Scion FR-S to tackle the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Scion FR-S for Pikes Peak Hill Climb 27.6.2013

Car will be driven by Robert Walker

Scion Racing has announced plans to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30th.

The company will field three different models including the xD, tC and FR-S. The xD rally car will be driven by Andrew Comrie-Picard, while the GReddy tC will be piloted by Takeshi Aizawa. Both will be competing in the Time Attack class.

Rookie Robert Walker will be behind the wheel of a specially modified FR-S which was built by Evasive Motorsports. He will be competing against Rhys Millen and Sébastien Loeb in the Unlimited class.

The company didn't have much to say about the cars, but the GReddy tC has a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that develops 365 bhp (272 kW) and 382 lb-ft (517 Nm) of torque. It enables the model to accelerate from 0-60 mph in an estimated 3.76 seconds.

Likewise, the xD rally car has a turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that pumps out 265 bhp (197 kW) and 265 lb-ft (358 Nm) of torque. This enables the car to run from 0-60 mph in approximately 4.3 seconds.