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by Robert Thomas and Frank Ochal Welcome to all of the many new members that have joined the Scion club since the last emagazine. Look for your name in "Meet the New Members" section of the newsletter or in the News and Announcements section of the club message board at http://board.thescionclub.com . Thanks to this issue’s contributors. We have a new message board at at http://board.thescionclub.com . We have a members only section of the message board. You can use the user id and password on page 3 of each OnlyWay or you can get a personal id and password. To do so, register and then logon to the message board and send a message to us. This allows you to access the MEMBER ONLY QUESTION & ANSWER and UPKEEP & PERFORMANCE HINTS area. It also allows you to post items in the FOR SALE and WANTED sections as well as post photos in the MEMBER PHOTOS area. Club member access allows posting of items for sale and photos and access to the Scion club Members Section. Also there is a now a Local Groups/Activities section. The Scion club also now has a blog located at http://blog.thescionclub.com . Members can publish items or comments to the Blog by logging in as a member. The Scion Club has a new photo gallery located at http://photos.thescionclub.com . The same login is used for the gallery as the Message Board. Members can download photos directly to this gallery. We now have a 3 year eMembership for $50! Remembers our website address is easier to get to. It is simply www.thescionclub.com and our new general email address is info@thescionclub.com . We have a "members only" section of the website. To access it you must use the USER ID and PASSWORD found on page 3 of this issue. In this section you can access the eScion, technical support contact info and access the spare parts lists received. We send out an email newsletter. If you have not received an eScion by this time it is because we either do not have an email address for you or not the correct one.. Help spread the enjoyment of club membership. Tell other owners about our club and if they join have them put your name and address on the membership application. You will receive a $5 credit good towards renewal or membership for each member you recruit. We still are in need of additional people for our technical staff. If you think you would like to help your fellow members in this way, please contact us. It can be a great way to publicize your business while helping out your fellow The Scion Club members. If you have a recommendation on service and body shops send it to us so that we can assist other members looking for help. Our database containing such information is still small and we need your input to make it a worthwhile service for our members. Thanks for your support! Scion Announces the FR-S
The FR-S, which stands for front-engine, rear-wheel drive, is Scion’s definition of an authentic rear-wheel drive sports car with balanced performance and handling, compelling style, flexible utility and surprising fuel economy, the company said. “Scion continues to push boundaries following its first year of sales in Canada,” said Larry Hutchinson, director of Scion in Canada. “With a lineup including the iconic xB, the adrenalized tC and the innovation iQ, the FR-S is a halo, taking Scion to a new level of driving performance.” The FR-S is most inspired by the AE86 generation of the Corolla, known as the Hachi-Roku, or 8-6 in Japanese. It uses a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine, the result of a joint development of Toyota and Subaru. The newly-developed horizontally-opposed Subaru engine uses Toyota’s D-4S injection system, which incorporates both direct and port injection, producing 200 horsepower and 151 lb-ft of torque. It will come with a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. Scion tC Release 7.0
This tC certainly nails the paint portion of the RS formula, being slathered in a searing orange-yellow hue Scion dubs “High Voltage.” The 7.0 also nets black-finished copies of the same 18-inch wheels worn by the standard tC, a TRD body kit, and honeycomb lower front intake, a custom interior with color-keyed accents and steering-wheel stitching, and a red push-button starter with proximity-key entry. Despite the TRD-branded bits—for those unfamiliar, TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development—performance upgrades are not part of the Release 7.0’s package. Scion will only build 2200 examples of the High Voltage yellow tC Release 7.0 at $21,625 a pop, a $2565 premium over a manual-equipped tC; you can get your hands on one later this summer. |
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Toyota has announced the 2013 Scion FR-S, its high-performance, rear-wheel
drive compact sports car, which will go on sale in the spring of 2012.
Scion’s tC was completely reworked for 2011, but it’s already time for the
first special edition: the tC Release Series 7.0. As you may have surmised,
it’s the seventh Release Series model based on the tC—spanning both
generations—and it follows the pattern laid out for RS models: special
paint, aesthetic add-ons, and limited availability. 
