Is the Scion FR-S a sports car or a "sporty car"?

[teklord69]

Is the Scion FR-S a sports car or a "sporty car"?

[RWD_only]

You are the Ted Haggard of the FR-S/BRZ

[J-Tim]

Has roof and seats more than 2 - not a sports car

[DerSpiegel]

You are the Ted Haggard of the FR-S/BRZ

OMG

[teklord69]

Has roof and seats more than 2 - not a sports car

Agreed. But you forgot slow..

[teklord69]

You are the Ted Haggard of the FR-S/BRZ

had to google "ted haggard".. not cool bro.

[patrikman]

Is the Scion FR-S a sports car or a "sporty car"?

[kimilein]

Is the Scion FR-S a sports car or a "sporty car"?

It's more of a sports car than your glorified German slushbox fleet-special. Does that answer your question?

[RogueTDI]

Id just like someone to identify any recognized authority on the matter. This poll is about as official as anything.

[eunos94]

had to google "ted haggard".. not cool bro.

The truth doesn't have to be cool, polite or nice to still be "The Truth" in fact The truth often hurts.... just sayin'

[Autobahn]

The fact that this discussion comes up so often just kills me. Unless you prescribe to the antiquated dictionary definition of a "sports car," (meaning rwd, 2 seats, open-top) the FR-S is more of a pure sports car than just about anything rolling off an assembly line today. The Civic Si is a sporty car... the FR-S/BRZ is a sports car, straight-line numbers be damned.

[kmead]

To be clear, it is a Sports Coupe.

A sports car has two seats and should have a soft top or removable targa top.

[WAR_GTI]

Is it by traditional definition a sports car...no...
Is it an exceedingly fun, sporty, drivers car...you bet!

BMW could learn a thing or two from Toyota/Subaru on how to build a real "drivers car", and not just use the term as a marketing gimmick

[jsausley]

A car doesn't need a soft top to be a sports car... that's a roadster or any other many terms. The FR-S is more of a sports car than any other car on production right now. It's light, agile and produced solely as a car with sporting potential and not for any other reason.

[Lucian1988]

where is the "your mom is a sports car" option?

[BsickPassat]

To be clear, it is a Sports Coupe.

A sports car has two seats and should have a soft top or removable targa top.

I should make a new thread titled: "Is the Porsche 911 a sports car" based on this thread's definition.

the 2 rear seats in the FR-S/BRZ is only there for insurance purposes only... being a 2+2 means a lower insurance rate than a straight forward 2 seater.

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pics of "real" sports cars then...

[Lucian1988]

actually the 2 rear seats are there so that you have room for your spare set of rims, when you go to the track. they were designed to fit a pair of 17's quite nicely in there, very easy.

[Mike!]

the 2 rear seats in the FR-S/BRZ is only there for insurance purposes only... being a 2+2 means a lower insurance rate than a straight forward 2 seater.

Bull. This car is the successor to sporty but practical cars that Toyota built in the mid eighties that came with a rear seat. It's meant to have a measure of practicality, hence the rear seat, hence the sizeable trunk. I really don't think they care what insurance companies might or might not charge their customers.

After all, sports cars like the Miata, Boxster, or Corvette are often cheap to insure due to the grey-hair demographic that makes up a significant group of owners.

[Egz]

The classic "sports car" definition has been butchered for years, so I don't have any problem calling it a sports car.

[FlashRedGLS1.8T]

Sporty car, but I'm not sure why that matters.

[BsickPassat]

Bull. This car is the successor to sporty but practical cars that Toyota built in the mid eighties that came with a rear seat. It's meant to have a measure of practicality, hence the rear seat, hence the sizeable trunk. I really don't think they care what insurance companies might or might not charge their customers.

After all, sports cars like the Miata, Boxster, or Corvette are often cheap to insure due to the grey-hair demographic that makes up a significant group of owners.

Have you tried squeezing yourself into the backseat of the FR-S or BRZ?

yes, the FR-S is supposed to be a spritual successor to the AE85/86, and to a lesser extent, the AE82 (since the old FX-3 was a FWD chassis)... but you can actually squeeze people into the backseat, so in addition to its sporting pretentions, it was still a practical car to use as family car.

Toyota/Subaru designed the FR-S/BRZ from the ground up as a balanced sports car. If it was a true successor to the mid-80's practical sport cars... it would have been based on the current Corolla E140, or if that was too big, then the Yaris XP130 chassis.

[cockerpunk]

teklord FRS trolling + sports car definition trolling = epic failure

[Vanilla_Coke]

Where's the RWD econobox option?! Oh wait, this ins't an AE86, its another RX-8...

[G_RockNYTN]

I saw both FR-S and teklord in the thread title yet I clicked anyway. Shame on me.

[SSLByron]

It's a sports coupe/sporty coupe/2+2/whateverthe****youwannacallit.

Lock it up.

[compy222]

any car built with the primary intent of driving enjoyment should be considered a sports car.

this doesn't mean that all sports cars are good or even fast...however, it does mean the FRS, the RX-8, Nissan Z's, Mustang, Camaro and Porsche 911 are sports car. when their manufacturer built them, the main goal was making them fast/fun.

[SSLByron]

any car built with the primary intent of driving enjoyment should be considered a sports car.

Jeep Wrangler. Go.

[DamienR8]

This THREAD.....

[6cylVWguy]

any car built with the primary intent of driving enjoyment should be considered a sports car.

Wrong. You are describing a performance car, not a sports car. The miata is a type of performance car labeled as a sports car, as is your s2k. The FRS/BRZ is a type of performance car labeled as a sports coupe, just like a mustang, Z, RX-8 etc. I suppose if you want to use old school terminology for the "sports coupe" name, you could also call it a GT car.

[spoonie]

this thread will go nowhere good.