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While Scion isn’t a brand known to many people outside of America, it’s Toyota’s youth oriented marque specifically for the North American market. One of the brand’s product is the Toyota 86-based Scion FR-S. For the upcoming SEMA show, Scion will be presenting three concepts based on the FR-S. The …

Toyota has made running changes to three of its four highly popular Toyota 86 variants. All, but the entry level GT Manual, which continues to be $29,990, cop price hikes of between $300 and $500. The most significant update is the addition of a Torsen limited-slip differential (LSD) as standard …

Fans of the Toyota 86 (with Wald body kit shown here) can soon rejoice as the Japanese brand is said to be working on a power increase for its highly successful rear-drive coupé. We all know that the car’s exceedingly capable chassis could do with more power and it seems …

Toyota has revealed it has started work on a smaller sports car to sit under the hugely successful Toyota 86. The car’s chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, told Drive recently during his trip to Australia. “We have started on the car below the 86. It is not yet decided if it …

Tuners never seem to get bored with the Subaru BRZ (Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S) and here’s another wide body kit for the bang for buck rear-wheel-drive sports coupe. Designed by Canadian based aero specialist ML24, this wide body kit for the Subaru BRZ consists of a redesigned front bumper …

This year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb championship sees Evasive Motorsports’ Scion FR-S (Toyota 86) participation for the first time. The grueling race up to the 4300 metres (14,110 feet) high summit in Colorado Springs means both the driver, Robert Walker, and the machine will be tested to their limits. Fully …

Feel like changing the colour of your car just for the fun of it and still have the option to go back to the original paint? Now you can with film wrapping your car in any colour of your choice, as demonstrated here by renown dress-up service LAPPS with a Toyota …

Canadian tuner SR Auto Group has packaged up some of the best aftermarket parts to create this unique Scion FR-S (Toyota 86). Fitted with one of the most talked about body kits for the FR-S, the Rocket Bunny wide body kit by Trust/GReddy features flared fenders all round, front lip, …

The much sought after Toyota 86 has just become more desirable with the release of a limited “Cup Edition“. With only 86 examples to be made, the exclusive Cup Edition GT86 will cost £2500 dearer than the standard car. It gets a set of 18″ OZ Ultraleggera alloy wheels shod …

During the presentation of the Toyota FT-86 Concept Open at the Geneva Motor Show recently, the 86’s Chief Engineer, Tetsuya Tada, admitted that Toyota has considered a Shooting Brake (wagon) proposal for the sports car. Being a dog lover himself (he has five dogs), Tetsuya said he would have preferred …

The most talked about car in 2012, the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S continues to be the darling of the tuning industry. The latest example comes from US-based TF-Works. While the project isn’t quite finished yet, the aftermarket tuner has released a couple of pictures and pricing for the styling kit. …

The highly popular Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S will soon go topless and here are the first leaked images to prove it. Set to debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next week, the huge gallery of images shows an almost production ready 86/BRZ/FR-S Convertible concept, including a luscious two-tone leather …

According to American magazine, Motor Trend, Toyota’s soon to be resurrected Supra will be powered by a 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine paired with a hybrid system. Although a far cry from the original Supra’s 3.0-litre straight-six, the new engine is said to produce more than 298kW (400bhp). There is also speculation …

Just how many different styles of body kit can the Toyota 86 (Scion FR-S) have? The 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon had the answer – too many! From subtle add-on kit to widebody transformation and even a LF-A replica, the Toyota 86 is really a tuner’s playground. Let’s meet the candidates …