Scion FR-S new car preview by Consumer Reports

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New car preview of the Scion FR-S by the guys at Consumer Reports. I wonder if details of the America, Scion FR-S will be announced at the Toyko Motor Show which is only hours away! Or the Detroit Motor Show later in 2012.


Consumer Reports:

What is it? Known as the Toyota GT-86 overseas, the vehicle will be called the Scion FR-S in the U.S.

Jointly developed with Subaru, the rear-drive coupe will be Toyota’s first sports car since the MR2 Spyder and Celica were retired last decade. Toyota states that the coupe will be called “GT 86” overseas as homage to its inspiration, a mid-80s version of the Corolla that had rear-wheel drive and a high-revving 16-valve engine.


The 2+2 coupe features a Subaru-supplied, normally aspirated, aluminum 2.0-liter flat-four, mounted low and behind the front axle contributing to the car’s center of gravity. Using Toyota fuel-injection system, the engine produces 197 horsepower. It is teamed with a choice of six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. The high-revving power is routed through a limited-slip differential, and the stability control system has driver-selectable modes to enable enthusiastic driving with reduced intervention.


The photos also reveal the production-intent cabin, with a three-gauge instrument cluster behind a buckskin-wrapped steering wheel. The sporty flavor is further conveyed with carbon-fiber-look trim, black headliner, red upholstery stitching, aluminum pedals, and toggle-switch controls.
Further details for the American-market Scion will likely be announced at an upcoming auto show.


When will it be available? Summer 2012.

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So when is the american market Scion FR-S being announced? Upcoming auto show? Which auto show will it be?