The Lexus GS 300 is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon body.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 298 N·m (220 lb·ft/30.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1649 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 232 km/h (144 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 20/25 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Número de puertas | 4 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2800 | 110.2 | |
| Vía delantera | 1534 | 60.4 | |
| Vía trasera | 1509 | 59.4 | |
| Longitud | 4805 | 189.2 | |
| Ancho | 1800 | 70.9 | |
| Altura | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 155 | 6.1 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.72 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1649 kg | 3635 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | 0.3 | ||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Toyota | ||
| Código de motor | 2JZ-GE | ||
| Número de cilindros | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 3 litre 2997 cc (182.888 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 24 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (SAE net) |
228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) a 6000 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (SAE net) |
298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) a 4000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (SAE net) |
56 kW/litre 76.1 ps/litre 75.1 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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(SAE net) |
99.43 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 10.5:1 | ||
| Alimentación | EFI | ||
| 1249.5 kPa (181.2 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 499.5 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 7.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 15.7 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 138.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 136.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.83 kg/kW 16.42 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | 20/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | |||
| Suspensión trasera | |||
| Ruedas delante | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | Bridgestone Turanza ER30 P215/60 R 16 94V | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | Bridgestone Turanza ER30 P215/60 R 16 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | |||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.92 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 739079 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Lexus GS 300 (1998) added 2022-04-18. Last modified 2022-04-18. |
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