Scion FR-S Variants Wish List

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It's official Toyota is planning to release new Scion FR-S variants on a yearly basis depending on demand and sales.

What type of FR-S variants do you want to see from Toyota?



Here's some articles on the idea for new Scion FR-S variants......

Toyota planning yearly model expansion for Scion FR-S? - Left Lane News:

Toyota planning yearly model expansion for Scion FR-S?

What keeps performance machines like the Porsche 911, Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang relevant? Frequent updates and new models that boast more performance, special looks and new technology. Its a proven formula that FR-S project manager Yoshinori Sasaki has said he hopes to pursue for Scion ’s recently unveiled sports car.

“We are hoping to release one new variant per year,” Sasaki told Motor Trend. If approved, the first new car could hit the market “sometime next year.”

Sasaki noted that whether new models are released or not “all depends on demand and sales.” If the business case looks good, some of the cars will be differentiated by “ Toyota performance parts from, say, TRD (Toyota Racing Development) — suspension, tires, wheels, etc. Others will be very different from that.”

At their root, Sasaki said the expansion plans “are based on the planning team’s passion that they want FR-S to be loved over the long term by customers. [They believe] that sports cars should be improved continuously for keeping its outstanding performance and fame.”

Asked whether Toyota will develop a more potent Scion FR-S to compete with the rumored Subaru BRZ STI, Sasaki smiled, saying, “we will keep up.”

Report: Scion FR-S May Spawn New Variants Every Year - Automobile Mag

Report: Scion FR-S May Spawn New Variants Every Year

Judging from the early reports we’re getting, the Scion FR-S is truly the second coming of the affordable rear-wheel-drive sports car. A new report, however, is suggesting that we should be preparing for the third, fourth, and so on: Scion hopes to release a slew of FR-S variants.

The report comes from Motor Trend, which spoke to FR-S project manager Yoshinori Sasaki, who said that the Scion team wants to work on multiple tweaked models, perhaps releasing as many as one a year.

What does that entail? Well, we have no details as of yet but there’s obviously plenty the company can do. The obvious route at this point would be to add some sort of Toyota Racing Development forced induction. TRD is no stranger to the supercharger – it offered kits for the FR-S’ distant sibling, the tC – and as time passes it’s becoming increasingly apparent there will be some sort of turbocharged Subaru BRZ. Not to be outdone, Sasaki told Motor Trend, “we will keep up.”

Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess, but Motor Trend says to expect changes to things like the suspension, wheels, and tires, ranging from mild to wild.

Scion FR-S Manager ‘Hoping’ to Deliver New FR-S Variants On Yearly Basis - Motor Trend

Scion FR-S Manager ‘Hoping’ to Deliver New FR-S Variants On Yearly Basis

During this week’s media drive of the 2013 Scion FR-S at Sodegaura Forest Raceway in Japan, FR-S project manager Yoshinori Sasaki mentioned that his team has big plans when it comes to delivering variants of the soon-to-be-released Toyota/Scion sports coupe.

“We are hoping to release one new variant per year,” Sasaki-san said. Should Toyota’s planning teams consider this viable, the updated versions could hit the market “sometime next year.” He then joked: “Hopefully, for the next ten years!”

According to Toyota global communications spokesman Akifumi Yonezawa, such zealous goals “are based on the planning team’s passion that they want FR-S to be loved over the long term by customers. [They believe] that sports cars should be improved continuously for keeping its outstanding performance and fame.”

For a better idea of what this entails, just consider Nissan’s Kazutoshi Mizuno, lead engineer for the GT-R, who has attempted to better his super car’s performance, efficiency, and usability every year.

Admittedly, the future of these revised FR-S versions hitting world markets “all depends on demand and sales,” Sasaki-san said. Quite simply, they won’t be made if there is no interest. Given the car’s performance and packaging potential, we’re pretty sure demand won’t be a problem, at least initially.

When asked if any of Toyota’s impeding versions — including a speculated supercharged model as revealed by lead engineer Tetsuya Tada (pictured above) — will rival the rumored higher-output Subaru BRZ STI that’s supposedly being crafted by Subaru Tecnica International (STI), the engineer smiled, nodded, and responded vaguely, “We will keep up.”

So, just how different will other 86/GT 86/FR-S variants be?

“Some will have Toyota performance parts from, say, TRD (Toyota Racing Development) — suspension, tires, wheels, etc. Others will be very different from that.”

Given that Subaru has made its performance intentions clearly known with the BRZ STI Concept at this year’s 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, and that a company insider revealed there is a turbocharged FA20 mill in the pipeline, it makes sense for Toyota to pursue its individual avenues of performance and style. Granted, it’s still unclear whether any of these variants will head to North America, so don’t hold your breath for that 300-horse FR-S or luxury-focused Modellista just yet.

Regardless of which badge is pasted to its hood, it’s safe to say we can’t wait to see what’s in store for this impressive coupe.

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This makes me want to wait for newer versions rather then buy the early versions. Good news though. At least we know that there will always be improvements made to the car and maybe one day we'll get a higher powered version.