youtu.be WWW.NHCARMAN.COM.MOD NHCARMAN WALK AROUND VIDEOS Over 3000000 views 350+ videos to choose from Lots of 2013 Models on the site now youtube.com nhcarman.blogspot.com HTTP 2013 Scion FR-S Review snow mode sport mode VSC sport mode explained Scion’s first rear-wheel-drive sports car. It is also parent company Toyota’s first front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car since the Supra ended production in 1998. FR-S stands for “Front engine, Rear-wheel drive, Sport.” The FR-S has seating for four passengers. The company touts its “boxer” cylinder layout and its inherent lowered center of gravity as an aid to sporty handling. The engine uses both direct gasoline injection and conventional port injection as needed to balance horsepower and fuel economy. It is paired with a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic. The FR-S is rear-wheel-drive. The FR-S’ traction control and antiskid system can be configured in different modes. Meant for enthusiastic driving on a racetrack, each of the four modes progressively bumps up the thresholds of electronic intervention, allowing more wheel slip and lateral sliding to benefit performance and handling. The automatic transmission also has “sport” and “snow” modes that use different shift-pattern programming depending on driving conditions The auto transmission’s Sport mode speeds up the automatic shifts to deliver quickness similar to a dual-clutch automatic transmission, but without the awkward off-the-line clutch …