What Scion name was used for the Toyota 86 in North America before 2016?
Answer
Scion FR-S
Answer
Scion FR-S
Before 2016, Toyota’s 86 was sold in North America as the Scion FR-S.
The rear-wheel-drive 2+2 coupe was jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru and launched for the 2013 model year in the United States and Canada. Toyota marketed its version through the youth-oriented Scion brand, using the name FR-S. The initials described the car’s layout and purpose: front-engine, rear-wheel drive and sport.
The FR-S shared its basic architecture with the Subaru BRZ and Toyota’s versions of the 86 sold elsewhere. The model used a naturally aspirated, horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine, a low centre of gravity and near-balanced weight distribution. Its “86” name also references the earlier Toyota AE86 Corolla.
Toyota discontinued the Scion marque in 2016. For the 2017 model year, the car was rebranded as the Toyota 86 in North America. The Scion iA, xB and tC were different Scion models, so they are not alternative names for the 86.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026