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Toyota Aristo Vertex Twin Turbo 6 Speed Manual

Basically the Lexus GS300 but with the MK4 2JZ-GTE twin turbo 320 BHP supra engine available in Japan but not the UK.

Apart from the obvious bodykit/wheels etc. this one has also been converted to manual using the Supra 6-speed box.

It's pure pimp-daddy drug dealer, and I think it's awesome :cool:
 
I love these, a friend was looking at getting one but couldn't afford the insurance and got a plain GS300 instead, nice having it converted to a manual too.

Watchout for fox though, whenever I mentioned these on IRC he always seemed to hate them :)
 
Not exactly a sports car, but if you have the wallet for the fuel, is probably a great distance car. I tried a normal GS300, and it really was a motorised armchair.
 
Thing is, its absolutely useless as a car. Unless its got 'pimp style' air suspension.

You'd never get it over a speed bump, over a curb or a slight change in gradient, and lets face it, we are inundated with them over here.
 
Bug One said:
Thing is, its absolutely useless as a car. Unless its got 'pimp style' air suspension.

You'd never get it over a speed bump, over a curb or a slight change in gradient, and lets face it, we are inundated with them over here.

Did you see the pics of my mates' daily driver Merc?

He's dropped it by 5" at the front and 7" at the rear.

Slammed cars can be driven in the UK...

*n
 
Bug One said:
Thing is, its absolutely useless as a car. Unless its got 'pimp style' air suspension.

You'd never get it over a speed bump, over a curb or a slight change in gradient, and lets face it, we are inundated with them over here.

It's on fully adjustable coilovers. TBH there isn't a lot of difference between that car and my car's height from the road at the front:

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Speed bumps are possible, just very slowly. I've never come across a problem with changes in gradient etc.
 
DreXeL said:
It's on fully adjustable coilovers. TBH there isn't a lot of difference between that car and my car's height from the road at the front:

Speed bumps are possible, just very slowly. I've never come across a problem with changes in gradient etc.
I have no doubt it works fine on a motorway, as per your pic. Now lets find some pot holed, untarmaced tracks ;)

I've got a great pic I snapped with my phone. Its of a noble driving into a car park. The driver obviously didn't realise the amount of gradient change, or just how low the car was. Was an almightly cracknig sound as the front wing met the road. :eek: Managed to snap a picture right at the moment. Not sure if I managed to capture the drivers 'brown' moment or not. :p
 
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