The death of Scion isn’t killing the beloved FR-S. The popular sport coupe now has a new home and a new name—and a little more power, too.
Starting this fall, the FR-S will be rebadged as the Toyota 86. This move also comes with some other bonuses like suspension and powertrain upgrades including revised shock tuning and a spring rate change. On the manual version of the car, additional performance comes from a gear ratio change and a torque increase to 156 lb.-ft, as well as a five-horsepower increase to 205 horsepower.
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That all sounds good except for the actual name. A car called 86? Really? Toyota needs to bring back the folks who created their iconic car names like Celica, Camry and Corolla.
Danny Shields wrote: That all sounds good except for the actual name. A car called 86? Really? Toyota needs to bring back the folks who created their iconic car names like Celica, Camry and Corolla.
The 86 name is a tribute to the AE86 chassis Corolla.
Only the nerds know this 
Surprised they didn't just call it the GT86 like the JDM model, I mean the badges are already in production...
86 in restaurant terms = get rid of something is prob what the OP is referring to, the allusion back to the AE86 is cool though.
Well, it's not "eighty-six", as in "eighty-six that," it is "eight-six" as in "The eight-six is the king of the downhill on mount Akina."
Dr. Hess wrote: Well, it's not "eighty-six", as in "eighty-six that," it is "eight-six" as in "The eight-six is the king of the downhill on mount Akina."
Only about five people will call it an eight-six unless Toyota does a very good job of educating the masses.
You're forgetting about the Pontiac GOOOLE and the Ford FISO 
Hey, the Fiat x-nineteen was a popular name.
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