Lexus IS 300 SportCross is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 5800 rpm and 295 Nm (218 lbft/30.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1547 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 231 km/h or 144 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 18/25 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4496 mm | 177 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1547 kg | 3411 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.3 litres | 14.6 [17.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2JZS-GE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2997 cc (182.888 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
295 Nm (218 ft·lb) (30.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
53.5 kW/litre 72.7 ps/litre 71.7 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
98.43 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1236.9 kPa (179.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 231 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 140.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 138.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.65 kg/kW 16.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Potenza RE040 P215/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Potenza RE040 P225/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 307 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 741840 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Lexus IS 300 SportCross added 2022-05-31. Last modified 2022-05-31. |
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