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Toyota Soarer 3rd generation (Z30)

Years
1991–2001
Chassis
Z30
Drivetrain
FR
Toyota Soarer 3rd generation (Z30)

Image: OSX / Public domain

Story

Developed as a coupe for the Lexus brand that had just launched in America, its styling departed greatly from the earlier concept. Sales in Japan were weak compared with previous models.

Chassis

Front

Double wishbone

Rear

Double wishbone

Width1,790 mmHeight1,340 mm
Length4,860 mm
Wheelbase
2,690mm
Curb weight
1,630kg

Production plants

  2. Motomachi Plant

    Toyota, Aichi

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since May 201625 years after sales began in May 1991
Last cars
Eligible since April 202625 years after sales ended in April 2001

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Toshihiro Okada

Toshihiro Okada

Chief engineer for development of the first through third generations of the Soarer.