Jank Paul except maybe the HOONIGAN sticker

I'd have to disagree with every other lexus of this era, as they aged very poorly.

Fungus Chamber The SC300/400 from the 90s still looks amazing today. Such a sleek look.

your nuts. these are incredible looking cars. This one is a bad example @@SuperPremiumDeluxe

I'd say their design was ahead by like 5 years, but it's not modern looking, I'm really tired of people saying "looks new" at a car we all know is 10-20 years old.

It is, but only if you’re in Japan; which sucks for the USA but it’s not incredibly hard to get parts just takes a lot of time planning and sourcing them.

@@patrickdabs Where would you go to import japanese parts?

@@stepbro1305 Japan duh 🙄

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@@boomboombaby9140 hurr hurr funny guy

Sadly not many mod these motors in the US. As far as kits go they are non existent. Aussie's love them but I've been debating getting rid of my 1uz 1st gen motor from my SC400 to swap to a 2jz or something else to make more power on a budget. Can't decide. Also Lexus went with much skinnier rods with these motors than the original 1 uz. So much potential but so much money needed to build it. The upside is it can take abuse and survive virtually anything.

Toyota4Life i own an 01 gs430 in black cherry pearl and i just love it so much, cant wait to start modding it

Toyota4Life So what are the specs on it? The 98 XJR Jag is pretty damn fast to.

Toyota4Life I have a 2000 GS400 Platinum edition... complete with factory spoiler. It was one of the last built in June 2000. As of today, 78k miles. It does have a nice response from the start and not bad at all in higher gears (mechanical throttle body vs. inferior response electronic throttle body of the GS430).

Toyota4Life I own a 04 GS430 later models with the V8 are extremely rare. Lexus really hit the mark on this car.

Bigshows93 😂😂😂

the 1uz is a fairly maniac motor. In Australia, they often go ape shit and turbo them. They rev really high; if I remember correctly, it's because they have quad cam, so they can rev really high. The type of shit that sounds like a V8 and enjoys having a turbo strapped onto it.

@JGD everyone loves the 2j though, but the V8 is still amazing. because it's a V8. he got the V8. the V8 is good. because it's V8.

lol, why was this so damn funny

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The GS and 1UZ has insane top end.

Ya they do, When I test drove it i went to merge on the freeway and was shocked by the acceleration of a 20 year old car with over 300,00 miles on it. 3500 to 6250 the car puts out some good sounds and pulls very well.

Dayne Fought the 60-110 is really the strong point of the 400/430 1/3uzfe motor.

Great car, I used to own one. Don't know how you're outrunning a 400hp GTO though

Cool story bro.

C Mendoza no sir it is you with the cool story. I saw your movie on lifetime and it moved me to tears, and gave me gas, bravo!

@@cmendoza1094 Lol this was quicker than the 1997 BMW M5. Cut the bullshit and know your history.

@@db9904 So? The point still stands. The blackbird was also the fastest motorcycle for a brief period. That doesn't change facts.

@@d1sturb3d119 it's okay he probably owns a g35 and would still get whipped by our Japanese muscle.... No hate on vq35de (g35) but the gs was no joke a fast sedan for its size

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Banzai Runner "Some balls"? It's freakin stock lol. Least he could've done is do a proper exhaust.

90s Amg will always be cool due to the fact that so few of them were built. The w202 C43 for example only had 3400 examples world wide. That's as many Lexus GS400s as were sold in a single month in the US alone

Banzai Runner it has a man vag

Banzai Runner there really isn't much you can do to those V8s.

su1ac0 Not true *at all.* GS400 was not only a non-Japan exclusive (not sold in Japan), but was sold in much lower numbers. Google isn't hard. Use it.

Not only smooth very strong these engines want to leap off the line. I will never forget the feeling when I first drove a GS400.

Toyota4Life They were overbuilt... less so with the 3UZ.

Arthur Wall i had the vvti on my sc400 with 250k miles. I swapped it with an aristo 2j. Now I can add more power.

It better be! Toyota spend 1 billion dollars to design the engine. 1uz is no joke.

i laughed at that pass.

Were they just trying to show the sound? Coz if that was foot to the floor, that's pathetic

Haha

It's a WOT pull

From 2nd gear. But these 1UZs didn't many any power at all. However it's bottom end was pretty stout.

JBOsurf still laughing

I'm sorry but I have no idea, WTF is that rope all about?

Hammerhaus Kennel It's called a kintsuna knot. Mainly for the VIP car scene. It's also a religious item in Japan.

Thank you!

Lmao

400k!!? Amazing!

Better then any new car!

Shut up, bitch.

Not $5k anymore unless it’s got 200k miles.

@@MPowerSubie12 gotta hold onto mine. I paid $5k with 140k miles

@@scottoleson1997 Good deal but also depends on condition, color combo, history, and accessories.

@@MPowerSubie12 accessories I think I’m good on, got the heated seats, nav and touch screen, sunroof, chrome rims. The only thing I know it doesn’t have is the nakamichi system or any limited edition stuff. Got it in black onyx with the tan interior, but I’m wondering if I should replace my driver seat since it’s starting to rip

@@scottoleson1997 Sweet! If you can find an exact replacement. I have heated seats as well not that I need them since I never drive the car lol it’s a garage Queen not a daily. Mine is actually quite the opposite. I have a like new Crystal White on tan 2000 GS400 with 43,000 miles. It has the Nakamichi sound system which sounds incredible and super crisp so no navi. Also I have the silver alloy 17” 5 spoke wheels not the chrome ones. And I have an OEM rear spoiler. It’s not a Platinum package but I don’t mind since I prefer the bigger wheels anyway. I do like the graphite emblems and perforated seats though. But it was traded in by a 64 year old grandma, who loved the car, for a Range Rover in North Carolina so absolutely zero rust. Also all the maintenance is up to date as she took it to Toyota for everything (no Lexus dealer in Wilmington). Yes it spent it’s life on beaches and golf courses in a great climate. Personally I have never seen more of a unicorn in terms of a GS400 and that’s looking for about the last 4 years.

And if the guy driving really knew the GS, and Lexus transmission programming of that era, then he'd also know that under normal acceleration the GSs shift came quickly, and EXTREMELY smoothly, the shifts were so smooth it was almost like driving a seamless CVT, but without the horrible engine droan and lack of responsiveness, but when you engage the power mode in the electronically controlled transmission (that's what ECT stands for) you can notice the rpms going higher, even though you're applying the same pressure to the throttle as you normally would. The car tries to milk more power out of a single gear, instead of rushing to fifth gear in the name of fuel economy, like it does when in normal mode. It was an early version of putting the car in sport mode. so far youre the first person I've seen that pointed out the fact that THE ECT BUTTON IS ABSOLUTELY FUNCTIONAL!

orangejuiceneggs 0-60 on the 400/430 was pretty much around 5.7 to 5.9 seconds it’s incredible for that time then by 1999 Mercedes Benz came out with E55 AMG and then BMW with M5 boom the HP sedan arms race began next thing you know MB and BMW were at each other throats at HP it was because of that era that lead us to cars being insanely fast today. Though my 13 year old 04 GS430 can still very much hang with many modern cars for alot less dollars.

Rain Santiago I think you are right about this car starting the horsepower wars with incredible amounts power we see cars with today. With the 5.2 0-60 it was a few articles i read years back where they were able to achieve it, not sure how but the did. My buddy had one in 98 and that car left me so far behind in a race with my acura it wasnt even funny.

219,000 miles and still tight. Love it man. I have a 2008 infiniti m45 Sport. With 100,000 miles and tight aswell. I have always had a huge love for older sport sedans

Hey what shocks or coil overs would you recommend? Thanks

@@dorran962 If you want a comfortable ride and some sportiness but not super firm, handle corners pretty decent holds up well. Go with kyb gr2, lot of factory brand use those. bilstien I hear is firm I can’t tell you much about those.

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Your face looks nice

Sarah I do not envy the creepy-ass comments you get on like every Smoking Tire video lol. Great channel btw, best of luck

Carson Ogden It's ok, it's worth it for all the good, down to earth people out there!

Trying to promote her online "personality" you suckers

Agreed, love mine but that 400 sounds gorgeous

dxraaaaa I’m about to buy one does it carry 300 hp??

@@cousinriggs2073 Yes... Over 300 horsepower.

@Meks Corridos Motor mounts. Sensors.

Suhail Sayed He will do whatever you want for 200 bucks

bruh your a savage lol

Yeah it's a custom pizza box table

AHAHAHAHA

Suhail Sayed Dans Meth and Ransoms

I had an SE in collage, such a fun car, agreed. Handled very well for not having independent rear suspension, and being kinda pig-ish compared to comparable cars from the era (approx 2400-2500 lbs I believe, i think the Civics were around 2100-2200, not sure exactly, taking a guess)

topdeadcenter - Is that the crazy purple color changing paint? Mine had that. Actually it was my wife's car. But I drove the piss out of it LOL.

I have one also and the interior looks like new, engine is as sweet as a nut, yet its 20 years old this year! love it.

Just recently got mine same year price and everything you just mentioned

Did your steering wheel shake like crazy??

Did your steering wheel shake?

@@dabeztmashups2425 ur rims might be bent

@@anoncanon1100 hmm, maybe but it looks clean to me and CL says steering rack bushings from daizen but it's not too bad

Alby Eight-hundred no

Hell yeah it is

Alby Eight-hundred no it's the million horsepower lexus

MATT Lexus is an ls500

pretty sure it's an ls400

Dorian W. The beauty of the GS400/GS430 is that out of the box it gets the job done nice wheels, good catback is all that it needs. Incredible DD the passing power on this is addicting.

Onion wishes his was in as good a condition.

He had a gs300

Icemeister but you guys get the privilege of importing the Aristo V300.

Rain Santiago Drift Tax my friend, all the Aristo's here are fucked and no one is really bothering to import any more of them..

Icemeister bummer I can really sense this car will slowly get its recognition. The late 90’s until 2005 was really the pinnacle of Lexus build quality and construction.

Rain Santiago Absolutely, the good news is also that there are plenty of mint condition GS300's for very cheap over here. Not only are the Aristo's in bad condition, but they're expensive because everyone just wants to rip the 2JZ-GTE's out of them..

Great scene.....misunderstood....one of my favorites....for multiple reasons! I even remember the song he played out the tape deck

That was a strange movie. I saw it for the first time last year on Showtime or the like.

jonny j I believe it’s vvti-L

@@jayb4965 No, it's vvtl-i.

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