This 1991 Toyota Soarer Is An Awesome JDM Machine That We Want To Own – Check It Out!


This 1991 Toyota Soarer Is An Awesome JDM Machine That We Want To Own – Check It Out!

I am not normally a guy that gets all spun up about imported JDM cars but this is one that caught my eye and certainly piqued my interest. Tipped off to this thing by fellow NHRA announcer guy Alan Reinhart, you are looking at a 1991 Toyota Soarer. If the car looks familiar it’s because in a visually identical exterior way, it’s the same thing as a Lexus SC300 from this era. Because this machine came from Japan itself, it is right hand drive and has some of the cool features that were not offered here in the USA.

This car was a pretty awesome piece when it first came out and while this one is not equipped with the GPS and the touchscreen controls, they were offered and basically this car was the first in the world or close to it for either of those things. The engine is a twin turbocharged 1JZ-GTE that was factory rated at 208hp and while that sound kind of weak suck, remember that the Japanese have always been freakishly nervous about horsepower ratings. There was a gentleman’s agreement that they would not sell a car that made more than 276hp ever and while that agreement has never been busted on paper, it certainly has been on the road. This car’s 208hp rating is laughably low and it makes a bunch more than that. In fact, it would be awesome to take this thing to a dyno to see what it really makes when the new owner gets it.

The only bummer for us is the automatic transmission as this car would be between with a five speed stick than a four speed auto but other than that, with only 45,000 miles on it the thing looks new. The interior is perfect, the paint is perfect, and you could pass this thing off for a car 10-15 years newer than 1991 any day of the week.

We even think the asking price is on the money. So what do you say? Need some JDM fun in your life?

Craigslist: This JDM Toyota Soarer is a Lexus SC300 but way, way cooler 


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3 thoughts on “This 1991 Toyota Soarer Is An Awesome JDM Machine That We Want To Own – Check It Out!

  1. john

    Cool car but…what’s the reference to “Nogales” with the price ??? Do you need to have a bullet proof vest, a drug sniffing dog , a truckload of Mexican “federales” as backup? Back away s l o w l y…. 🙂

  2. john T

    not sure if its the same deal in the states but in Australia these things are dirt cheap. Looked at a rego’d on the road example, no problems, $1500 a while back

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