Toyota Mark X G Sports Concept Debut for Tokyo Auto Salon

Toyota Mark X G Sports Concept - 600

Sporty styling, added performance

Toyota has unveiled the Mark X G Sports concept at Tokyo Auto Salon.

Based on the standard Mark X, the concept features a new front bumper, a revised hood, a sport grille, and LED daytime running lights. Out back, there is a modified rear bumper (with an integrated diffuser), a four tailpipe exhaust system, and a trunk-mounted spoiler. Other styling tweaks include front fender vents, aggressive side skirts, and 20-inch aluminum wheels with high performance Yohokama Advan Sport tires.

The interior is outfitted with a sports steering wheel (with red stitching and faux carbon fiber accents), RECARO sport seats, faux carbon fiber trim, and a Alpine audio system.

Under the hood, power is provided by a 3.5-liter V6 with 234 kW (318 PS) and 380 Nm of torque. It turns the rear wheels through a six speed automatic transmission.

Source: Toyota

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Tokyo-TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed "G Sports"1 (G's) sports conversion car2 series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the "automotive seasoning" that TMC has pursued through its GAZOO Racing3 activities.

The G's series is designed for customers who strongly desire to own a unique vehicle, offering them a personalized interior and exterior design along with sports-driving performance. TMC has directly designed this sports conversion series, instead of the conventional approach of outsourcing development to a customization firm.

The base vehicle of the G's series is equipped with internal and external components that include sports suspension, aerodynamic parts and racing-style seats. A special focus has been placed on "driving seasoning" to make handling fun, through fine-tuning carried out by the GAZOO Racing test drivers who drove the Lexus "LF-A" in the 24 Hours Nürburgring race in Germany and developed the "iQ"-based "GAZOO Racing tuned by MN4" (GRMN).

TMC's aim is to bring that "driving seasoning" and the joy of automobiles to a wider range of customers by reducing production costs through partial inline customization5 and other measures.

TMC has been carrying out a diverse range of activities to broaden the joy and dreams that vehicles inspire, along with its ongoing efforts to use hybrid-vehicle and other technologies to address environmental issues.

In addition to the "FT-86 Concept" rear-wheel drive compact sports car and the Lexus "LFA" shown at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, plans call for TMC's sports model lineup to expand through the introduction of conversion models and sports-trim models of mass-produced vehicle series, such as the GRMN and G's series.

Marked List X G Sports Concept Major Characteristics

Grade base model	350S
Model Cars	GRX133-AETSH
Vehicle weight	1,500 kg
Engine	2GR-FSE
DISPLACEMENT	3.456L
Maximum output	234kW (318PS) / 6,400 r.p.m
Torque	380N?m (38.7kg?m) / 4,800 r.p.m
Fuel supply	In-cylinder direct fuel injection + port
Vehicle dimensions (length × width × height)	4,730 mm × 1,815 mm × 1,415 mm
Wheelbase	2,850 mm
Seating capacity	Five
Drivetrain	2WD (LSD rear-wheel drive system with)
Transmission	S Hold-stage range gear paddle shift six-speed automatic +
Outside board color "code"	Majora