This Is The Rare Toyota Aristo Vertex Edition.. 2JZ-GTE!
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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we take out this 1997 Toyota Aristo Vertex Edition! Twin Turbo 2JZ-GTE, RWD, VIP JDM Sedan... this thing is Awesome.. Extremely rare car to see and what an experience :)
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You really wouldn't know this car is 20 years old. Way ahead of its time. The Japanese really do have a knack for extremely high quality.
It’s amazing eh.. they were so ahead of everyone
A young man that's 26 and lives in my neighborhood asked what year was my 04 GS300 and I told him to "guess" so he said "2015, or maybe 2016" I felt so proud 😂😂😂
Hard out. My 98 looks like a car from 2008.
They’re extremely good at taking existing products and perfecting them.
Good work mentioning Aristo was the first car with the 2JZ-GTE
An important fact eh
@@RossReviewsau 147 for the win.
I remember the editor of High Performance Imports magazine bought one of these back in the day and it featured in a number of publications under “Aristo Manifesto”. Seems like the ultimate daily to own alongside a Supra with a manual transmission.
now thats a garage!
I got 2002 aristo, and runs smooth like butter, easy to maintain, and i really enjoy long drive with it, 480hp daily drive and never have any issues or so whatever 🙌
Good to hear
Great video. I purchased at 2001 model 2 months ago, only travelled 11,000kms. Yes just 11,000kms. I have all the paperwork and have taken it to 2 mechanics where they put it on the hoist and checked under the car and were absolutely amazed as to how original and untouched she is. Def the best vehicle I’ve owned
Awesome work John! Truly a special car these eh.. not much else like them especially for the time
John that was my old car. I ran the clock back on it apologies mate
I have a GS430 Second Generation - V8-powered with 300HP and looks just like this Toyota in this video... runs so smooth and is my daily driver in the traffic packed streets of Los Angeles - no matter how powerful the engine would be - it would not be optimal for me in my surroundings but my GS-430 is so reliable that I think I can easily hit 300k miles on the odometer
Same here, I just love my Gs430 and I have to admit she's a garage queen 😂
Cheap high mount setup, ecu, upgraded torque converter + valve body, fuel system...easy high 10s/low 11s. Box and motor would love it.
The box definitely wouldn't like it lol
@@doublesnotroubles there are plenty of a340 auto boxes doing 11s, and even low to mid 10s on e85. My own box has been doing 10s for nearly 10yrs. Seems to be holding up...granted an a340 behind a torquier 2JZ would be extra stress, a conservative tune to ensure torque levels aren't too high is easy enough for longevity reasons.
Lol. Maybe not love it, but in a majority of cases they're a very strong box compared to most, and when they've been looked after they can handle quite a lot of extra power.
@@doublesnotroubles check out the FullBoost channel they had one on very recently with a stock box that ran 9's ill try find it. The reason they hold alotta horsepower is the throttle actually snaps shut for a split second when shifting even if dont lift your foot (i assume to stop over boosting). ruclips.net/video/pNjq3XJEzNg/видео.html car also has stock rear end. They are built tough
@@gnkVLCT I've always heard they start have issues with big power. I've Only been stock power with a340
@@doublesnotroubles big power these days would be running into the flat 10s or 9s, which golebys over in QLD have done loads of times. Can't say there are too many cars that can go from let's say 13.9-14.0secs down to 10s without a box rebuild...so Toyota did well!
Nice to see the Aristo getting some love. I have a 2001 10th Anniversary Aristo. Imported it from Japan in 2019, and just love it! Quicker car than you expect in stock form.
They are a true 90s supersedan 🇯🇵👌 I love it
How does the whole importing thing work? Do you have to find a company?
I was just wondering the same thing ⬆️
Ross you need to keep crowns, centurys and Aristos quiet. Prices will go up 😥
I think you gotta love quick if you want the. At these prices
I want them to go up I'm going to sell mine
These cars are top of my list
I like it even though I've never seen one in person & for being that old definitely was ahead of its time man,nice one bro.
It’s a 90s super sedan.. epic thing
I'm a big fan of these my brother used to have the regular Lexus gs300 non turbo. Just a nice cruiser it was the first car I drove after passing my driving test
Beautiful cars
Great to see other cars than Ford or Holden being reviewed. Good job Mr Ross.
I wish my views were as impressive tho haha
@@RossReviewsau Been watching a lot of your videos lately Rosscoe here in Melbourne because I have no car now.Been catching the bus to work I love your channel btw
I was in one of these about 8 years ago. A guy at Abellio London owned a silver one. It was a beast.
They are really impressive machines
The manual mode of the box is a bit annoying. If you have it in 3rd and plant your foot, it automatically kicks down. So what you're actually selecting is the highest gear the auto will be in haha.
I didn't realise when filming this but i know what your saying.. recently filmed another toyots from this era and had paddle shifters.. but would only limit the gears not actually control them.. very dumb
This thing ages gracefully!
It’s so ahead of it’s time
OMG why didn't youtube recommend this great channel to me earlier
🙌 thanks brother hit that subscribe button 😉
I'm going to be able to get my next car soon and I'm having such a hard time deciding. And every time I watch one of your vids to get an idea of the car, I want it that much more so it's not making it any easier 😂
So far I'm going between one of these 2JZ Aristos, Crown Athlete V Estate, S200 Majesta, Stagea M35 turbo, Skyline 370GT, Fairlady 370Z, Boss 260 XR8, XR6T, and R33 GT25T coupe.
Not an easy choice, to say the least lol 🤔
I’m driving the gs400 with a 120k miles today .
Nice 👍
So true.
I had a guy from
NY buy my 91 Cressida with a 2jz in it. And made 10k profit out of the guy. Yet if I sold it here. I would have been lucky to make 2k on a good day. Lol
yup this car will be $$$ once its legal in the USA
It Would have been nice if theese cars were sold in Australia in 1997 to 2005
ikr :(
Mmmm 400hp sleeper Toyota Aristo anyone with a legendary JDM motor.
It’s a beast this car
I have slowly notice more hype around these cars (also the crowns and magestas), which is sick asf but also raises the prices. No one that i know, knows what this car is or what engine it has. Been wanting this car for over a year now, but its so caddayum hard to find and when ever i do find em they are often ages away from me. Plan on importing one early next year if everything goes to plan
Well clearly you live on an island with no communication to the outside world. Because EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THESE CARS!!!
be quick before prices start to climb!
@@RossReviewsau I have 3 sitting in Japan '00, '02, '03 ( '03 Tom's ) I didn't want anything older and found those 3 1/2 years ago all for a grand total of...$32,456.79 to be exact, the Tom's was 13k plus by itself. Overall by time I receive them it will be about roughly 50k overall for storage, maintenance, and shipping. The way I see it, I'll get to keep one and sell the other two for somewhere between 60-70k give or take 5k-10k.
@@RossReviewsau trying but idk if I should get out a loan or save up n pay in full 😭.
I have a gs300 2004 and plan on getting one of these. But I don't see them becoming the next Chaser and being worth 60k (usd/aud).
im picking up a 2005 Tom's Aristo in 3 weeks. cant wait.
Awesome 👏
You lucky Bastard, I missed a 2005 Toms Aristo in July. I could slap my face nearly dayli
Haven't owned a JDM car yet.
Currently own a 08 ve ssv wagon and Have been offered swaps for a 01 toyota aristo vertex edition. Reckon its worth the swap? Its only got 98***km, imported this year.
I tossed up buying one of these, instead of my IS350-F Sport... But I already have a 550rwhp 6 Speed manual Toyota Soarer, so I figured buying another JZ-powered car would be bad for me because I couldn't resist the temptation to modify it. Sometimes, I think 'Should I sell the 350?' but fuel economy and already having a heavily boosted JZ car come to mind.
The F sports are great cars.. this is beautiful in other ways.. but yeh probably harder to daily these
Look at that beautiful 2JZ vvti
Thing of beauty
I recon they came out early 90s, I had a 1991 factory 2j aristo in Australia. Looked the same. 🤷♂️.
Wasn’t the first gen?
Infact the Supra got it's engine of Aristo. JZS147 was the first model to include 2jz-gte and it came before JZA80
Yes 👍
Looks soo Modern for what year it is, can really see drawbacks with Toyota.
It’s so ahead for 1997
@@RossReviewsau Yeah man, I wonder if the car manufacturers in Japan go back to some of the old concept car designs and look back and some of they have done over the years now.. I've always wondered that one Ross.
Put it like this Mr2 and all the legend the Celica would've been interesting to see it grow over years instead of making up crap, like 86...
Same with the Aristo didn't get to see it grow.
*You mean the 2JZGTE straight out of an Aristo/GS300 which they originally came in, not a Supra*
I’m glad you rectified that first statement, straight out of a Supra…!!!
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I'm amazed that this car is even more powerful than my 3rd gen lexus gs300!!
They have a lot of potential n back in the day were a serious super sedan
Are they reliable and are parts easy to find?
Had mine since 2009, pre 25 year rule!
thats awesome mate
They are amazing cars but finding information about them is super hard i have 2 the na and the gte i can't for the love of me figure out if my gte is the anniversary edition becouse it came out in 2001 and from what iv read its sepose to be the anniversary edtion becouse it came out in 2001 but i have no clue
*Forget if it's Vertex, Tom's, GS300, V300...The Grand Sedan from 98-05 is one of if not the BEST OVERALL CAR EVER MADE!!!*
these are impressive
You know whats going on.......i have a silver vertex toms toyota aristo v300 with 32km on it 😊
Big fan of the channel but I don’t think it’s very ethical that this dealership in Perth you speak highly of bought this car from an Adelaide dealership for about $22k and then have it for sale for $35k from memory.
The car also was originally blue, and had a fairly average respray.
I have no idea what they got this car for.. car looked mint.. People complain about prices but no other dealership comes close in Perth for average enthusiasts
“Straight outta the Supra” the aristo was the first chassis to come with the 2j 😤 put some respect on the aristo
these cars are sick i just traded my 93 fd for one
This car also has aftermarket coil overs
Kinda looks like a Mercedes’ from the front. Also those motors are Like gold in Australia
A little bit eh😅
so they like the same size as a fairlane/statesman ?
Similar to a falcon I’d say
Nice
Shoutout to my fellow Perth car fans!
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Mine loves 22psi of boost ❤❤❤❤
Now we are taking 😈
What mods have been done and power are you getting with 22psi?
I’m in Japan about to do my first car loan. I hate loans BUT for this beautiful thing. I will gladly owe $14,000. 😂
It’s a beautiful car
@@RossReviewsau so is the in-line 6 x2 turb
Did some come with manual transmissions ?
No 🥲
Only police got manuals
Dam 6kw and 70nm more than my Volvo, S80 T6 2.8L twin turbo 2002.
Big, luxury car. The Volvo goes mate and it's got a manual mode.
This Toyota is fantastic for a big luxury car it would go like the clappers and was cheaper. I would of paid around mid $90s to just under $100k in 2002 if I remember right , it wasn't over the $100k I remember that lol, but that was with basically every option in it.
Lol this thing and the Volvo can lose your licence very fast.
The speed you can do in these kind of car's and not even realise it is amazing.
You really need to pay attention to the Speedo.
On open road's you can relax and look down and you are over 140kmph without even trying. Cruise control is super useful 🤫😁👍💗 lol talking about gearing the Volvo won't change into 4th gear until you hit about 203kmph if you are flat flooring it. 😁 Not that I would ever do that haha.
now im keen to see one of them Volvos haha!
@@RossReviewsau you would love it man, for a luxury car! it's one of the most comfortable car's you can get.
I think it's 0 to 100 is in low 7 second's so it's not a rocket ship but its fast, enough and will pull 270kmp top speed.
They do have issues though. The gearbox is known for failing (if you don't look after them, sometimes even if you do lol. In 2004 they fixed that)
The steering is very soft/easy but I don't really find it bad. But in saying that maybe I have gotten used to it. It's soft.
I have seen a few American videos of them that are ok, but still don't have the options I got in mine. There is an executive spec you can get, but not in Australia 😭 it has tv and fridge and no middle rear seat and blinds on the door windows as well. Mine has the rear window blind but not the ones in the door's.
Hopefully you can find one, I'd love to see that review.
🙂 Don't do the 2.9L that a different game altogether 👍
Anyone know what wheels those are?
Bump, also wanna know 😅
Supra Sedan😮
Bloody oath!
No! It's just a GRAND SEDAN!
They’re honestly not rare , tons were produced.
Lots of cool shit came out in the 90s and they were just overshadowed by all the Mainstream jdm hero cars. Which for me was a good thing, I was able to score a factory turbo jz car for dirt cheap 🤝🤝
I own supras and I had the v spec arist nothing touches the aristo or the supra
Except a Barra 😉
Haha they look funny standard height.
Anyone got a 430 v8 ??
I got one, and I'm never letting it go.😂
*These are not hard to find, nor are they 20k. Must be an down under price. Because coming straight from Japan they only on average around 12k*
I want this car but I'm in the US. :(
It’s eligible for import end of this year 😎
@@RossReviewsau I can only hope it would still be available by then lol. Are these pretty common cars there in Australia?
"Barra is the equivalent of the 2jz"...yeah....
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im pretty sure they are a 5 speed auto.
4 speed..
@@RossReviewsau really? i own the lexus gs300 model and thats a 5 speed. they made the 2jzgte aristos with a 4 speed? bit weird 😅
@@99Lezard99 this guy does not no what he is talking about
@@definitionmedia1130 no, hes actually right. i was suprised as well but the 2jzge comes with the 5 speed and the 2jzgte is actually only a 4 speed even in the jzs161. im guessing thats the same gearbox as in the jzs147 and mk4 supra.
@@99Lezard99 the 4 speeds on the turbo aristos are beefier and can hold more power
Lmao naa the Supra has the Aristo/GS engine 😂 this platform was the first car ever to have the 2JZ GTE
I said that if you watched long enough..
Yeah he says that this was the first car to have the gte
Yeaa u needa re check what you said, "This has the legendary 2jz, the GTE, the twin turbo, straight out of a Supra", thats why i said what i said. Its not straight out of a Supra lol its the other way around.
First
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I wish these cars didn't straight up suck, they sound good on paper but idk, a mate owned one, a pretty mint one but they just feel very blanned and lack some sort of soul to me...
You reckon? Each to their own
How
Owned a Crown Royal Saloon 1980-something. Yeah they kinda bland.
You may as well get an Aurion, as they're almost as quick
The Aurion is deceptively quick but it's still just a boring fwd car
Two entirely different cars with two different purposes. The Aristo is literally a Supra sedan. The Aurion is a family sedan. Even comparing stock examples the Aristo will beat the Aurion in power, handling dynamics, build quality and comfort.
@@gavinr9107 it will also be higher in servicing cost, insurance and unreliability
@@ozwasp All relatively minor costs for owning an appreciating JDM legend. Most Aristo owners will not be driving theirs daily anyhow. I can certainly appreciate your perspective. However, honestly, who buys an Aristo to keep it 100% stock and drive it to work and back? That is what the Aurion is for. Potential is where the Aristo exceeds by a huge margin.
@@ozwasp Curious as to your choice as a fellow car enthusiast? I daily drive a Camry for work and own a Lexus ISF as a weekend warrior.
You compared a barra to a 2jz your a true clown 🤡
Why wouldn’t you compare it.. lol 😂
60k us nope... haven't seen one go higher than 27k and that's the most I've seen as an asking price...and it was manual swapped.