Toyota is one of the most popular car companies in the world. With its slogan, “Let’s Go Places,” it encourages customers to get off of the couch and purchase one of their cars, not simply so that they can go to work or head over to the grocery store to buy food for dinner. No, the company wants drivers to feel like each time they hop into of the company’s cars that they are going on an adventure, the type of trip that no other car company could replicate. However, have you ever wondered just how much one of these “adventures” may cost you? While the typical Toyota is priced roughly between $20,000-$50,000, there are some models out there that are a little bit pricier. These are the five most expensive Toyota cars.
5. 1986 Toyota Supra Turbo MKIII – $60,000
This sports car can go from 0-62 mph in six seconds and reaches a top speed of 144 mph, and when it was first produced, the engine of the Toyota Supra Turbo was upgraded to a three liter engine with 200 horsepower (149 kW). 1986 was the year that Toyota released the Mark III Supra, cutting its bonds to the Toyota Celica and making the Supra its own, individual model.
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4. 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 150 – $90,000
The 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 150 features a four liter, V6 engine. The mid-size SUV can fit up to seven people inside of it (including the driver) and offers all-wheel drive. It can go from 0-62 mph in just above nine seconds, and it reaches top speed at 112 mph.
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3. 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 – $90,000
The 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 features Smart Entry (simply touch the door to open if your remote is near the car), Smart Start (no key needed for ignition – just a Start/Stop button to push), and CRAWL (a four-wheel drive control system that operates like an off-road cruise control, thus it keeps the car at a low, manageable speed by using the brakes and throttle). In addition to that, the Land Cruiser also has an optional V8 diesel engine, called the Toyota VD engine.
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2. 1967 Toyota 2000GT – $450,000
The 1967 200oGT is priced so highly because it’s the first of its kind – 1967 was the start-up year for the 2000GT. The 2000GT has the speed and strength of a racecar, which is probably why Toyota actually entered it into some competitions during 1966 and 1967. The 2000GT came in third in the the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix and won the 1967 Fuji 24-Hour Race, all while setting several FIA world records for speed and endurance in the process. Not to mention, it’s a Bond car. The 2000GT was featured in the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice – that instantly makes this car a classic.
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1. 1998 Toyota GT-One Road Version – $1.3 million
The GT-One nabs the number one spot on this list, because, like the 2000GT, it’s a race car that Toyota made a “road version” of. The GT-One raced in both the 1998 and 1999 24 Hour of Les Mans (the oldest, active sports car endurance race), and the car came in second in the race in 1999. That legacy alone would make this an attractive car , but then there’s also the stats. The GT-One Road Version itself can go can go 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds and 0-100 mph in 5.9 seconds, maxing out at a top speed of 227 mph. All of that speed, plus the fact that it’s a great looking car with some great history attached to it, definitely helps me start to understand why the price tag for it is over one million dollars, making it Toyota’s most expensive car out there.
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