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
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…

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Gtrfan9900

The 86 is the Toyota frs

03/17/2016 - 10:31 |
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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.

03/17/2016 - 10:40 |
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Anonymous

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

03/17/2016 - 10:44 |
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TheLittleJettaThatCould

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Only a few people can master S-Chassis naming

03/17/2016 - 11:57 |
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RomanianRacer

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

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

03/17/2016 - 14:05 |
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[ Insert Name Here ]

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

s13 beiatch

03/17/2016 - 14:52 |
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suckingnozzles

Is the Toyota SF-R coming out?!

03/17/2016 - 10:53 |
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i feel you bro, i also can’t wait!

03/17/2016 - 11:50 |
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Jared Steinbach

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

03/17/2016 - 11:25 |
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TheLittleJettaThatCould

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It looks disgusted

03/17/2016 - 11:58 |
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Anonymous

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

03/17/2016 - 12:21 |
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Drew Pera

This is not my surprised face. Good call Toyota.

03/17/2016 - 12:53 |
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Anonymous

All three are the same car so stop your whining

03/17/2016 - 13:38 |
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Anonymous

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.

03/17/2016 - 14:34 |
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BMW fanboy

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The 86 is different than the GT86 so it’s still triplets it used to be quadruplets

03/18/2016 - 23:45 |
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Anonymous

Why not just give it the front end of the FR-S and the back end of the GT86 and call it the FR-86

03/17/2016 - 16:18 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

just like the sil80

03/17/2016 - 17:38 |
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