1982 Toyota Soarer Information

The Toyota Soarer was a personal luxury coupé sold by Toyota in Japan from 1981 to 2004. The Soarer débuted in 1981 with the Z1 series, which took the form of a boxy two-door coupé. In 1986, a more rounded Soarer was launched (the Z2 series). In 1991, the third generation (30 series) Toyota Soarer premiered in Japan. The 30 series Soarers were related to the Lexus SC 300/400, a luxury coupe Toyota had commissioned for its new upscale Lexus division outside Japan. While sharing the same body style and multiple components as the first Lexus SC, the 30 series Soarer lineup offered different powertrain specifications and multiple unique vehicle configurations.

In 2001, Toyota introduced a convertible successor which appeared in Japan as the fourth generation (40 series) Toyota Soarer, and elsewhere as the Lexus SC 430. In contrast to previous versions, the fourth generation Soarer and Lexus SC models were largely equivalent. In 2005, following the introduction of Lexus in Japan, sales of the 40 series Soarer were discontinued and the Lexus SC 430 became available in the Japanese market.

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Z1 series (1981-1985)

The Z1 series Toyota Soarer was produced from February 1981 to December 1985, and came in 2.0L, 2.8L or 3.0L I-6 variants. The first generation Soarer debuted with a rear-wheel drive configuration [1].

There were a number of different engines available.

  • GZ10=1G-EU or 1G-GEU
  • MZ10=M-TEU
  • MZ11=5M-GE
  • MZ12=6M-GE

Early MZ10s were differnent in some regards to later MZ10s. Some of the difference are listed below.

  • Later MZ10s had a water to air intercooler
  • Later MZ10s had an oil and water cooled turbo (as opposed to the oil cooled only turbo in the early MZ10s)

The Z1 series Toyota Soarer was honored as Japan's Car of the Year for the 1981-1982 model years.

The MZ12 was equipped with the following features:

  • ABS
  • Cruise Control
  • 7 way adjustable (driver only) leather seats
  • Toyota Electronically Modulated Suspension (TEMS)
  • Digital Automatic climate control
  • Electro multivision display (CRT type display)