The 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb->ke1001 is set to take place Sunday, June 29th. We all know what that means. Some of the nuttiest performance-tuned sports cars->ke506 will be making an appearance at the event, all with the goal of being the fastest to race up the treacherous 156-turn race course.
The Scion FR-S is one of those sports cars->ke506. Actually, it's the second year in a row that the FR-S will compete at Pikes Peak, specifically in the event's Time Attack 1 Division for production-based two- and four-wheel drive vehicles. This year, GReddy Racing is back with its Pikes Peak-tuned FR-S and it will have veteran racer Ken Gushi sitting behind the wheel of the race car->ke148. Gushi is no stranger to the twists and turns of Pikes Peak, having won the Exhibition Auto Class at last year's event with the Lexus ISF CCS-R.
This year, Gushi takes his turn in a wonderfully dressed Scion FR-S that has been retuned to produce a staggering 500 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. That's the kind of upgrade we wish a production FR-S could have, but that's a different issue altogether. For now we have to live with its standard 200 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque.
What's important is how this GReddy-tuned FR-S fares at Pikes Peak this weekend. With 500 ponies on tap, we expect nothing less than a blistering time up the mountain.
Click past the jump to read more about the Scion FR-S GReddy Racing Pikes Peak Hill Climb.
2014 Scion FR-S GReddy Racing Pikes Peak Hill Climb
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- Model: 2014 Scion FR-S GReddy Racing Pikes Peak Hill Climb
- Horsepower: 500
- Torque: 480
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