Editing Toyota Soarer (section)

== {{anchor|Z40}}Fourth generation (2001-2005) ==
{{Infobox automobile
| image = Toyota Soarer 430SCV in Silver Metallic, front right.jpg
| model_code = Z40
| caption = 
| name = Toyota Soarer
| aka = [[Lexus SC (Z40)]]
| production = 2001–2005 (renamed in 2006 as Lexus SC)
| body_style = 2-door [[Hardtop|retractable hardtop]] [[convertible]]
| designer = [[Sotiris Kovos]]<ref name="Kovos SC430 SmartMoney">{{cite web |url=http://www.smartmoney.com/spend/autos/love-object-10732/ |title=Love Object – The Lexus SC 430: Other drivers gawk, bikers grunt approval, and this reviewer swoons. |access-date=29 April 2020 |work=Smart Money |first=Paul | last = Ingrassia |date=June 2001}}</ref> (1997–1998)
| engine = 4.3 L ''[[Toyota UZ engine#3UZ-FE|3UZ-FE]]'' [[V8 engine|V8]]
| transmission = {{unbulleted list
  | 5-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]
  | 6-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]] (renamed model)
  }}
| length = {{convert|4515|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1825|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1355|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2620|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1730|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
}}

[[File:Toyota SOARER 430SCV (UA-UZZ40) rear.jpg|thumb|left|Toyota Soarer (Z40)]]
{{Further2|[[Lexus SC (Z40)|Lexus SC 430]]}}

The 40-series Soarer model was largely identical to its Lexus equivalent, sold outside Japan as the [[Lexus SC|Lexus SC 430]] since 2001. The Z40 series Soarer 430SCV featured a hardtop which could fold into the boot of the car, in the fashion of the contemporary [[Mercedes-Benz SL]]. It was equipped with the 3UZ-FE VVTi (variable valve timing) 4.3-litre V8 engine, as was available in the Lexus LS 430 luxury sedan. It was rated at {{cvt|280|PS|kW hp|0}} and {{cvt|430|Nm|lbft|0}} of torque. This enabled the coupé to accelerate from a standstill to {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in 6 seconds. The shared body style of the Z40 series Soarer/SC 430 was developed by Toyota designers at design studios in France and Japan. Compared with the Z30 series, some observers generally considered the fourth generation a retreat in visual style due to its more compact and top heavy appearance. 

With the Z40 series Soarer, design and production [[synergy|synergies]] culminated in the development of a single shared design configuration for both the Soarer and Lexus models, unlike the previous generations. The rise of Lexus as Toyota's premium worldwide marque also contributed to the design focus on the Lexus model configuration rather than a separate Toyota-branded series of Soarer coupes. On July 26, 2005, Lexus was introduced in Japan with the 2006 SC 430 TSOOH in its lineup. The debut of Lexus and the SC 430 coincided with the conclusion of Toyota Soarer sales, after 6,486 examples had been sold with Soarer badging.<ref name=DeAg95>{{citation | title = 週刊 日本の名車 | trans-title = Famous Japanese Cars Weekly | publisher = K.K. DeAgostini Japan | location = Tokyo | editor-first = Kazuyo | editor-last = Ogawara | ref=DeAg75 | volume = 95 | page = 17 | date = 2015-09-17 }}</ref>

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