Arizona State University, with its over 83,000 students, makes for a great place to find cool people with awesome cars. Two weekends ago I got to have a photoshoot with two of these people, Tanner and Griffin.
I first met Tanner through the car club on campus, Street Refined. Tanner, a marketing major, drives this Scion FRS, sitting on Parts Shop Max coilovers and 18x9 Cosmis XT-005R wheels, wrapped in matte mint by Bourbon St. Wraps and sporting an Invidia exhaust. As you can see, it makes for an incredibly clean looking car. The Toyobaru twins were marketed as an enthusiasts car, an answer to the call for affordable, fun, RWD driver's cars echoing the Miata and AE86 Corolla. Thus, it was the perfect car for Tanner, who wanted a sporty, fun to drive enthusiast's car with tons of potential and can turn heads (in fact, as we were taking photos, passerbys would stop and look at the car; it seems no matter where we go at least two or three people stop to take a look at the car). In fact, when it comes to potential, Tanner has thought about boosting it, as well as add a Rocket Bunny kit someday. You can bet when that day comes there will be more photos. Until then, keep an eye out for this amazing looking FRS prowling the Tempe streets.
I also met Griffin, a business management major, through Street Refined. Griffin's ride of choice is this bug-eye Subaru Impreza WRX. As I've said before, Imprezas are a popular choice of car for those who want to have some fun, and for good reason, since there are so many Subaru owners and cars floating around. For Griffin, he chose this car as a daily that would be fun both out in the canyons and the track. With this in mind, Griffin's WRX has been modified for sportier purposes than just city street driving. It has an Injen Performance Intake, HKS catback exhaust, Cusco top mount intercooler, and an open source ECU tune, all of which sits on Megan Racing coilovers and 17x9 Konig integrams wrapped in Falken Ziex tires. That beautiful color comes from the 3M Matte Blue Metallic coating the bodywork. However, he has bigger plans in terms of performance, whih is an EJ25 STi JDM swap sometime in the future.
The two cars made for excellent subjects in the city night. We originally wanted to take most of our shots on the Mill Avenue Bridge over Tempe Town Lake, but a cop passing by changed those plans. But still, nothing an stand in the way of art.
After leaving the bridge, we headed for a parking garage to take some more shots to wrap up the night.
I have to say, these two wrapped cars, headlights glowing in the dark, were as striking in person as they were in real life. So, if you're ever around ASU, see if you can find these awesome vehicles.
