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2013 Scion FR-S: Drive Review
An affordable and practical sports car
BY MARK VAUGHN
This is the car that will revital-
ize club racing, inspire every-
one to enter Formula D and
redirect fame and fortune to
Toyota's flagging Scion division,
all for about $25,000 a pop. If that
sounds like too much for one
model to bear, you haven't driven
it yet.
The Scion FR-S and its twin, the
Subaru BRZ, are what we have
been waiting for for years—an af-
fordable, front-engine, rear-wheel-
drive compact car that is nicely
balanced, responsive and fun. Not
since the debut of the Mazda Miata
more than 20 years ago has there
been so much buzz about a new
entry in the segment. People are
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