Saw this with a ridiculously cheap sticker price and snatched it up. It's also a fairly limited edition model: 2003 Mark II iR-V Fortuna Yamaha Power. The body kit, wheels, and exhaust are all stock. It's an automatic and coming from the lighter Evo IV and JZX100 Chaser it feels sluggish and heavy to me. Still, it's in good condition, it cruises at high speeds comfortably, it's an indestructible Toyota, and I can use it to commute around the island while I go crazy fixing my Chaser. Not a bad way to spend $3,000 ($900 of which was the car inspection....damn you Japan ) I still don't understand why Toyota never imported the JZX90/100/110 family to the States....

 

Does this come with 1JZ from factory??

 

Yes, 1JZ-GTE VVTi, turbocharged.

HP: 221KW(300PS)@ 6,200r.p.m
TQ: 389Nm(287ft-lb) @ 2,400r.p.m

 

Nice find! I am surprised I did not know of this vehicle...it looks pretty cool! What is the curb weight on one of these? Available in manual transmission?

 

Nice, we have lots of them here in Jamaica.
One running NOS also

 

Curb weight is about 1,500kg+/3,400lb. Lighter than my Evo X MR but it feels heavier. Then again, I haven't driven the X in two years. Coming from an Evo IV (~2,900lbs) and a Chaser (~3,200lbs?) maybe even my X will feel heavy.

Manual ones are harder to find and there's almost no way I'd have gotten a manual for <$7000.

 

We got the IS300.

 

Definitely not the same.

1. Never came from the factory with a turbocharged straight six, only NA.
2. Shorter wheelbase makes the cars look stocky instead of low-slung and sleek compared to a JZX.
3. Lexus re-badge fail (it's a Toyota here in Japan).

Here's my Chaser, back when it had a far-too-low aftermarket body kit: