You can imagine how Subaru must have been feeling as partner Toyota hogged the headlines with its FT-86. But at long last, someone at Subaru has seen sense and decided to issue an official picture of the new BRZ coupe.
On October 15th Toyota FT-86 and Gazoo Racing participated in VLN endurance race on the Nurburgring race track. FT-86 was running in SP3 class (1750cc-2000cc) and finished in third place. Overall FT-86 was #120th while Lexus LFA finished 83rd place and Lexus ISF - 128th. See photo and video coverage
We present you a few new photos of the soon-to-be-unveiled Subaru BRZ. The front engine, rear-wheel drive sports coupe was spotted out and about on public streets wrapped in suitable camouflage ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Subaru says that the BRZ stands for Boxer engine, Rear-wheel drive Zenith, but it sounds more like a phonetic interpretation of a weedeater to us.
Subaru has just announced a name for its new sports car, the Subaru BRZ. "BRZ" stands for "Boxer engine", "Rear-wheel drive" and "Zenith." Subaru claims that the name "embodies ultimate passion for the new sports car and confidence in its distinctive trademark and core technology: the "Horizontally-Opposed Subaru Boxer engine."
This is Scion FR-S - a custom downhill racer built for Red Bull’s Soapbox Derby, and unlike the cardboard-ramshackle boxes , it actually sports a modicum of high-tech components. Concept car builder Five:Axis built a custom, CAD-designed aluminum space frame around a full TEIN suspension and Wilwood disc brakes, then draped the goofy, cute Toyota-aping bodywork on top.
Here is some behind the scenes footage of the Scion FR-S Concept built by Five Axis. The vehicle was revealed at the 2011 New York International Auto Show to extremely positive reviews. Here are some specs on the vehicle:
Paint:
- Multi-Stage Custom Blended BASF Mearlite SSQ Base with Custom Blended Red Candy Top Coat
Wheels:
- FIVE:AD Forged Monoblock Center Lock Concept Wheels
- Front - 20x8.5
- Rear - 20x10.5
Tires:
- Yokohama Advan Neova BluEarth Spec Tires with Custom Cut Tread Design
Front - 245/30ZR20
Rear - 295/25ZR20
Brakes:
The FT-86 is back at Nurburgring, Germany. Here are a few spy shots. Compared to the test mule spied last year, this FT86 testcar has the proper body. The car is masked, but you can notice the similarities to the original FT86 Concept and FT86 II Concept.
Scion FR-S Concept at New York Auto show. video by autoguide.com
Toyota FT86 II concept at the Auto Shanghai 2011