Toyota Chaser

Toyota Chaser

Columns use the English labels from the data. Duplicate names are split by horsepower (and by drive/boost where hp matches).

1st generation (January 1977 – September 1980). Body: Coupe Hardtop. 1 version: 2.0 MT, 105 hp, Gasoline, Inline 4, Manual 4, RWD. Ground clearance 170 mm. Fuel tank not measured. Kerb and gross weight not measured. Rear brakes: Drum. Rear suspension: Dependent, spring.

2nd generation (October 1980 – August 1984). Body: Sedan. 10 versions. Range: 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT (95 hp, 1770 cc, Carburetor), three 2.0 displacements (1968 / 1972 / 1988 cc, 105–135 hp), and 2.2 MT / 2.2 AT Diesel at 72 hp. Gearboxes: Manual 4 or 5, Automatic 3 or 4. All RWD. Tank 65 L. Clearance 170 or 175 mm. Kerb 1065–1220 kg where measured.

3rd generation (August 1984 – July 1988). Body: Sedan. 2 versions: 2.0 MT (135 hp, Manual 5) and 2.0 AT (135 hp, Automatic 4), both Gasoline Inline 6, RWD, tank 65 L, clearance 155 mm. Kerb and gross weight not measured. Rear suspension: Dependent, spring. Rear brakes: Drum.

4th generation (August 1988 – September 1992). Body: Sedan. 12 versions. 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT at 105 hp and 1.8 AT / 1.8 MT at 115 hp; 2.0 MT / 2.0 AT at 135 hp; 2.0 MT / 2.0 AT at 150 hp; 2.0 AT 170 hp Compressor; 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT 210 hp Turbo; 2.5 AT 180 hp. All RWD. Tank 65 L. Clearance 155 mm. Rear suspension: Independent, spring.

5th generation (October 1992 – August 1994) and restyling (September 1994 – August 1996). Body: Sedan. Pre-restyling 11 versions; restyling 11 versions. Shared names: 1.8 AT, 1.8 MT, 2.0 MT, 2.0 AT, 2.5 AT 180 hp RWD and AWD, 2.5 AT 280 hp Turbo, 2.5 MT 280 hp Turbo, 3.0 AT 220 hp, 2.5 AT 97 hp Diesel, 2.5 MT 97 hp Diesel. Tank 70 L. Clearance 150 or 155 mm.

6th generation (September 1996 – July 1998) and restyling (August 1998 – June 2001). Body: Sedan. Pre-restyling 10 versions; restyling 11 versions. Pre-restyle peak remains 2.5 AT / 2.5 MT 280 hp Turbo; naturally aspirated 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT are 140 hp. After restyling, 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT rise to 160 hp, 2.0 AT AWD appears, and 1.8 AT continues at 120 hp. Last production date in the data: 2001-06-30.

Engines and specs

Columns use the English labels from the data. Duplicate names are split by horsepower (and by drive/boost where hp matches).

6th generation, restyling (1998-08 – 2001-06), Sedan

Engine placement: Front, longitudinal on the RWD cars listed with a placement; Front, transverse on 2.0 AT 160 hp AWD and 2.5 AT 200 hp AWD. 2.5 MT 200 hp placement is not measured. Injection: Distributed injection (multi-point). Valves per cylinder: 4.

6th generation (1996-09 – 1998-07), Sedan

Restyling 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT add 20 hp and 19 Nm versus these 140 hp / 181 Nm cars. 3.0 AT torque is 294 Nm here and after restyling, versus 279 Nm in the 5th generation.

5th generation, restyling (1994-09 – 1996-08), Sedan

5th generation (1992-10 – 1994-08), Sedan

6th-generation Turbo 2.5 AT / 2.5 MT list 377 Nm at 2400 rpm; 5th-generation Turbo twins list 362 Nm at 4800 rpm — 15 Nm more on the later cars, at a lower rpm.

4th generation (1988-08 – 1992-09), Sedan

2.0 AT 170 hp is the only Compressor version in the whole Chaser set. 2.0 AT 210 hp Turbo is 40 hp and 49 Nm above that Compressor car, and 60 hp / 92 Nm above 2.0 AT 150 hp.

3rd generation (1984-08 – 1988-07), Sedan

2nd generation (1980-10 – 1984-08), Sedan

Valves per cylinder: 2. 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT: Carburetor. Diesel 2.2 MT / 2.2 AT injection: not measured.

1st generation (1977-01 – 1980-09), Coupe Hardtop

Injection: Carburetor. Power rpm 3600. Compression ratio not measured. Fuel octane not measured.

Performance and economy (mpg)

0–100 km/h: not measured on all 68 versions.

Top speed: 166 km/h on 1st-generation 2.0 MT. Not measured on the other 67 versions.

Fuel consumption (city / highway / mixed) and mpg: not measured on all 68 versions.

CO2: not measured on all 68 versions.

Eco class: not measured on all 68 versions.

Fuel grades that are listed: 92, 95, 98 (Gasoline) and Diesel. 6th-generation restyling 1.8 AT uses 92; the same 1.8 AT before restyling uses 95. 2.5 MT 200 hp (2492 cc) uses 98 in both 6th-generation blocks.

Dimensions and weight

Length, width, height and wheelbase are not measured in this dataset. Wheel sizes are not measured on all versions.

Fuel tank: 65 L on generations 2–4; 70 L on generations 5–6 (including restylings). 1st-generation 2.0 MT: tank not measured.

Ground clearance: 170 mm (1st generation; 2nd-generation 2.0 MT 135 hp and both 1988 cc six-cylinder cars); 175 mm (other 2nd-generation versions); 155 mm from the 3rd generation onward on most RWD cars; 150 mm on many AWD cars and on 6th-generation Turbo 2.5 AT, Diesel 2.5 AT, and 2.5 MT 200 hp.

Kerb weight (measured values only):

• 2nd generation: 1065 kg (1.8 MT) to 1220 kg (2.0 AT 125 hp).
• 4th generation: 1220 kg (1.8 MT 105 hp) to 1470 kg (2.0 AT 170 hp Compressor). 1.8 AT 115 hp, 1.8 MT 115 hp, 2.5 AT 180 hp: kerb not measured.
• 5th generation: 1250–1460 kg; 2.5 AT 180 hp AWD kerb 1370 kg, gross 1645 kg (payload 275 kg). Restyling 2.5 AT 180 hp AWD kerb 1460 kg (90 kg heavier than the pre-restyle AWD car).
• 6th generation: 2.5 AT 200 hp AWD 1500 kg; 2.5 MT 200 hp 1390 kg, gross 1665 kg. 1.8 AT kerb not measured. Restyling: 1290 kg (1.8 AT) to 1490 kg (2.5 AT 280 hp). 2.0 AT AWD is 100 kg heavier than 2.0 AT RWD (1440 vs 1340 kg).
• 1st and 3rd generations: kerb not measured. Gross weight not measured except the two figures above.

Front suspension is Independent, spring on every version. Rear suspension is Dependent, spring through generation 3 and Independent, spring from generation 4. Front brakes: Disc (generations 1–2) or Ventilated disc (from generation 3). Rear: Drum (1–3 and 4th-generation 1.8s) or Disc / Disc ventilated on later and boosted cars.

Which version to choose

Using only the numbers in this catalogue:

• Lowest listed power: 2nd-generation 2.2 MT and 2.2 AT Diesel, 72 hp / 142 Nm, 2188 cc. Lightest measured kerb: 1.8 MT of the 2nd generation, 1065 kg.
• Highest listed power: 2.5 AT and 2.5 MT 280 hp Turbo (5th and 6th generations). 6th-generation cars add 15 Nm (377 vs 362) versus the 5th-generation Turbo pair.
• Largest displacement: 3.0 AT, 2997 cc, 220 hp. In the 6th generation it makes 294 Nm; in the 5th, 279 Nm (15 Nm less) at a higher power rpm (5800 vs 5600).
• Only Compressor car: 4th-generation 2.0 AT 170 hp / 225 Nm. The Turbo 2.0 AT 210 hp of the same generation is 40 hp stronger.
• AWD vs RWD (same name, same hp): 6th restyling 2.0 AT 160 hp AWD is 100 kg heavier than RWD (1440 vs 1340) and sits 5 mm lower (150 vs 155). 6th-generation 2.5 AT 200 hp AWD is 100 kg heavier than RWD (1500 vs 1400). 5th restyling 2.5 AT 180 hp AWD is 70 kg heavier than RWD (1460 vs 1390) and 5 mm lower.
• Manual vs Automatic at equal hp: 6th restyling 2.0 MT 160 hp is 10 kg lighter than 2.0 AT RWD (1330 vs 1340). Turbo 2.5 MT 280 hp is 10 kg lighter than 2.5 AT 280 hp (1480 vs 1490) after restyling.
• Diesel in later cars: 5th/6th-generation 2.5 AT / 2.5 MT 97 hp (2446 cc Turbo Diesel) versus Gasoline 2.5 AT 200 or 280 hp on the same 2.5 name — 103 hp or 183 hp less than those Gasoline twins.
• Only Coupe Hardtop, and the only measured top speed: 1st-generation 2.0 MT, 105 hp, 166 km/h.

Problems and reliability

Fault lists, service intervals and reliability scores are not measured in this dataset. What the figures do show is hardware spread: Carburetor on 1st-generation 2.0 MT and 2nd-generation 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT; Distributed injection (multi-point) on most later Gasoline and Diesel cars; Central injection (single-point or single- point) on 4th-generation 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT 105 hp; injection not measured on 2nd-generation 2.2 MT / 2.2 AT. Boost types present: No, Turbo, Compressor. Eco class and CO2 are not measured, so emissions-era ranking cannot be taken from these rows.