My Hot Wheels Stories: Scion FR-S

Now, it's the time for talking about a car from Japan, It's Scion FR-S. It has made the debut at Hot Wheels as a member of 2013 HW Showroom Garage, in Metallic Red color. Mine, a Metallic Silver one, is a part of 2014 HW Workshop.

Origin & Real Life

Scion FR-S is also called Toyota 86, and Subaru BRZ. The 86 is a series of grand tourer sports coupés jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru and solely manufactured by the latter. It features a boxer engine, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and 2+2 seating. It is sold under three different names:

Toyota 86 in Asia, South Africa, South America and Australia, GT86 in Europe; both of the preceding names in New Zealand; FT86 in Jamaica;
Subaru BRZ worldwide;
Scion FR-S in the US and Canada.

The development code of this vehicle is 086A and its main production names 86 (pronounced "eight-six" or Hachi-Roku (ハチロク) in Japanese, but more commonly pronounced as "eighty-six") or GT86, leverage historic Toyota front engined and rear-wheel drive sports coupés and hatchbacks, in the form of:

the 1967 2000GT (Japan's seminal coupé whose design cues adorn the 86 and which was also powered by a a 2.0 litre engine); and
the 1983 to 1987 AE86 range (renowned for its handling and drifting prowess).

The Scion FR-S is exclusive to the United States and Canada. Its name is derived from a description of the platform: Front-engine, Rear-wheel drive, Sport. Unlike all other 86 variants, the FR-S originally had no trim levels and are all offered with Scion's BeSpoke stereo system. Later, Scion also released a "Monogram Edition" (with features similar to the BRZ Limited) and the 1.0 Release series.

In 2013, to celebrate its 10th anniversary Scion released the "Scion 10 Series" across its 2014 model year (MY14) range of vehicles, under the marketing banner of "Sc10n". This included 2500 FR-S models exclusively painted in Silver Ignition and fitted with extra equipment. With a US$2,630 premium, it featured HID headlights, automatic climate control, push button start, illuminated exterior badges plus shifter knob.