Test Drive: 2017 Toyota 86
Test Drive: 2017 Toyota 86By Christian Wardlaw, October 03, 2016IntroductionA pure and affordable sports car, the Scion FR-S combined a 200-horsepower 4-cylinder engine, manual gearbox, and rear-wheel drive in a lightweight package with 2+2 seating.Sold all around the world, the FR-S was called the Toyota 86 everywhere but in the United States—the numerical designation a reference to the revered AE86 version of the Corolla sold in the 1980s.Now, with the cancellation of the Scion brand, the FR-S is renamed the 2017 Toyota 86 in the U.S. market.
The NETWORK Partners with Toyota and Saatchi on VR campaign for 2017 Camry
'Wish You Were Here' VR Campaign for 2017 Toyota Camry (Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK/Toyota)USA TODAY NETWORK's brand studio, GET Creative and Saatchi & Saatchi LA joined forces to launch a new branded VR content campaign for the 2017 Toyota Camry.GET Creative is producing a three-part series, "Wish You Were Here", with 360/VR videos for Toyota Camry.The first part in the series launches today and highlights bold and exciting destinations throughout Western Australia, transporting viewers to different destinations and allowing viewers to experience them in authentic ways through narrative storytelling techniques.
2017 Toyota 86 and 2017 Toyota Sienna Update Roundup
2017 Toyota 86The 86 is new for Toyota, driving enthusiasts have been enjoying it as the Scion FR-S since it was introduced for the 2012 model year.With Scion's demise, the car switches over to the Toyota brand; name "86" pays homage to the mid-80's rear-wheel drive Toyota Corolla GT-S, known to its fans by its internal AE86 chassis designation, or "hachiroku."Enough backstory.
2017 Toyota 86 Scion FR-S review with price, horsepower and photo gallery
Share PinterestEmailA 'major/minor' model change makes for a better-performing carScion, you may have heard, is no more and the former Scion FR-S is now, as of the 2017 model year, called the Toyota 86.That changeover just happens to coincide with what was an already-scheduled enhanced mid-cycle facelift.Except that this one was more than a facelift.