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3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)
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3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)

Z30 · 1997–2000RWD

The late JZZ31 3.0GT added variable valve timing to the 3.0-litre 2JZ-GE six-cylinder, lifting output to 230 PS and 304 Nm. It was sold in Japan from 1997 to 2000 with an automatic and rear-wheel drive. VVT-i is what separates it from the 225 PS earlier 3.0GT.

227 hpPower
1997-2000Year
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3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31), every angle

3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Exterior
3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Exterior
3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Exterior
3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Exterior
3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Exterior
3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Exterior
3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Exterior
3.0GT 2JZ-GE VVT-i (JZZ31)Interior
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement3.0 L
Cylinders6
FuelPetrol
Transmission4-speed Automatic
DrivetrainRWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power227 hp
Torque304 Nm
Dimensions & body
Length4900 mm
Width1805 mm
Height1350 mm
Wheelbase2690 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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