This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that has an output of 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) of power at 5900 rpm, and maximum torque of 398 N·m (294 lb·ft/40.6 kgm) at 4100 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1815 kg.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 17.5/9.3/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 292.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 5005 mm | 197 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1815 kg | 4001 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 1UZ-FE | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3969 cc (242.203 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 82.5 mm
3.44 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 398 Nm (294 ft·lb) (40.6 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.6 kW/litre 71.5 ps/litre 70.5 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.28 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1260.1 kPa (182.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.69 kg/kW 14.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.5/9.3/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.5/9.3/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/10.8/8.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/30.4/23.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/25.3/19.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 292.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.Dw.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7JJ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7JJ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 97W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 97W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 307 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 114598 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 38.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Lexus LS 400 (1998) added 2003-10-13. Last modified 2019-10-06. |
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