This car has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Toyota's VG20 model range.
Powering the Toyota Century An is an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 5200 rpm and 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1700 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 170 km/h (106 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 | 2860 mm | 112.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4980 mm | 196.1 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 3V | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2981 cc (181.912 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 78 mm
3.07 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.83 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 990.6 kPa (143.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 87.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.4 kg/kW 25.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.35-14-6PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.35-14-6PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 312818 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | VG20-A | ||
| Model family | VG20 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Toyota Century A added 2013-02-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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