The Scion FR-S Won't Become The 'Toyota FR-S' After All

Toyota has previously said that after the death of the Scion brand, the FR-S badge would be retained. But that's not the case anymore

Matt Robinson

17 Mar 2016

The Scion FR-S Won't Become The 'Toyota FR-S' After All

In February, Toyota announced that the Scion brand - first launched in 2003 - was going to be killed off. All models bar the tC are due to live on and be rebadged as Toyotas from the 2017 model year onwards, and the last time we asked Toyota USA, we were told the FR-S badge would be retained. But, it would seem the company’s plans have changed.

On the Toyota Driver’s Seat blog, it was mentioned that: “the FR-S will become the Toyota 86 when it debuts this fall.” That means in North America the rear-drive coupe will be sold under the same name it’s given in Asia, Australia and South America.

It certainly makes a lot more sense than calling it the ‘Toyota FR-S’, since that would give the car four different names worldwide…

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

The 86 is the Toyota frs

I believe what they’re saying is that instead of renaming the Scion FR-S the Toyota FR-S from here on out (in the states), Toyota is just going to call it the Toyota 86. No more FR-S nameplate at all if I understood that correctly.

the 86/frs/brz is Going to be the next 200sx or 180sx or was it the 240sx no wait silvia…im lost

Only a few people can master S-Chassis naming

Its the 180/200/240/silvia/sileighty/s13/14/15/ca/ka/sr

s13 beiatch

Is the Toyota SF-R coming out?!

i feel you bro, i also can’t wait!

I guess I’m ok with it both cars are equally cool, and besides a lot of Scion FR-S owner’s put the Toyota badges on them anyway

You also get extra poweeeerrr: http://paultan.org/2016/03/17/2017-toyota-86-facelift-engine-and-handling-upgrades/

It looks disgusted

Post nearly killed me, thinking that Toyota would scrap the fr-s. Looked closer and came back to life.

This is not my surprised face. Good call Toyota.

All three are the same car so stop your whining

Am i the only one that thinks the triplets (now twins, i guess) need some more differentiating? Like raher than being the same car, rebadged, there should be different performance aspects to each. Not one above the other, but each evolving down different paths side by side, if that makes sense.