Friday, May 6, 2011

Toyota 2000GT

Toyota 2000GT
Manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Corporation (joint project)
Production 1967–1970
337 produced
Predecessor Toyota Sports 800
Successor Toyota Celica, Toyota Supra
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door coupe
Layout FR layout
Engine 2.0 L 3M I6
2.3 L 2M I6
Transmission 5-speed manual
3-speed automatic



The Toyota 2000GT is a limited-production, front-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-seat, hardtop coupé grand tourer designed by Toyota in collaboration with Yamaha. First displayed to the public at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1965, the 2000GT was manufactured under contract by Yamaha between 1967 and 1970.
The 2000GT revolutionized the automotive world's view of Japan. The 2000GT demonstrated that Japanese auto manufacturers could produce a sports car to rival those of Europe, in contrast to Japan's image at the time as a producer of imitative and stodgily practical vehicles. Reviewing a pre-production 2000GT in 1967, Road & Track magazine summed up the car as "one of the most exciting and enjoyable cars we've driven", and compared it favorably to the Porsche 911. Today, the 2000GT is seen as the first seriously collectible Japanese car and the first "Japanese supercar". Examples of the 2000GT have sold at auction for as much as US$375,000

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