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Video: HKS COMEBACK with 86 in D1GP

HKS Co., Ltd.( head office Co., Ltd.: Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka, the president: Hiroyuki Hasegawa) performs three series in "2012 D1 GRAND PRIX SERIES" which are the highest peak of the drift.
The motor sports activity is the origin of "the challenge spirit" of HKS. HKS wants to always share a dream and an impression with a visitor by I advocate own dream and will highly, and challenging it.

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Toyota 86 TRD edition
During Tokyo Auto Salon 2012 the TRD edition of Toyota 86 was introduced. Check out the TRD parts catalog inside.
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Toyota 86 & Subaru BRZ at Tokyo Auto Salon 2012
Tokyo Auto Salon is the biggest exhibition of tuned cars in Japan, that takes place annually every January. It was common sense that Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ would be a strong topic at Tokyo Auto Salon 2012. But this is a massive invasion! Tuning companies have done their work and present their versions of the new Hachiroku! Enjoy.
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Scion FR-S race car debuts at Detroit Auto Show 2012 / with video
Scion Racing FR-S by Greddy gpp, Ken Gushi 2012 Drift car for Formula drift 2012
Scion today unveiled its Scion Racing/GReddy FR-S race car during a press conference at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. The FR-S will be competing in the 2012 Formula DRIFT series with veteran driver Ken Gushi behind the wheel.Read more...
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Turbocharged Scion FR-S drifting at Laguna Seca raceway
Turbocharged Scion FR-SHere it is - a turbocharged Scion FR-S drifting at Laguna Seca raceway. It`s done. Either turbocharged D-4S or EJ swap, this scion FR-S has a forced induction engine. Seems like Scion drift team is testing their new drift car for 2012 Formula D season. Photos and video inside..
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A Tech Look Under the Scion FR-S

Our friends at MotoIQ have done a good job reviewing the Scion FR-S at the reveal party at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. While Annie Sam visited the Scion FR-S rollout and reviewed other Toyota sports cars at the party, John Frink did a great general review of the Toyota and Subaru joint project and the Scion FR-S in particular! Few days later MotoIQ crew visited Greddy and did a very close inspection of the Scion FR-S suspension. Mike Kojima wrote a very good article from a racer/tuner perspective to explain the good and bad points about the Scion FR-S (or Toyota 86 in general) including suspension and tuning, brake and differential upgrades.

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Toyota 86 (Holiday Auto Motor Magazine Jan 2012 DVD)

This is video from the DVD that came with Motor Magazines January 2012 issue.
It's in Japanese, but you can see the car in detail. The car data and information on the screen is often English so you can follow along.
Starting from 12 minute you can see all available color options. All driving on a curvy road close to tire grip limit - check the body roll - its barely noticable!
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Greddy tuned Scion FR-S arrives at Cars and Coffee!
Since their debuts in Tokyo and Los Angeles the sport coupe triplets: Subaru BRZ, Toyota GT-86 and Scion FR-S have received quite a bit of attention from enthusiasts. However, Scion's FR-S has received the least. So Scion in the U.S. thought it might be fair to give the GReddy tuned FR-S a surprise appearance on the street in public for the first time. The occassion was the Cars & Coffee car show in Irvine, California over the weekend and as you can see in the video the coupe received a lot of attention from everyone ranging from internet expert boys to older exotic car owners.

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Scion FR-S wet track drift with Ken Gushi

"This footage is from my personal Contour Camera. I had my camera loaded up in the Scion FR-S as I took a few laps around a forest track in Chiba, Japan. I was told not to trash the car so I didn't do anything crazy but here is some raw footage. It is fun to drift! -Ken"
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Toyota 86 philosophy - Interview with Tetsuya Tada
Tetsuya TadaThis time we will not go with specs listing or shiny pictures. This is for your reading pleasure. A few journalists had a chance to talk with Tetsuya Tada during Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival and the interview was as good as his presentation of 86. We give you some excerpts from the interview.
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