{"id":651,"date":"2012-08-13T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T18:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ardmoretoyota.com\/?p=651"},"modified":"2012-08-13T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T18:45:19","slug":"sporty-scion-fr-s-zippy-and-simply-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/sporty-scion-fr-s-zippy-and-simply-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporty Scion FR-S: Zippy and simply fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toyota has branded its zippy new sport coupe with the abbreviation \u201cFR-S.\u201d It stands for \u201cfront-engine, rear-drive, sport.\u201d Cars in Toyota\u2019s Scion brand are given abbreviated names, but the FR-S is truly a revival of Toyota\u2019s once-popular Celica sport coupe. The FR-S is the most fun new car I&#8217;ve driven in my recent memory. It is exactly the kind of car that the doomsayers insist is dead because they say kids are forsaking driving in favor of going online to interact with their friends.\u00a0 Nonsense, I say.\u00a0 Sporty little coupes still attract young drivers. These vehicles just need to be designed for today\u2019s young drivers and not those of decades past.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bottomline.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2012\/08\/10\/13148472-sporty-scion-fr-s-zippy-and-simply-fun?lite\">Click here<\/a> to read the entire story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardmoretoyota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/FRS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-652\" title=\"FRS\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardmoretoyota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/FRS-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/FRS-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/FRS.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toyota has branded its zippy new sport coupe with the abbreviation \u201cFR-S.\u201d It stands for \u201cfront-engine, rear-drive, sport.\u201d Cars in Toyota\u2019s Scion brand are given abbreviated names, but the FR-S is truly a revival of Toyota\u2019s once-popular Celica sport coupe. 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