You've probably already seen the various takes on the Toyota concept commonly known as FT-86 -- a play on the famed '80s-era Corolla GT-S code named AE86. In 2012, this new-age sport coupe will be sold as the Scion FR-S in the United States (in conjunction with the version co-developed with Subaru) and the ingredients are intriguing.
The FR-S ticks many of the archetypal sports car boxes. The drive wheels are at the rear, and a six-speed transmission is under hand. A finely balanced chassis promises agile handling, helped by an ambitious low weight target and special engine selection. Sitting up front is a tidily packaged, 2.0-liter boxer four-cylinder sourced from Subaru, and mounted as close to the ground as feasibly possible and pushed deeply toward the vehicle's middle to optimize the coupe's center of gravity and polar moment of inertia.
The lightweight Scion is expected to not only dance in the curves, but achieve impressive efficiency as well. With federal fuel economy and emissions police always around the corner, the FR-S' timing couldn't be better.
