Vehicle
Lexus SC
Two unrelated cars under one badge, and the year separates them absolutely. The first SC is a Toyota Soarer — a rear-drive coupé with the 2JZ-GE straight six or the 1UZ-FE V8, sharing its running gear with the Supra and the LS. The second is the SC 430, a folding-hardtop convertible with the 3UZ-FE V8, whose roof mechanism, hydraulic pump and boot-mounted linkage are the fault family that defines it and have no counterpart in the earlier car. A 1997 SC and a 2005 SC share nothing but the letters.
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Generations
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Z30 1991–2000
The Toyota Soarer under a Lexus badge. The SC 300's 2JZ-GE is the naturally aspirated version of the Supra's engine.
- Body styles
- Coupé
- Platform
- Toyota Z30
- Engines
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- 3.0 straight-six — 2JZ-GE · petrol · 168 kW (225 hp) · 279–304 Nm (206–224 lb-ft)
- 4.0 V8 — 1UZ-FE · petrol · 186 kW (250 hp) · 333–420 Nm (246–310 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 4-speed automatic · 5-speed A650E automatic · 5-speed W58 manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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Z40 2001–2010
SC 430 only — a retractable hardtop convertible, and the roof is the reason most of them come in.
- Body styles
- Convertible
- Platform
- Toyota Z40
- Engines
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- 4.3 V8 — 3UZ-FE · petrol · 215 kW (288 hp) · 430 Nm (317 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed A650E automatic · 6-speed A761E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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