The 2016 Scion FR-S. |
2016 Scion FR-S. |
Some say it could use more power, but its 200 horsepower, 2-liter 16-valve boxer four is more than adequate. I've said it before in a review and I'll say it again...this is the modern-day equivalent of the original 1970 Datsun 240Z. Read this June, 1970 Car and Driver review of the Z and virtually everything about it also fits the FR-S, apart from technologies and price (which, adjusted for inflation, is close). I say virtually everything because the FR-S doesn't have the defeciencies C/D found in the original Z (drivetrain vibrations, finicky-when-wet brakes, understeer, carburetor settings that interfered with smooth upshifts). And it's faster than the Z....quicker both to 60 and in the quarter-mile.
And though it's not mentioned in the C/D review (the EPA wasn't doing fuel economy estimates 46 years ago), the FR-S gets much better gas mileage with an estimated 22 city/30 highway (Motor Trend got an average of 20.2 MPG in their instrumented testing back in the day).
2016 Scion FR-S interior. |
Our tester came with exactly zero options. And we wanted for nothing. The base price of $25,305 was boosted by $770 for the delivery processing and handling fee for a bottom line of $26,075. A bargain price for a true driver's car.