I have to admit that when I saw John Toca start talking about the car’s audio system, and then transition to how the Recaro racing seats will have harnesses, I wasn’t all that impressed. But that’s personal bias—I just don’t care about car stereos. And generally need harnesses don’t need stereos. In all fairness though, […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 28, 2012
To be honest, the exterior color of Chris Basselgia’s makes me think of a ’50s F100—which isn’t to say I don’t like it. Given how much of a pure sports car the FR-S is, I really appreciated the subtle interior touches that hark back to the classic European rides which introduced small, light, well-handling cars […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 28, 2012
SEMA has a way of bringing out the crazy in every company—and Scion doesn’t really need all that much encouragement to begin with. So as you can imagine, there were some pretty crazy concepts in Vegas last year. My favorite was probably the iQ-MR by Tatsu. There weren’t any performance specs listed, but with the […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 26, 2012
When I saw the report from Adweek about Scion reaching out to metal fans, I wasn’t particularly surprised. The brand has been heavily involved in music—Scion AV Club is loaded with content—since the inception of the brand, and Scion’s been present in the punk rock scene for years. My buddies the Spits played a Scion sponsored […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 21, 2012
This is the most evil looking FR-S I’ve seen. Sure, the wing looks like it could also be used as a hang glider, and the performance hasn’t been tested. But visually, this baby looks like it wants to eat your lunch. Of course making a race car—especailly when there’s no time to deliver, say, a […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 21, 2012
Most of the time, the guys from Consumer Reports are more concerned with boring things like cargo capacity, MPGs and electronic gizmos. And that’s all well and good—I subscribe to Consumer Reports—because people need that info. The vast majority of car buyers couldn’t care less about their vehicle’s capabilities on the track, because keeping their […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 20, 2012
