Manuel Carrillo III, Author at ScionLife.com - Page 7 of 8

Refreshed for the 2014 model year, the Scion tC has undergone the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s newest and most stringent small overlap crash test. Added to the IIHS’s testing regimen in 2012, the small offset crash test runs 25 percent of a car’s front end into a solid barrier to simulate a collision with […] More »

You may be living through the quickest performance turnaround in the history of any car company. Sixteen months ago, the ZN6 Scion FR-S/Toyota 86/GT86, whatever you want to call it, went on sale. Prior to that, many felt Toyota was inconsiderate to the performance enthusiast. Today, innumerable hearts are throbbing for Toyota performance. In just a […] More »

There’s nothing like a racy exhaust sound to brighten your day. Aftermarket exhaust systems may be the best modification: they’re rather easy to install, and for relatively few dollars, they can dramatically change your car’s character. The only bad thing about a sports exhaust is deciding which brand to buy. That’s where we come in, […] More »

For a basically engineered car, an engine swap can take as little as 3.1 hours of your mechanic’s time, but what do you reckon is the world record for changing out a car’s engine? Thirty minutes? Ten minutes? Try one minute, six seconds. The clip below is the Guinness-certified evidence. NOTE: The video says the time […] More »

Let us take a moment to gape over this AE86: grandfather of the FR-S. Owner Petter Hongseth has done the worldwide community a great service by keeping this car so clean. Staring at this Corolla for hours on end should be considered a new form of alternative healing. This AE86 started out life as a […] More »

The Japanese may be the progenitors of drifting, but the Scandinavians are pushing the limits of what the sport can be with their premier drifting battle: the Breisladd competition at Norway’s Gatebil Rudskogen. This year’s Breisladd winner was Fredric Aasbø driving a Toyota 86x with 750 hp. He was 2013’s comeback kid after mechanical troubles kept […] More »

Just a year ago Toyota introduced the GT86 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. For the 2013 festival, the masterminds at TRD have gotten a hold of a GT86 and drizzled more velocity in the form of adding lightness. The body panels and bumpers are now carbon fiber, but they’ve kept the stock motor. The […] More »