The SC 300 is a motor car from Lexus, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) at 6000 rpm and 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1600 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 235 km/h (146 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4854 mm | 191.1 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1336 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 124 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56 kW/litre 76.1 ps/litre 75.1 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.1 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195 kPa (173.3 psi) | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.54 kg/kW 15.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Potenza RE88 3WTL P215/60 R 15 93V | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Potenza RE88 3WTL P215/60 R 15 93V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 740322 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Lexus SC 300 Automatic added 2022-05-04. Last modified 2022-05-04. |
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