2800GT 5M-GEU automatic (MZ11 JP)

Z10 · 1981–1985RWD

The 2800GT was the flagship of the first Soarer in Japan, with a 2.8-litre 5M-GEU six-cylinder rated at 170 PS and 235 Nm. It drove the rear wheels through an automatic. It was sold until 1985. At launch in 1981 that was the highest output rating of any Japanese car engine, which put it above the 2.0-litre Soarers.

168 hpPower

1981-1985Year

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2800GT 5M-GEU automatic (MZ11 JP), every angle

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Interior

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement2.8 L

Cylinders6

FuelPetrol

Transmission4-speed Automatic

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power168 hp

Torque235 Nm

Dimensions & body

Width1695 mm

Height1360 mm

Wheelbase2660 mm

Doors2

Seats5

STORY

Toyota's first personal luxury coupe went on sale on 27 February 1981, built at Tahara with a 1G-EU of 125 PS or a 5M-GEU that the factory put at a gross 170 PS, then the highest rating in Japan, and it took Car of the Year Japan for 1981 and 1982. A 190 PS version followed in January 1985. The Z20 of 21 January 1986 added the Aerocabin in April 1989, 500 cars with an electrically folding metal roof and two seats. The Z30 of May 1991 grew into the car sold abroad as the Lexus SC, and the Z40 of April 2001 was a folding hardtop convertible. Japanese registrations of that last Soarer came to 6,486 cars, and in August 2005 the name gave way to Lexus SC when Toyota opened the Lexus channel at home.

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