add-on LED strips.
Looking at the coupe’s profile, we see beefier and more heavily sculptured front and rear fenders plus new side sills and mirrors, and larger alloy wheels with a different design. In addition, the FT-86 II’s gaudy fender air vents have been removed.
Moving on to the rear, Scion’s interpretation of the FT-86 includes a new rear fascia with a more protruding boot design that ditches the tuner-esque rear wing, different tail lamps and an impressive rear diffuser. Other changes include the roof that projects into the rear windshield.
The end result is a far more aggressive and sleeker design than the FT-86 II. Now here’s hoping that Scion won’t surprise us at the next major car show in the States with an FR-S II study…
As expected, Scion said the production version of the FR-S, which will follow in 2102, will be fitted with the same 2.0-liter boxer engine sourced from Subaru as the Toyota model. However, the company revealed that the flat four engine will incorporate Toyota’s D4-S injection system, which utilizes both direct and port injection, resulting in increased horsepower and torque throughout the entire powerband, without sacrificing MPG – or at least that’s what the company claims.

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2011 Scion tC Coupe

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Highlighting Scion's presence at next week's SEMA Show will be five customized examples of the Japanese firm's all-new 2011 tC Coupe. When it leaves the factory, the tC is motivated by a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter engine pushing out 185-horsepower.
As you'd expect, most tuners chose the turbocharging route to increase the tC's performance under the hood, with GReddy being the only company to announce output figures (340hp and 325 lb-ft of peak torque). Scroll down for photos and full details (in the spec sheets) for all five tCs.

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Scion tC Concept Car

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