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What do you Say About this Scion FR-S Coupe's License Plate Holder?

A license plate holder with the wording "GET MAD" on the top surround and "I LOVE (in the shape of a heart) DRIVING SLOW" on the bottom sounds like a nice fit for a full size minivan, preferably in a beige shade, but it looks out of place on a sports car like the Scion FR-S Coupe.

Then again, the owner of the rear-wheel drive Japanese coupe who looks like he or she just picked up the car (judging by the absence of a license plate)was probably in a humorous mood when the idea popped up.

Normally, a Lexus SC430 wouldn't stand much of a chance against a Scion FR-S in a drift battle. However, the car you see here isn’t a regular version of the hardtop convertible but a gutted out and race-prepped iteration.

The two specially modified Japanese models met up at the 2012 Formula Drift event in New Jersey earlier this summer.

Toyota continues to promote the sport credentials of its GT86, which is sold under the Scion brand as the FR-S in North America, with the unveiling of a cost-effective racecar version for private participants.

The new GT86 CS-V3 was designed by Toyota Motorsport GmbH as an entry-level race model with easy maintenance and low running costs specifically for the V3 class of the Nürburgring-based VLN series and homologation from the Deutsche Motor Sport Bund.

For the past month or so, California-based tuning firm Stillen accepted submissions from designers for a new Scion FR-S body kit.

More than 100 designers responded to Stillen's call offering their take on FR-S lip spoiler, side skirt, and rear valance concepts.

By now, the “less is more” dictum that Toyota keeps repeating at every opportunity concerning its GT86 (that’s Scion FR-S in the US) rear-wheel drive coupe must be ingrained in every car fan’s head.

The 86/FR-S/BRZ trio ignores the horsepower and performance war and focuses on pure driver enjoyment like its famous ancestor, the Toyota AE86.

Well, a safe way to have a lot of fun is going to a track. However, here the 17-inch Michelin Primacy HP 87W GreenX tires with which the Scion FR-S is fitted with are below par. This comes as no surprise since they are the exact ones worn by the Prius hybrid and they are made for low resistance and fuel saving, not recording lap times.

Not surprisingly, the more or less identical Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S (marketed under the Toyota 86 or GT 86 nameplates outside North America) sports coupes are all the talk these days.

Adding to the many comparisons made by all sorts of online and print publications from all four corners of the world over the past few months is a new review by Jack Baruth from The Truth About Cars.

This time, it’s a track test duel between the 200hp Scion FR-S, the more potent but heavier 274hp Hyundai Genesis 2.0 Turbo and the less powerful but lighter 167hp Mazda MX-5.

Weeks back, we saw Fox Marketing throw up an image on their Facebook page regarding a Yonaka Motorports built Scion FR-S for this year's upcoming SEMA show.

Today, Fox Marketing has announced that a second build is in the works. This time it will carry the Takata Racing apparel and a not so orange paint job.

These are the very first photos of Wald International's upcoming upgrade package for the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) Toyota 86, which is one and the same with the GT 86 in Europe, Australia and other regions/countries around the world, and the Scion FR-S in North America.

Although the Japanese tuning brand has only released a few teaser shots of the car without telling us much more about the package, we can see that the aero kit includes a protruding front apron that covers half the height of the bumper, and matching side skirts with front fender vent parts.

If there's one thing the Toyota GT86 (the European version of the Scion FR-S) is definitely good at, it is drifting and with this in mind, the Japanese carmaker decided to create a new sport for British drivers with the help of "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya as well as Autocar's Steve Sutcliffe and Top Gear Magazine's Ollie Marriage.

The challenge is called "Drift Spin" and as you can see in the video, the basic idea is to drift your way through a specially designed course as quickly as possible.

The Scion FR-S (or Toyota 86 and GT 86, and Subaru BR-Z, depending where you live) is the word these days, be that in the press or the aftermarket industry.

Talking about tuners, two of America's most active aftermarket companies, Fox Marketing and Stillen, have each made an announcement concerning the FR-S.

While the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ have their work cut out in the States due to the plethora of relatively affordable rear-wheel drive sports coupe proposals including the $22,200 Ford Mustang V6 and the $24,250 Hyundai Genesis 2.0-liter Turbo, over in Europe, buyers don't have near as many choices in the segment.

On the other hand, Europeans get other alternatives such as the front-wheel drive Peugeot RCZ coupe, which can be seen in these videos racing against the Scion FR-S' twin, the Toyota GT 86.

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What do you Say About this Scion FR-S Coupe's License Plate Holder?

Drift Battle Between Scion FR-S and Lexus SC430

Toyota Reveals New GT86 CS-V3 Entry-Level Race Car Priced at €38,500*

Stillen Opens Voting Process for Best Scion FR-S Body Kit Contest

R&T Tires-up Scion FR-S and Pits it Against the Impreza WRX and Mazdaspeed3

Track Test Duel: Scion FR-S vs. Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T vs. Mazda MX-5

Fox Marketing Putting Together Supercharged Takata Racing FR-S

Toyota GT86 / Scion FR-S Falls into the Hands of Wald International

'King of Drift' Keiichi Tsuchiya Helps Develop a New Drift Sprint Challenge for Toyota GT86

Fox Marketing Preparing Scion Canada FR-S, while Stillen Wants You to Design a Kit for the Coupe

Toyota GT 86 and Peugeot RCZ Coupes Playing Around in Greece