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Old 05-14-2012, 12:59 AM   #676
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i thought frs wont have the navi?

It's not a navi... the Scion premium stereos are these Pioneer units with a large touch screen on them
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You can finally build and price the frs on the scion.ca website now
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has anyone picked one up yet?
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Old 05-15-2012, 03:49 PM   #679
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a convertible? oh crud. I guess they're trying to milk this car for all its worth.
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Something to go up against the market now monopolized by the VW EOS I guess...
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Old 05-15-2012, 11:37 PM   #683
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well toyota came out with a convertible concept + trailer for the celica but they never made one

lets hope this holds true for the frs


edit: oh im sorry the trailer hitch concept isn't the same as the convertible they call the one with the trailer the "cruising deck"






so yeah hopefully just another concept that doesnt make it
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Old 05-16-2012, 08:27 AM   #684
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The FR-S convertible looks surprisingly good...

I still hope it doesn't make it to production.
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I thought the FR-S/BRZ was supposed to be about handling... and now they want to chop off the roof and make it into a convertible?
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Old 05-16-2012, 10:16 AM   #686
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Granted traditionally a coupe would handle better than a convertible, don't forget one of the best handling, and best selling, sports-cars ever is a convertible.
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Convertible can sell for a higher margin (target US), minimal reengineering cost.. I rather they do that and have the whole model range sell for a longer period and other manufacturer like Nissan and Honda come back to the pure sports car market. That's just the reality of business.. at least chances are it will be like the GTI Cab, we won't see it here officially.

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Old 05-16-2012, 02:24 PM   #688
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compared to this one toned paint...
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I remember seeing the factory name "High-Tech Two Tone" for the panda paintjob in Gran Turismo 1. Pretty cool that it's being brought back.
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I thought the FR-S/BRZ was supposed to be about handling... and now they want to chop off the roof and make it into a convertible?
You're jumping the gun a bit. It's not like they are replacing the coupe with the convertible, you want good handling go buy the hardtop... those who want the vert probably won't be taking the car tracking and drifting. It will probably be a bit heavier than the coupe and marginally flexier, but I can't see its well received handling and low COG being compromised that much with the vert. This will eat into the Miata's monopoly of the small convertible RWD and offer the flexibility of 2 extra rear seats if needed. Pretty smart on Toyota's part IMO.

I wonder how similar the side profile of the convertible FR-S will be vs. the coupe. Not a huge fan of the looks with the top down, but when you are in the driver's seat you don't see what it looks like from the outside anyways. The driving experience a convertible offers is unmatched by anything else really.
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Convertible would probably be an alright move considering the last one Toyota had was the Solara I believe.
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Hopefully they won't pull a nissan (240sx vert) and only make automatic verts
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Isn't the Audi R8 convertible actually better than the coupe due to it's reinforced frame? Or was it some other convertible? Someone correct me if I'm wrong
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Don't get what all the commotion is about, Toyota has always made convertibles of their sports cars, they even made a GT-4 convertible back in the day.
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Granted traditionally a coupe would handle better than a convertible, don't forget one of the best handling, and best selling, sports-cars ever is a convertible.

If you're talking about the S2K, that car was DESIGNED as a convertible, not a coupe and chopped off.
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Isn't the Audi R8 convertible actually better than the coupe due to it's reinforced frame? Or was it some other convertible? Someone correct me if I'm wrong
No.

Reinforced so it's not as floppy like an old man's wet dick.
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If you're talking about the S2K, that car was DESIGNED as a convertible, not a coupe and chopped off.
I think sonick was referring to the Mazda Miata. but s2k also fits in there. and I agree, both those cars were designed/engineered from the ground up as a roofless vehicle.
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According to this they didn't just chop the top off and call it a day: Convertible Scion FR-S On The Way For 2013?

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ASC did the same with the 240SX Verts, still floppy as fuck.
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