The Toyota Century L type is a 4 door saloon-bodied motor vehicle with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 163 bhp (165 PS/122 kW) at 4400 rpm and 289.3 Nm (213 lbft/29.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Toyota Century L type weighs a quoted 1890 kg at the kerb.
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 | 3010 mm | 118.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 5270 mm | 207.5 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1890 kg | 4167 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 5V-EU | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3994 cc (243.729 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 84 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 165 PS (163 bhp) (122 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 289.3 Nm (213 ft·lb) (29.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.4 kW/litre 41.4 ps/litre 40.8 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.43 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 910.2 kPa (132 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.55 kg/kW 25.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| 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 | 205/70 R 14 93S | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/70 R 14 93S | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 841445 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-VG45 | ||
| RAC rating | 37.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Toyota Century L type added 2025-11-01. Last modified 2025-11-01. |
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