Scion FR-S refreshed and rebadged as Toyota 86

Scion FR-S refreshed and rebadged as Toyota 86 (Photo: Toyota)

Starting with the 2017 model year, the Scion FR-S will rebadged the Toyota 86 (or hachi-roku in Japanese), the name the car has been using in global markets outside of North America.

The impending elimination of the Scion brand forced the sports car’s move to the parent Toyota brand, and coincides with a styling refresh highlighted by new bumpers in the front and rear (see more photos here).

Toyota has also added a host of other subtle tweaks—things like new interior materials, revised shock tuning, new gear ratios and a five-horsepower bump up to 205 hp.

The 2017 Toyota 86 will make its debut at the New York International Auto Show late March, and will hit dealership showrooms in Canada this fall.