Toyota and Lexus equivalents?

[CDailey]

Is there a Lexus equivalent to the Toyota Chaser?

 

[-Fred-]

Nope.

 

[CDailey]

Damn.

 

[-Fred-]

Indeed. Must be fun to have a four door Supra... Closest we get to that is the GS300/430, and those would be Aristo's in Japan.

 

[CDailey]

Ah, I see. I found this Car Domain page with a pretty nice Chaser on it. Some guy in Okinawa owns it. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/338350

 

[Boost Lee]

We do have the Soarer though. (SC300/400)

 

[Fenrir51]

America never gets cool cars. When was the last time we got a 2dr corolla? 91?

 

[CDailey]

True, but I want a Chaser!
Is there any way to import a Chaser?

 

[ExigeEvan]

Fenrir51
America never gets cool cars. When was the last time we got a 2dr corolla? 91?

because alot of you americans are too atached to your SUV's than to bother with a truly good car. There just isn't a market.

The UK gets nearly every Convertible(drop-top in american?) going. Its weird because we have s*** weather, but we have the highest convertible salers in the EU.

 

[rollazn]

Originally posted by Integra Type R
True, but I want a Chaser!
Is there any way to import a Chaser?

A Toyota Chaser is a great car and a beauty too. Its one of the best car for drifting even though its heavy but its a 4 door sedan what do you except. The only way i can think of in importing a Chaser is probably to call up Motorex. See if they can import a Chaser to you. Youll have to legalize it probably and Motorex can do that.

Nothing i know of in Lexus is like the Chaser, The GS is probably the closest thing. I would love to have a Chaser.. you will look so drifting that 4 door sedan around

 

[Boost Lee]

There are tons of places that will import a car for you.

Give J's Garage a call. They can also locate a specific color/model to suite your needs.

 

[pergatory]

There's a lot more to importing than just getting the car over here, unless you plan on using it only on the track and only in competitions that don't require street legal vehicles. Since the vehicle was never sold here, it was never crash tested to see if it meets the approval of the SAE. Also, it has never been smog checked by DOT. There are many reasons it cannot be licensed here in the States no matter how you get it over here. No, Motorex won't do it, it would cost them too much. It doesn't hurt to ask, if enough people ask maybe they will decide there's a market for it and decide to federalize it. Until then, you'll have to stick to drueling at pics.

ExigeExcel: Just because there are a lot of SUV's sold here doesn't mean there is no market for sports cars. Subaru discovered this early and that's why they've had so much success over here with the WRX. Now Mitsubishi is following suit with the Evo, and hopefully others will follow as well. It's not a matter of there not being a market here, it's a matter of car companies thinking there's not a market over here.

 

[2JSCAZ]

Actuall there is - or was a Toyota Chaser equivilant in the USA - and it's name was the Cressida! They made them from 1989-1992.

What about the powerplant you ask? Well they held the mighty 7M-GE, also found in the MKIII Toyota Supras! They were a 3.0L 24V I-6 making about 200(?)Hp, not quite sure though. Although the 7M engine is notorious for blowing its head a lot, they can make some power! especially the 7M-GT(urbo)E making 230Hp, and up to 600Hp if your luck and rich!

Although many people have forgoten or just don't know about the Cressida, they are a great 4-Door, RWD car, wich there should be many more of! Hope this helps dude, and hope you find one!

pics:

p.s. - I subscribed to this forum just to answer this guys ? because I saw that he is a deviantART member as well as I.

http://zeroauthority.deviantart.com

 

[2JSCAZ]

Ok well actually the first body style started out in 1977-80, but who really likes those ones?

for a list of them check out http://www.toyotacressida.com/index.html

ever think just typing something into internet exploere would yeld results? lol

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by ExigeExcel

because alot of you americans are too atached to your SUV's than to bother with a truly good car. There just isn't a market.

Have you ever been to the United States? SUVs are one in seven vehicles, and currently, SUV sales are in a huge slump - and before that, they only made up about 35% of total vehicle sales.

Of course there's a market for 'cool' cars - the Impreza WRX tripled its sales goal, remember - but the problem isn't a market, it's profit. It's got a lot to do with company image and advertising costs - in many cases, because you'd have to market the car to the largest market by area on earth, it's not particularly easy to turn a profit - particularly if you're a company like Toyota, whose reputation isn't exactly for performance cars. Then you've got to compete with established players in a market already leaning towards domestic vehicles. It isn't very easy.

 

[CDailey]

Originally posted by 2JSCAZ
Actuall there is - or was a Toyota Chaser equivilant in the USA - and it's name was the Cressida! They made them from 1989-1992.

What about the powerplant you ask? Well they held the mighty 7M-GE, also found in the MKIII Toyota Supras! They were a 3.0L 24V I-6 making about 200(?)Hp, not quite sure though. Although the 7M engine is notorious for blowing its head a lot, they can make some power! especially the 7M-GT(urbo)E making 230Hp, and up to 600Hp if your luck and rich!

Although many people have forgoten or just don't know about the Cressida, they are a great 4-Door, RWD car, wich there should be many more of! Hope this helps dude, and hope you find one!

pics:

p.s. - I subscribed to this forum just to answer this guys ? because I saw that he is a deviantART member as well as I.

http://zeroauthority.deviantart.com

Thanks! I was hoping for an equivalent to a later model Chaser but, oh well. Looks like I need to start saving up for an import.

 

[sliderulz]

My favourite ever Lexus/Toyota the Celsior 4.0 32v V8 (LS400/LS430)

As for the cressida, found a great little TWIN TURBO version at

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/au/stock/details.asp?StockID=2206

6,200 AUD

2.0 Litre Twin Turbo (1G-GTE Probably)
4 Speed Auto


Although the Nissan Cedric and Cedric Cima are quite cool as well, they were equipped with VG30DETs.

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/au/stock/details.asp?StockID=2204