Scion FR-S: first official pictures

While unfolded the Auto Show in Los Angeles, the North American division of Toyota had organized a special presentation and all rather intimate sport Scion FR-S cut.

As luck and a few weeks later at the international Motor Show in Tokyo, Toyota and Subaru respectively manufacturers had little brother and cousin p'tit Scion FR-S, are the Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ in their definitive versions.

Scion FR-S

This presentation seems to confirm that the cutting Scion FR-S would reserve the North American market while its little brother, the Toyota GT 86 would be offered to all other global markets.

This also means that the Subaru BRZ section is assigned a broadcast across the planet.

With this disclosure on the net all First official photos of this section 2 +2, we find that it meets almost religious way the style and concept of the data of the same name.

On the side of the Scion brand, the letters "FR-S" means Front-engine, Rear wheel-drive and Sport.

A compact sport coupe has propulsion, whose silhouette is similar to that of the Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ, notwithstanding their snout and rear section of their own.

Subaru Boxer Engine

Under the hood of the Scion FR-S sport coupe and like that used by his vis-a-vis, there is a four-cylinder engine has flat type Boxer 2.0-liter turbo, the power is 200 horsepower with a torque of 151 lb-ft. This powertrain has been developed by engineers from Subaru. The injection system has dual pane "D-4S" was designed by the engineers of Toyota.

Of manual and automatic six-speed transmissions complete the picture.

Production Scion FR-S sports section should begin in spring 2012 for a theatrical release planned for next summer.