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Toyota sought to enhance the drivability pattern of the engine (over the 3VZ) at exactly 3000 rpm, since that was the typical engine speed for motors cruising on the highway. The result was less cylinder distortion coupled with the decreased weight of rotating assemblies, smoother operation at that engine speed, and increased engine efficiency.
Lexus offered a standard five-speed E53 manual transmission and optional four-speed A540/1E automatic. Production assembly of the ES 300 commenced on 9 September 1991, and the sedan went on sale later that year in the U.S. as a 1992 model. The sedan was not released in Europe, where similar Toyota models were offered.
1994 Italdesign Lexus Landau: hatchback; 1995 Lexus FLV: station wagon; 1997 Lexus Street Rod: roadster; 1997 Lexus SLV: sport luxury vehicle; 1997 Lexus HPS: sports sedan; 1999 Lexus Sports Coupe: convertible; 2003 Lexus HPX: crossover; 2009 Lexus HB: hybrid sports motorbike; 2016 Lexus UX: crossover; 2017 Lexus LS+: luxury sedan; 2019 Lexus ...
In 2003, the engine was paired with a six-speed automatic transmission, resulting in improved fuel economy over the previous five-speed automatic. [2] The maximum engine speed is 6,500 RPM. A 4.5 L version replaced the 3S-GTE as the engine used in Toyota's 500 hp (373 kW) Super GT race cars up to 2009 [ citation needed ] and a 5.0 L version was ...
First shown as a concept earlier this year, the LBX Morizo RR is powered by the same 300-hp turbo three as the excellent Toyota GR Corolla hot hatch.
The Toyota Harrier (Japanese: トヨタ・ハリアー, Hepburn: Toyota Hariā) is a five-passenger compact, later mid-size crossover SUV produced by Toyota since December 1997 in Japan, which was once exclusive to Toyopet Store Japanese dealerships.
A five-speed manual – the six-speed manual from the 2-liter model was not designed for the torque put out by the larger 2JZ-GE engine – was made available in the US in 2001 for the 2002 model year. [13] The manual option was not available on the SportCross wagon. Lexus aimed for 15 percent of American IS 300 sales to be manuals. [13]
The marketing name for the transmission is the "Direct Shift – 8AT 8-speed automatic transmission" [3] [4] Unlike the UB 80 transmission, which was developed for Toyota by Aisin AW, the UA 80 was developed in a joint venture between Toyota and Aisin AW. Due to global application, development was done in a global fashion involving engineering ...