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R20 2.0 Grand Saloon 3Y-EU RWD

R20 2.0 Grand Saloon 3Y-EU RWD

R20 · 1983–1991RWD

The Grand Saloon is the petrol version of the R20 Master Ace Surf, a Japanese passenger van sold from 1983 to 1991. Its 2.0 litre four-cylinder 3Y-EU engine makes 97 PS and drives the rear wheels through a manual gearbox. It is the petrol counterpart of the 2C diesel Super Touring in the same range.

96 hpPower
1983-1991Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement2.0 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainRWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power96 hp
Torque160 Nm
Dimensions & body
Width1690 mm
Wheelbase2235 mm
Doors4
Seats7

STORY

Toyota released the Master Ace Surf on 8 November 1982, a passenger-registered one-box wagon with no commercial van in the range, built by Toyota Auto Body and sold only through Toyota Store, while the mechanically identical Town Ace went to Corolla Store and Daihatsu sold a third twin as the Delta Wide Wagon. The YR20G sat the driver above the front axle and drove the rear wheels through a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic, with a 1,812 cc 2Y-U carburettor four that Toyota's table rates at 95 PS. Front suspension used double wishbones on a torsion bar, and the rear four-link coil arrangement with a lateral rod was a first for a Japanese cab-over wagon. Four rectangular headlamps and large polyurethane bumpers told it apart from the Town Ace. Four-wheel drive and a turbodiesel arrived in August 1985, TEMS damping in August 1988, and production stopped in January 1992.

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