I Got a Question for You Guys
The host of Up to Speed has a question for the audience, asking them to "buckle up, buttercup" because it's going to be a doozy. This question is related to the age-old debate about whether making a car faster automatically makes it better. The host begins by mentioning that fans and haters alike have been asking this question since the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S debuted in 2012.
The engine roaring in the background adds to the energetic tone of the video, setting the stage for an exciting discussion about one of the most unique sports cars of the last 30 years. The host teases the audience, saying "Today we're gonna look at this seemingly conventional sports car and finally answer the age-old Roman question: does making a faster car mean making a better car?" This phrase is reminiscent of the famous Roman poet and philosopher Juvenal's quote, "Quid agunt qui fugiunt rem remanent in urbe" which translates to "What are those who flee doing? They remain in the city."
The host then invites the audience to "Tune up, babies!" as they get ready to explore the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S. The energetic 16-bit music plays in the background, adding to the excitement and playfulness of the video.
Thanking Keeps for Sponsoring the Episode
Before diving into the topic at hand, the host wants to take a moment to thank Keeps for sponsoring this episode of Up to Speed. They express their gratitude by saying "Two out of three guys are gonna experience male pattern baldness by the time they're 35," which highlights the common issue of hair loss in men. However, the host quickly turns the conversation around by emphasizing that Keeps can help prevent or even treat hair loss. The good news is that Keeps' treatments can take up to four to six months or more to see results, so it's better to get started sooner rather than later.
The host also notes that one of the benefits of using Keeps is that you don't have to go to a doctor in person, which can be intimidating for some people. Instead, you can talk to a virtual doctor online who will prescribe you hair loss prevention medication, which gets shipped right to your house every three months. This makes it easy and convenient for those struggling with hair loss.
Rest in Peace, Baby
The host then takes a moment to pay tribute to the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S by saying "Rest in peace, baby." The tone is lighthearted and playful, adding to the overall energy of the video. By using this phrase, the host is able to acknowledge the importance and impact of the car while also injecting some humor into the conversation.
Say Hi to Tupac
The host then invites the audience to "say hi" to Tupac for them. The tone here is playful and tongue-in-cheek, with the host seemingly trying to connect with the iconic rapper on a different level. This section serves as a transition between the previous topic of hair loss prevention and the main discussion about the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S.
Before We Get into It
The host wants to give a warm welcome to Keeps, their sponsors for this episode of Up to Speed. Before diving into the world of high-performance cars, they take a moment to address a more pressing issue: hair loss in men. The good news is that Keeps can help prevent or treat hair loss, and the prevention treatment program offers an easy and convenient solution.
As the host wraps up this introduction, they express their excitement for discussing one of the most unique sports cars of the last 30 years, the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S. This car has been a topic of interest since its debut in 2012, with fans and haters alike eager to know more about it.
Getting Up to Speed on the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S
The host says "Tune up, babies!" as they prepare to explore the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S. This phrase serves as a reminder that this is an exciting and engaging discussion about one of the most unique sports cars of the last 30 years.
Rest in peace, baby.
WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- I got a question for you guys,and buckle up, buttercup,'cause it's a doozy.Does making a car fastermake it better?(engine roaring)Ever since these cars debuted in 2012,fans and haters alike havebeen askin' one thing:when is it gonna get more power, baby?(engine screaming)(engine roaring)Today we're gonna look at the 86.We're gonna see how thisseemingly conventional sports caris actually one of the most unique ridesof the last 30 years,and finally answer theage-old Roman question:does making a faster carmean making a better car?Tune up, babies!This is everything youknow to get Up to Speedon the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S.Rest in peace, baby.Say hi to Tupac for me.(energetic 16-bit music)Before we get into it,I wanna give a big ol' toot-tootin' thanksto Keeps for sponsoringthis episode of Up to Speed.Two out of three guys are gonna experiencemale pattern baldness bythe time that they're 35,but the good news isthat Keeps can help youkeeps the hair that you already got.Prevention is key, and Keeps' treatmentscan take up to four to sixmonths or more to see results,so it's better to getstarted sooner than later.You don't even have togo to a freakin' doctor,and that's good,'cause no one should beleaving their house right now.All you gotta do is talkto a virtual doctor online.They prescribe you hairloss prevention medication,and it gets shipped right toyour house every three months.No more awkward waiting roomchit-chat with other bald guys."What is this, a Cars and Coffee meetup?"There's a lot of baldguys at Cars and Coffee.If you're ready to takeaction and prevent hair loss,go to keeps.com/uptospeed50,or just click the linkin the description belowto get 50% off your first order.That's keeps.com/uptospeed50.Support the companies that support Donutso we can keep servingyou these awesome videos.Keeps is a really great partner,a longtime friend of the show,so if you're thinking you mightbe losin' your hair, guys,hit 'em up.(beep)Chapter one, why they built it.So for clarity's sake, let's go aheadand address the big ol' fatelephant in the room: names.Toyota, Subaru, and the late Scionall produced versions of this car:the GT86, the BRZ, and FR-S respectively.All versions had little smalldifferences betwixt them.To make things easier,I'm just gonna refer to it as the 86,unless for some reasonI need to be specific.Got it?Great, let's get into it.Toyota was at their sportiestbetween the mid '80s and mid '90s.While the Corolla GTS went away in '87,the Celica, the Supra, and the MR2kept the dream alive for the brand.They were known as the Toyota Triplets.Toyota fan or not, youcan't deny that they madesome really fun cars,but by the mid 2000s,things were a little bit different.(engine revving)Toyota wasn't known for theirsimple sports cars anymore.Their brand image was nowtied to cars like the RAV4,the Camry, the Prius, andwhile these are great carsin their own right,they're all very important,they were great for reasonsthat weren't very exciting.Reasons like reliability,which as I get older,does legitimately become more exciting.Look, guys:(heavenly harp music)you're gonna meet people in your lifethat at first blow your socks off.They might be hot.They might wear cool clothes,but if they flake on you all the timeand you can't be sure ifthey really wanna hang out,then they might not be the one for you,and that's okay, because you deserve a carthat starts every time,like a Camry, or a Prius.That being said, Toyota wanted to be hot.It was time for Toyotato go back to schoolin Swerve City.In 2007, Toyota showed off a conceptthey hoped would get themback on the right track.It was called the FTHS Concept.It was a front engine,rear-wheel drive carpowered by a hybrid V6 powertrain,and it kinda looks like theGT86 that we know today,but honestly, not really.The bones were there, though.And then, in 2008,Toyota bought a $311 millionstake in Fuji Heavy Industries.Fuji was the parent companyof one of Toyota's competitors: Subaru.They were now friends with Subaru,and friends work together.Now at first it was reportedthat Subaru and Toyotawere gonna develop an SUV, but remember,Toyota wanted to be hot,and SUVs are not hot.Subaru pitched a bunch ofcollab ideas to Toyota,and one of them was a sports car,and Toyota agreed, with one stipulation.It had to be rear-wheel drive.The man Toyota chose to lead the projectwas a 20-year veteran of thecompany named Tetsuya Tada.Now, he had dreamed ofbuilding a sports carsince he first arrived at Toyota,but had since spent histime as a chassis engineeron a lot of their less hot products.But when Tetsuya's boss,Toyota VP Akio Toyodacalled him into his office,Mr. Toyoda laid out his vision."Tetsuya, I want you togive me a sports car."One with no limits."You can do whatever you want."And the first thing he didwas call up his friendand chassis engineer Yoshinori Sasaki."Dude, you are never gonna believe"what the boss wants me to do, man.""Scratch his back?""What?""Mow his lawn?""Dude, no."He wants me to design afreakin' sports car, dude!""What?""And I want you to--""Give you a kiss?""No, dude, I want you to help me.""Really?"Aw, thanks man."That means a lot to me."This was his chance to makethat dream come to fruition.One of the members onTetsuya and Yoshi's teamwas a younger dude whoapparently had ownedat least five AE86s.Now knowing these things, itshould be no surprise at allthat the sports car they would designwould be small, light,and as simple as possible.For a second, it looked like the projectwouldn't even happen at all.When Tetsuya pitched an AE86 successorto the big bosses up in Toyota land,they asked him, and I quote,"How does it measureup to the competition?"Is it faster?"Is it more powerful?"What can we use to sell it?"And Tetsuya just said,literally this is whathe said, this is a quote:(crickets chirping)nothing.Nothing!The dude was gonna build a carwhose only selling point wasthat it was fun to drive.His team didn't even have anyconcrete goals for the project.Usually when manufacturers make a car,they set lap time oracceleration benchmarks,but no, they didn't even do that.The new car would just be really good,and as a result, Toyota saton the project for six months,but after some of thebosses drove a prototypethat the team had built,apparently it blew theirfreakin' minds off,and they allowed the project to continue.That's bold.Chapter two: how they built it.The team looked throughToyota's family tree for inspiration.Even though the mid-enginelayout of the old MR2was the most sports carof Toyota's lineage,because most supercars aremid-engine, they just are,the team preferred a simpler layoutof front engine, rear-wheel drive.In the end, though, it wasToyota's second-ever sportster,the Sports 800, thatwould lay the groundworkfor this new car.The Sports had a teeny littleBoxer engine under the hood.Since Boxers are pretty much flat,they can be put really low in a car,which dramatically lowersthe center of gravitywhich therefore improves handling.(engine revving)(tires squealing)Tetsuya and Yoshi really liked that,so yeah, check.We definitely want a Boxer for the car.There's just one little problem, though.Toyota didn't make one.Fortunately though, that wastheir new friend Subaru's specialty.Now, Subaru had been playingwith Boxer engines since 1966,and at this point, it wasthe only kind of enginethat they used in any of their cars.Boxers operate like conventional engines,but they're sideways.Pistons travel perpendicular to the groundinstead of vertically or diagonally.They're very balanced, and very smooth.Subaru handled enginedevelopment for the product,adapting their existingFA20 two-liter enginewith Toyota's D-4S fuel injection system.The collaboration betweenthe two new friends,Subaru and Toyota resultedin the FA20D engine.Now unlike a lot ofSubaru's other engines,it's not turbocharged,which we'll discuss later,and as a result, it made acompletely adequate 197 HRSPRSand 151 foot-pounds of torque.Numbers aside, this enginemade the car super unique.How many other frontengine, rear-drive coupescan you think of with aBoxer engine under the hood?This thing is a totaloddball, and honestly,it still trips me outthat this is what they decided to go with.Toyota unveiled the team's workat the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show,and lemme remind you kids watching this:it was a big freakin' deal.Finally, Toyota was back inthe affordable sports car gamewith one of the coolestpartners ever helpin' 'em out.Imagine if Subaru helped youwith a group project at school.That would be freakin' awesome.Subaru and Toyota would both sell the carunder different names.Subaru called it the BRZ,and Toyota called it the 86,and Scion called it the FR-S.Wait a second, what the heck is Scion?Like the freakin' homeworld in "The Matrix"?No, that's Zion.I said Scion.Well I wish that you wouldput that other guy on.Who, Nolan, host ofWheel1House on Mondays?No.Oh, you mean Jeremiah, host ofBumper 2 Bumper on Tuesdays?No.Oh, Zach Jobe, host ofMoney Pit on Wednesdays.No.Well I do Thursdays.What about my othershow, D List, on Fridays?The other one.Oh, you mean Joey, hostof Versus on Saturdays?Oh, no, I meant Nolan.He's way better than you.So, for the kids watching,or the friends over here,Scion was Toyota's youth-orientedbrand here in America.There was a small problem, though.Most people who bought Scions were old.The xB was very easy to get in and out of,and I don't blame 'em.The best course of action in the U.S.was to introduce the 86 as a Scion.- I love this car!- And get those youthful buyersto revive the aging Scion brand.The cars finally went onsale to the public in 2012for the 2013 model year.It was go time.(engine roaring)Did Toyota and Subaru succeed?(heavy electric guitar riff)Announcing the all-new, all-buff,Buff Horses T-shirtavailable at DonutMedia.com.We collabed with thelegendary graffiti artistMr. Totem of the Black Cloud Battalionto bring you the buffest, sickest shirtthat the world has ever seen,and they're available right now,right now for sale on DonutMedia.com.Be the first on your blockto rep the buff horses.Let everyone know that punyhorses just won't cut it.You only need the buffest, beefiest boyswith just pure, sinewy muscle.Buff Horses shirt, DonutMedia.com,go get yours today.Short answer, yes.People freakin' loved the Toyobaru twins.Both cars were huge salessuccesses in the U.S.,selling almost 27,000 unitsbetween the two versions in 2013.The MacPherson strutfront and multi-link rearwas great around town,but also very composed in the twisties.The skinny, literally Prius spec tiresmade it easy for anyone to slidethe rear end out with ease,but because the motor waspushing out barely 200 HRSPRS,the car was also very forgiving,The big man himself,Akio Toyoda said the car"responds to good driving skills."Which is a bad (beep) thing for a bossto say about a car.Almost overnight, the 86entered the pantheon of carsthat can teach you to be a good driver,and the car was just as athome commuting to schoolas it was in the canyons,or at the race track.Now the differences between the Subaruand the Toyota versionsdidn't just end at the badge.The Toyota has a mad face,while the Subie turned thatlittle frown upside-down.The suspension tuning wasalso slightly differentbetween the two cars,with the BRZ favoring stability,(engine screaming)and the FR-S being more agile.(engine screaming)It was official, baby.Toyota was back, baby,with a ton of help from Subaru.Chapter three: the evolution.Right outta the gate,Subaru let their in-houseperformance division, STI,tweak the BRZ for even better performance.What they came up with was the BRZ tS,outfitted with Brembo brakes,stickier Michelin tires,STI suspension, a stronger,large diameter driveshaft,and some other small changes.STI produced only 500of these things in 2013for Japan only.It would be awhile beforeAmerica got anything like it.The U.S. did get somespecial edition Toyobarusearly on, though, like theFR-S release special in 2015.This thing only came in yellow,and included upgrades likea very boost-creepy body kitwith quad-tip exhaust, as wellas some TRD lowering springs,but for the most part, everythingunderneath was the same,and people often criticizedthe special editions,'cause the car reallydidn't see any huge changesuntil 2016 when Toyotasent Scion to the farmto live with all my childhood pets,and started selling the FR-S as a Toyotaand formally changed the name to the 86.Now both the 86 and theBRZ had styling refreshes.The BRZ still had a smiley face,and the 86 now looked like,you know, an angry fish.And it was around this timethat public opinion aroundthe twins started to shift.The car was a game-changer back in 2012,recapturing the nostalgia for simpleand agile compact cars of yesteryear,but after five years of production,the novelty had kinda worn off,and people started seeingthe 86 in a different light.And that light was slow.(tires squealing)It's true, the 86 is notthe fastest car out there.The FA20 with the fancy fuel injectionpushes the car to 60 in 6.3 seconds.Now this car is one of the few newer carsthat Nolan's Mustangcould beat in a drag race.And for a couple years now,people have been begging Subaruto throw a turbo on the BRZ,and it makes sense.I mean, the 2015 WRXhad a turbocharged FA20,which puts out 268 HRSPRS.The BRZ weighs 500pounds less than the WRX.It would freakin' flywith that motor in it,but it hasn't happened yet.Why not?In an interview with CarAdvice.com,Tetsuya Tada said thatturbocharging the carwould require a whole new platform.He says that the car's weight distributionis balanced just so,and that any extra weight under the hood,like a turbo, would upsetthe feel of the entire car.If you ask me, I woulda done it anyway.(engine roaring)And I designed a car.It's called Pumphrey 502,so I think I know a thing or twoabout designing a cool car.Lack of boost notwithstanding,we in the States got a hopped-up Toyobaruwhen Subaru finallybrought over the BRZ tS,an exclusive one-year runwhich they brought backfor the 2020 model year,minus the huge wing,and it was only availablein one color: Ceramic White.The 2020 tS is thefactory Toyobaru zenith,the pinnacle of what thisplatform is capable ofoff the showroom floor, so what's next?Chapter four, the future.The rumor mills havebeen a-churnin', folks.According to AutoCar,and an Instagram postfrom AllCarNews, thenext-gen 86 was confirmedin a sales deck presented toToyota dealers back in March.AutoCar says the new carwill be called the GR86,have an entirely new platform,and most likely make its powerfrom Subaru's 2.4-liter Boxerengine, complete with a turbo!Hallelujah, lordy, lordy!Thank you, thank you, all the boys!Now obviously this is justreally great detective work on my part,and it hasn't been confirmedby Toyota themselves,but we should be hearing news soon,since the sales deck inquestion says that the carwill be on sale next summer.Toyota, call me.I'll break the news for you.I love leakin' stuff.Everybody, tweet @Toyota,and tell 'em to letDonut debut this new car.Hit us up, info@donut.media, let's talk.The 86 has proven once againthat you don't need a ton ofpower to have a ton of fun,but that being said,just a little bit morepower would be nice.Just a little.Thank you guys so muchfor watchin' this video.This is my job, I can't believe it.I just sit in my garage,and I yell about cars,and I got two of my friends Skypin' in,what are we, on Google Hangouts?Like I said earlier, we havea new video every single day.We're workin' hard to keep pumpin' outentertaining, educational car contentfor you guys to watch,and we appreciate all your support.We wouldn't exist without you.If you wanna make it official,let's put a ring on itand go ahead and hitthat Subscribe button.It is the best way to keep upwith everything that we're puttin' out.I love you.
