This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.3 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 440 N·m (325 lb·ft/44.9 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The Lexus SC 430 weighs a quoted 1742 kg at the kerb.
The Lexus SC 430 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h or 155 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 287.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4515 mm | 177.8 inches | |
| Width | 1825 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 142 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1742 kg | 3840 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 3UZ-FE | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4293 cc (261.975 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 82.5 mm
3.58 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
52.1 kW/litre 70.9 ps/litre 69.9 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
102.49 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1288 kPa (186.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 536.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.4 s
@ 97 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 27.5 s
@ 180 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 174.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 128.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.79 kg/kW 13.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 287.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | 3.270 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 77638 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 41.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Lexus SC 430 (2002) added 2001-03-13. Last modified 2022-06-03. |
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