Manufacturer | Toyota |
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Production | 1998-2007 |
Class | Luxury car |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | FR |
Platform | Toyota JCE platform |
Engine | 2.5L 1JZ-GE I6 2.5L 1JZ-FSE I6 3.0L 2JZ-GE I6 3.0L 2JZ-FSE I6 |
Related | Lexus IS Toyota Origin |
Toyota Progrès (pronounced "Prog-Ray") was a Toyota mid size luxury sedan which was sold in Japan from 1998 to 2007. The engine which the Toyota Progrès used is an inline 6 cylinder of 2.5L or 3.0L with VVT-I. Since April 2001 Toyota put in Progres direct injection (D4) engines 1JZ-FSE (2.5L) and 2JZ-FSE (3.0L).
Available with such luxuries for 1998 as 6 airbags, voice activated GPS system, full wood and leather trim, gilt or silver analogue clock and full soft touch plastic interior, dual zone air conditioning and automatic head lights and wipers, the Progrès had an equipment specification that not only surpassed European sedans of similar exterior size, but could match much larger cars such as the BMW 5 series of the era and the Mercedes-Benz E Class. Interior size was also generous, offering the best cu. ft. of space in its class, despite its Lexus IS underpinnings – yet, unlike the Lexus IS, the ride was "willing and ready" rather than the sort of ride expected from a sport sedan.
The Progrès was discontinued in Japan in June 2007.