In 2000, the iconic Toyota 3s engine was replaced by its successor, the 2.0 Liter 1AZ, and confidently came into the automotive market. These AZ series came out knocking into the industry to replace the Toyota S series engines in 2000. Its predecessor, the 3S-FE, has been ruled to halt production since the emergence of … Read more
Toyota 3UR Engine is a naturally-aspirated, 5.7 L, water-cooled petrol engine. It was designed to fit for use in Toyota Tundra, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, and Lexus LX570 vehicles. 3UR engines or 3UR-FE in the Toyota community holds the same engine architecture as those 4.6 Liter V8, 1UR, in the Lexus 460. However, Lexus engines are … Read more
Toyota 2UR engine has two variants, the highly reactive 2UR-FSE, and the sporty 2UR-GSE. Let us discuss their specifications, engine design, power, issues, problems, the overall impact on the industry, and understand what makes up the Toyota 2UR engine. Toyota 2UR Engine is a member of the UR engine family, which Toyota produced in early … Read more
The entire Aluminum build of the 1UR Engine was introduced first in the Middle East in 2006 and relaunched in 2010 in other markets to replace the 2UZ-FE by powering the luxury sedan heavyweights Lexus LS 460 and Lexus LS 460 L that displaces 4.6 L. In addition, the newly developed 1URs are produced to … Read more
Toyota GR engines have many versions under their belt, and one of those is the 2.5 L 4GR-FSE engine, an engine that complements the 3GR but of a smaller capacity. It was produced in 2003 to replace the famous and legendary 1JZ-GE engine. This 4GR-FSE engine features a single-point direct injection technology that, in contrast … Read more
Together with 4GR-FSE, in 2003, Toyota introduced the 3.0 L displacement engine for the GR engine family. It replaced the internationally recognized inline-six engine, the 2JZ-GE. This engine uses the same Aluminum 60 degree V6 cylinder block as 2GR. However, the cylinder’s diameter of 3GR is smaller. Also, these engines feature different cooling systems. Other … Read more
Toyota 2GR engine was developed and produced in 2004 as a replacement for the iconic 2JZ engine and 1MZ-FE V6 and can be found on Lexus and JDM Toyota. This lesser-known engine gained nod for engine swaps and their choice of weapon, the Toyota MR2, and midship Lotus. Its 3.5 L displacement and lightweight all-aluminum … Read more
Toyota introduced its GR generation in 2002 as a designated replacement for the previous 3.4 L 5VZ-FE Engines. And the family was represented by none other than the 1GR or commonly known as 1GR-FE. 1GR-FE is a member of the GR Family along with the 3.5 L 2GR, 3.0 L 3GR, 2.5L 4GR, and specially … Read more
Toyota has been around for decades now, and we can say that they dominated the car industry because of the way they are doing it, and they do it consistently. They revolutionized the game, and there are stories that some companies bought their LS400 Luxury Sedan to break it down and analyze its material processes. … Read more
If you’re familiar with some of the stuff we cover on this channel, you probably know that engines typically come in families. Typically an engine is developed and then the manufacturer changes that first engine to suit new platforms or applications, and this is the case with pretty much all Toyota engines. The Toyota UZ … Read more