Great review! I like your no-nonsense approach. I have a 2013 FRS with the TRD kit and love it! No issues in year three of the car (my first year) and I've even started making Vlog's to share the love and get the story straight on this car. It has been compared to everything from super cars like the F12 to the Cayman, and the usual s2000, Miata, Elise hairdresser crowd because it does defy logic for a 200bhp 2+2 sports car. It may not look fantastic on paper but behind the wheel everyone stops talking numbers. Cheers!
+Jee Vang I see that from people who compare this to Mustangs and Turbo Subi's but here in the mountains there are a whole community of drivers who rip down rally roads and mountain passes who love it! If you want to win drag races this isn't your car, it's a sports car.
*DARKVOID* fr bro like I know how to drive manual like a pro but just cause the commute from work and school is horrible I prefer the automatic. I don’t have to buy a manual to prove these asshole I could drive stick. Major reason why I got it to was so my girl could suck my dick no matter the traffic 😂
Automatic is heavier, more expensive to buy, more expensive to maintain, and provides less control to the driver. Unless of course, you get a high performance dual clutch automatic. Also, generally speaking, manual is FAR more fun to drive. You actually feel like you're driving the car as opposed to just driving in it. If you haven't driven manual before, you should give it a try...you'll likely never go back.
@@j0hnny483 also depends where you live. I stay in los Angeles, I'm not happy during traffic hours which is daily but on weekends Ill drive from orange county to downtown in and out of minimal traff. Canyons are great doing 65 but fuuuck
+PACMAN1134 I have a 2015 did not come with an arm rest it's a option but a cool one .It slides so you can still use the cup holders. Check e-bay some dealers sell them cheaper.
Lol I own a 2016 and the VSC sport button does almost nothing. I almost don't even notice the difference, the nannies take over the second you slide the rear out even a little. Huge exaggeration saying it's for track only haha. I drive with everything off plenty and I'm not a "pro racer."
This is accurate. I have one too and I turn everything off every time I start the car for the same reason - there seems to be no point in using the VSC button. The truth of this car is that unlike a muscle car, even with all of the nannies turned off, you will never lose control of this car by accident (on dry roads), due to it's modest power. The only way to break traction is with a VERY deliberate move. Watch any video of someone drifting an FR-S and you'll see this. Even then when you do break traction, it's so predictable and easy to control slides due to the great chassis and low center of gravity.
Man I used to own the exact car same color and everything! I loved that car! I miss it a lot! Now I wish I own that car again!
what happened to it?
Great review! I like your no-nonsense approach. I have a 2013 FRS with the TRD kit and love it! No issues in year three of the car (my first year) and I've even started making Vlog's to share the love and get the story straight on this car. It has been compared to everything from super cars like the F12 to the Cayman, and the usual s2000, Miata, Elise hairdresser crowd because it does defy logic for a 200bhp 2+2 sports car. It may not look fantastic on paper but behind the wheel everyone stops talking numbers. Cheers!
+Jee Vang I see that from people who compare this to Mustangs and Turbo Subi's but here in the mountains there are a whole community of drivers who rip down rally roads and mountain passes who love it! If you want to win drag races this isn't your car, it's a sports car.
@@streetsandpeaks3013 Right because a Dragster that runs 7 sec or less in the 1/4 mile would probably get smoked by the FRS on twisty mountain roads!
How much mileage did you get with the scion?
Great video; you're a good presenter/ host, bro.
never understood why people hate on automatic or laugh at it...
***** very good point sir
*DARKVOID* fr bro like I know how to drive manual like a pro but just cause the commute from work and school is horrible I prefer the automatic. I don’t have to buy a manual to prove these asshole I could drive stick. Major reason why I got it to was so my girl could suck my dick no matter the traffic 😂
Automatic is heavier, more expensive to buy, more expensive to maintain, and provides less control to the driver. Unless of course, you get a high performance dual clutch automatic. Also, generally speaking, manual is FAR more fun to drive. You actually feel like you're driving the car as opposed to just driving in it. If you haven't driven manual before, you should give it a try...you'll likely never go back.
@@j0hnny483 also depends where you live. I stay in los Angeles, I'm not happy during traffic hours which is daily but on weekends Ill drive from orange county to downtown in and out of minimal traff. Canyons are great doing 65 but fuuuck
You sound like someone that's never driven a manual before.
Sorry for being a noob but are those fog lights straight out of the factory cause I went to see a 2016 FRS the other day and it didn’t come with it
Dans FRS base models don’t come with fog lights
Thanks Ryan. I noticed an arm rest. Is this an addition to the previous model year?
I checked with Scion, since I couldn't recall about the armrest, and they said it was unchanged from the 2015 model. Thanks for watching!
+PACMAN1134 I have a 2015 did not come with an arm rest it's a option but a cool one .It slides so you can still use the cup holders. Check e-bay some dealers sell them cheaper.
Eureka
This is my dream car.
same, im saving up for it lol
28 and same lol
Does the 2016 have the oil cooler under the oil filter (like the Forester)? Anything new in the engine bay compared to 2015?
no, the aftermarket for this vehicle is large tho. I have an avo oil cooler in mine
Lol I own a 2016 and the VSC sport button does almost nothing. I almost don't even notice the difference, the nannies take over the second you slide the rear out even a little. Huge exaggeration saying it's for track only haha. I drive with everything off plenty and I'm not a "pro racer."
This is accurate. I have one too and I turn everything off every time I start the car for the same reason - there seems to be no point in using the VSC button. The truth of this car is that unlike a muscle car, even with all of the nannies turned off, you will never lose control of this car by accident (on dry roads), due to it's modest power. The only way to break traction is with a VERY deliberate move. Watch any video of someone drifting an FR-S and you'll see this. Even then when you do break traction, it's so predictable and easy to control slides due to the great chassis and low center of gravity.
i like the steering wheel with no buttons....the 2017 will have it...not a big fan of it
I didn't see an intake on it
why bother putting seats back there? should of just made it a two seater with larger trunk space
+Professor Chaos It helps with insurance costs having a 2+2
+Professor Chaos And that's exactly what it is when you fold them lol duh
Winnables no it doesn’t
How fast does it go?
Daniel Murillo I’ve reached 150 o a 2 mile road
Did he call Subaru a small company🤣🤣
Is this a car review? or you trying to sell the car to people?
"vsc sport mode is for track only" BAHAHAHAHA!!! did you have to say that, cuz i hope you dont believe that
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The way he laughed at automatics was really cringy