Toyota Soarer is a personal luxury GT coupe produced from 1981 to 2005 by Toyota and sold in Japan.
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18 Facts About Toyota Soarer
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In 1986, the Z20 series Toyota Soarer was launched, based on the then new A70 series Supra platform.
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In 2001, Toyota introduced a convertible-only successor in Japan as the Z40 series Soarer and elsewhere as the SC 430.
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All versions of the Toyota Soarer featured a unique winged lion emblem as the logo throughout the vehicle.
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Toyota Soarer made its first appearance at the 1980 Osaka International Motor Show with the name "EX-8".
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The Z10 series Toyota Soarer was produced from February 1981 to December 1985, with 2.
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Z20 series Toyota Soarer was produced from January 1986 to April 1991, and was available in several variants.
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The styling of the second-generation Toyota Soarer is similar of that of the X80 series Cressida, Mark II, Chaser and Cresta.
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The Toyota Soarer shared its platform with the newly introduced A70 series Supra.
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Z20 Toyota Soarer introduced a vehicle information display system with Electro Multi Vision and visual information cassettes.
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In 1986, the Toyota Soarer introduced a world first electronically controlled, semi-active full air suspension .
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The 7M-GTE in the Tom's C5 Toyota Soarer saw the power upgrades similar to those seen in the Turbo-A Supra of the same year.
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In 1987, following the design freeze of Lexus division's flagship UCF10 LS 400 sedan due in 1989, Toyota Soarer commissioned its California design studio Calty to develop a new luxury coupe.
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The Z30 series Toyota Soarer shared the body and key components with the Lexus SC, with different interior features, powertrain configurations, and enhanced performance.
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New Toyota Soarer continued some of the features of earlier models, such as digital dashboard instrumentation and integrated car systems control via the in-dash EMV touchscreen.
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Styling-wise, the Toyota Soarer received only minor changes during its 9-year production run, mostly external.
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UZZ30 series Soarer was used as the base vehicle for the Lexus SC400 exported to the United States, although to satisfy U S requirements, a comprehensive range of luxury options was offered, including some features of the UZZ31, such as seat memory position, traction control, sunroof, sun visors with courtesy light and electronic steering position adjustment.
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The Z40 series Toyota Soarer 430SCV featured a hardtop which could fold into the boot of the car, in the fashion of the contemporary Mercedes-Benz SL.
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