The Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS 300) is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS 300)'s engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS 300) weighs a claimed 1726 kg at the kerb.
The Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS 300) is claimed to attain a top speed of 232 km/h (144 mph).
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 | 2780 mm | 109.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4950 mm | 194.9 inches | |
| Width | 1796 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1726 kg | 3805 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80.3 litres | 17.7 [21.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| 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 (SAE) |
220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
54 kW/litre 73.4 ps/litre 72.4 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
95.1 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195 kPa (173.3 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) | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.67 kg/kW 17.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.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 | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22352 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS 300) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-08-01. |
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