Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Toyota Soarer


One more from the selection of Toyota drift cars! The Toyota Soarer is another car from Toyota that is very good for drifting, but you don’t see this car as often as the other popular drift cars.

In the US this car is better known as Lexus’ 1st generation SC series. The SC series was Toyota's answer to Mercedes' and BMW's luxury coupe, offering both comfort and performance. They can be turned into some nice Toyota drift cars, but they are heavy and aren't cheap.

The one you want is most likely the 2.5 GT JZZ30 or 3.0 GT JZZ31, produced between 1991 and 2000. This one has the Twin Turbo 1JZ-GTE inline 6, and got later upgraded to an naturally aspired 2JZ-GE 3.0 liter I6. This one shares its chassis with the Mark IV Supra, making a lot of parts such as brakes, suspension and engine parts interchangeable.

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