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Toyota · 1996–2001

Chaser JZX100

The last Chaser, offered in Tourer V form with the 1JZ-GTE turbo straight-six and a five-speed manual.

Years
1996–2001
Tourer V engine
1JZ-GTE 2.5 L turbo inline-6
Power
280 PS
Gearbox
R154 5-speed manual
Drive
RWD

Toyota Chaser JZX100 What would you do with it?

Photos

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Stories

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No Music, Just Engines: A Night of Car Spotting in Shibuya, From a Widebody R35 to a Liberty Walk S15
Car Spotting 3 min read

No Music, Just Engines: A Night of Car Spotting in Shibuya, From a Widebody R35 to a Liberty Walk S15

We turned the music off and let Shibuya do the talking: idling exhausts, a passing train, and a kerb lined with a widebody GT-R, a…

Land of the Rising Sun: A Black Countach, a Purple Revuelto and a Chaser Hiding in Nagasaki
Car Spotting 4 min read

Land of the Rising Sun: A Black Countach, a Purple Revuelto and a Chaser Hiding in Nagasaki

Ten frames from Japan, from the ginkgo avenue at Meiji Jingu Gaien to Tsukuba Circuit to a garage in Nagasaki. A black Countach…

ULTRACE 2025 Postcards: Jenny Holzer's BMW Art Car, an E31 With Its Eyes Open and a Kaido Racer in Wrocław
Event Coverage 3 min read

ULTRACE 2025 Postcards: Jenny Holzer's BMW Art Car, an E31 With Its Eyes Open and a Kaido Racer in Wrocław

Our first ULTRACE story covered the show. These are the postcards: thirteen short clips from Wrocław, with the cars it missed, from…

Toyota JZX Boat Meet: Verossa, Chaser JZX100, Crown and a V12 Century at Sunset in Ontario
Car Meets 2 min read

Toyota JZX Boat Meet: Verossa, Chaser JZX100, Crown and a V12 Century at Sunset in Ontario

In Japanese car slang, a "boat" is a big four-door that floats. On a summer evening in an Ontario parking lot, a whole fleet of…

"Explaining to My Tuner How My Car Should Sound": Our Toyota Chaser JZX100 Tourer V
Project Car 2 min read

"Explaining to My Tuner How My Car Should Sound": Our Toyota Chaser JZX100 Tourer V

A black Toyota Chaser JZX100 Tourer V rolling up a quiet drive in Vermont, 1JZ burbling. Our own Chaser, and why this four-door is…

D1GP at Ebisu 2025: Inside Japan's Most Iconic Drift Circuit
Event Coverage 4 min read

D1GP at Ebisu 2025: Inside Japan's Most Iconic Drift Circuit

Our first D1 Grand Prix, at rounds 5 and 6 on Fukushima's Ebisu mountain. Champion Hideyuki Fujino's GR86, Daigo Saito's GR Supra…