[Editor's note: TTAC does not review cars, TTAC reviewers do. The reviews can be as different as the reviewers are, and they voice their opinions independently. Due to the high interest the FR-S has received, we put a whole squad of TTAC reviewers into the car, and we are not done yet.]
Alex’s initial look at the pre-production Scion FR-S had a few feathers getting ruffled in the comments section. Then came Derek’s discussion of the hype surrounding the car and his own disappointing drive, and even more feathers were bent askew. Now Jack’s had a go at dissecting the FR-S on the track (his natural environment, if not the car’s), and it’s basically been like firing chickens into a snow-blower.
So, while the little Toyobaru sits in the middle of crossfire of angry verbiage that is like, so totally not what usually happens around here, I’ll belly up to the bar. We’ve had the launch event, we’ve had the track comparo; I had the FR-S for a week to evaluate it as a daily-driver, and one thing right off the bat: (Read More…)
Tagged as 86, Arguing, fr-s, hachi-roku, Off-Track Review, Scion, Scion FR-S
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28-Cars-Later - I concur.
jetcal1 - TW4, I check competitors career sections frequently. You would be amazed at what you can infer.
28-Cars-Later - Yay a bona-fide Crabspirits story!
Austin Greene - Well done, my good man.
Wheeljack - The winshield of the current Wrangler is curved – there is a single hinge in the middle vs. the 2 hinges at the...
djn - I think not, Agnelli was a good friend of JFK.
Derek Kreindler - I love that car. Alex Dykes owns one.
TW4 - Yes, using jobs descriptions to make a guess about Wrangler is a bit wild, but the deductions are sober and practical....
andreroy55 - Shouldn’t be any problem raking the windshield as much as you want and still let it fold down. What would be...
Zelgadis - I still have a Matchbox car of this thing, painted up in the most hideous shade of orange. :)