Scion FR-S, 2013: Long time coming for Toyota sports car
Toyota’s first drama sports car was its tiny 45-horsepower 1965-69 Sports 800, followed by its glorious limited-production 150-horsepower 1967-70 2000GT, which was built with Yamaha’s cure. Toyota’s last sports car was the 1985-1995 MR2.
“Sports cars have become tiring. They are overpowered and expensive, only for the wealthy,” said the FR-S’s chief engine- driver, Tetsuya Tada. Scion wanted a set alight, compact, agile, “intuitive” sports car at an “affordable payment.”
Ironically, speaking of affordability, a fist-hand-drive 2000GT in top shape is valued at $485,000 to $675,000, if you can find one for garage sale, according to the Sports Car Market price orientate.
It’s been a long wait for a new Toyota sports car, but the automaker’s Scion segmentation has come up with its new 2013 FR-S rear-wheel-tour model, which was introduced at a media preview in Las Vegas. It’s a diminutive two-door hatchback coupe that Toyota wants to developing Scion’s lineup and appeal—and to captivate more older buyers.
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