Manuel Carrillo III, Author at ScionLife.com - Page 2 of 8

Australian companies MRT Performance and ROH Wheels have collaborated to supercharge and turbocharge a Toyota 86 … oh, and they also modified almost everything else on the car. The supercharging-turbocharging “1-2 punch” means this 86 has an extra 84 horsepower and 95 lb-ft of torque at its disposal, which translates to 251 horsepower and 236 […] More »

We’ve seen a battle like this before when Motor Trend and European Car pitted the Scion FR-S against the Volkswagen GTI at Willow Springs. In that battle the Scion was 2.3 seconds slower around the track than the GTI. I’m pretty sure the Scion’s slower lap time can be blamed on the driver … I mean, a front-wheel […] More »

Like a 17-year-old boy goes straight to under-bra territory on a first date, I’m going straight to this car’s engine bay, and for a similar reason at that. This Chasebays Scion FR-S engine compartment is so beautifully bare, I feel naughty just looking under the hood. Clearly, there’s more nudity under this bonnet than at […] More »

On the freeway from time to time we all encounter drivers who weave through traffic 25 mph faster than the posted speed limit. Perhaps on some occasions you’ve been “that guy”. On the drift circuit, Norway’s Fredric Aasbø is “that guy” as you can see in the video below. Aasbø is one of the top […] More »

The Scion FR-S (in “Toyota 86” guise) has been named “Best Performance Car Under $60,000” by Australia’s Drive.com.au for the second year in a row, beating out formidable competitors like the Mark VII Volkswagen Golf GTI and the Ford Fiesta ST. Last year, in addition to being named the best sub-60-grand performance car, the Toyota 86 […] More »

The 2013 SEMA Show has come and gone, and a Scion Tuner Challenge winner has been crowned. We didn’t expect Young Tea to win this one — our poll showed he was your least favorite with 24-percent popularity. Josh Croll from Pennsylvania got 33 percent, and your favorite Scion Tuner Challenge builder, Walter Franco, received […] More »

As fantastic as the Toyota 86/Scion FR-S is, Toyota isn’t resting on its laurels. In the spirit of constant improvement, the automaker has introduced the Toyota 86 by Tada, a prototype developed by chief engineer Tetsuya Tada that’s basically a regular ZN6 with a handling package. Specifically, the Tada treatment adds 18-inch forged BBS wheels […] More »