D Car — November 2003
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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 62 — English draft translation
Ignoring the rules, this Soarer takes on a classic sport-compact look. The Soarer was a hugely popular luxury coupe during Japan's bubble era. Even though used examples are now more affordable, it still carries a powerful luxury-car image. This car has been boldly customized into a true, dead-center sport compact. The exterior pairs Vertex aero with a candy-orange full repaint and strobe-line graphics, guaranteeing attention on the street. RG coilovers lower it dramatically, and classic Racing Hart wheels complete the sport-plus-luxury look.
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Part 03: Sport Luxury
Latest trend guide
TREND 02: Luxury meets sport compact
Service
CONSTRUCTION
NOMURA
STYLE
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Shigeo Sotoya owns this Soarer and is also the owner of the fabrication shop Free-D Body Service. The car stood out everywhere at the event!
OWNER
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TOYOTA
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Soarer [JZZ30]
LUXURY
TREND
Sport Luxury
Part 03
meets SPORT COMPACT
The candy-orange coupe! The original luxury coupe, the Soarer, gets a full-on sport-compact makeover!
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A big wing and bucket seats are part of the formula!?
To transform that luxury coupe, the Soarer, into such a classic, unmistakable sport compact—this is unquestionably right in the heart of Sport Luxury. Absolutely.
The luxurious interior and Spartan bucket seats combine to create a striking cockpit. The GT wing has now become an essential item...
Sporty aero and mesh!
...as well!
It wears aggressively designed aero and popular Racing Hart wheels. The fenders also have added air ducts, along with many other hard-core custom details.
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Sport-compact details from corner to corner!
SPECIFICATIONS Exterior: Vertex aero; wing ; paint: candy-orange with strobe graphics Interior: OMD steering wheel; bucket seats; upholstery details Wheels: Racing Hart, front 19 × 8.5J; tires 235/35 and 265/30 Suspension: RG coilovers Tuning: One-off 80 muffler ; HKS air cleaner
Racing Hart
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Racing Hart 19 × 9.5J
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Inquiries:
Freedom Body Service • Tel. 045-831-1752