Wondering when the automatic gearbox arms race will end? 8 speeds? 9 speeds? Even 10 speed gearboxes have been thrown out as grist for the automotive rumor mill, but one exec apparently has the answer.
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Scion has had a sordid past. Originally, Scion was Toyota’s solution to a lack of 18-25 year old shoppers. Over the past 9 years however Scion has lost their way and lost their youth. Their median buyer just turned 42. The tC coupe, which started out as a car for college kids, now has a median buyer of around 30. Scion claims the FR-S is a halo car – to me, that means the FR-S will be bought by older drivers (who can actually afford it), attracting younger buyers to their showrooms. Despite being out of the target demographic, Scion flew me to Vegas to sample the FR-S’s sexy lines to find out.
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Tagged as 2.0L, Alex Dykes, Alex L. Dykes, autocross, boxer, boxer engine, BRZ, Coupe, fr-s, FRS, gearbox, hachi-roku, kissing cousin, lightweight. review pre-production, Manual, manual gearbox, New Cars, pre-production review, Scion, Scion FR-S, scion frs, scions, Subaru, subaru BRZ, Toyota, toyotas, track time
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