Trying To Make Sense Of The Toyota Mark II

We have two new members of the family and need your help making sense of which is which. We also can't decide if we should keep one (and which one) or keep both! Help us choose! Leave your preference in the comments below and tell us why!
Update: Alex discovered the Mark II is also available with the 1JZ-GTE.

[@azadvirmavi2347]

You can definately get mark ii's GTE and manual. And there is only 3 series not 4. 1 CRESTA 2.CHASER 3. MARK II All three comes non turbos and turbos. Non turbo mark iis are called a)grande b) tourerS c)tourerV turbo Non turbo chasers a) avante Non turbo cresta a) super saloon There is also couple other models that comes 4*4 in these jzx. I have owned mark ii jzx90 for 9 years now and its 1jzgte. Best car ever owned. Good to see both beasts beside eachother and going in the right hands.

[@benshawley2703]

Thank you

[@FarhadKhan-um2in]

Thanks... plz send me your 📧 i would love to have a chatt with you about 1jzgte swap... i also own 2 mark ii's 1 . Jzx90 my fav 2. Gx100 soo to be (2jzgte)

[@Jordan-mk9kz]

the american cressida

[@codexonline9915]

Came to say this but you explained it well already!

[@codexonline9915]

Only thin I can add is that they can be seperated even more in their trim level. They all came with a 1G-FE engine (2.0L NA i6) which is the GX series. That is the lowest trim. The JZX90s were either the 1JZ-GE (NA) or the 1JZ-GTE (turbo). And I know atleast in the 100 line the JZX105 is the 4wd.

[@BurnoutLS18]

There are 3 JZX90 variants: 1. Mark II 2. Chaser 3. Cresta All 3 were offered in Tourer V trim with the 1JZ-GTE and R154 manual. The J in JZX implies a 1JZ engine, available in either 1JZ-GE (Tourer S) or 1JZ-GTE (Tourer V) For non-JZ variants, the chassis code was GX-90 which came with a 1G-FE motor. Trim level aside, they are all mechanically identical and were optioned the same, the Cresta/Chaser/Mark II were all essentially reskin variants of the same car.

[@tylerrussell391]

I’ll never understand people that want to make a video on a certain topic, and yet end up making a video showing how little they actually know about said topic.

[@Katsunaka]

There was also the Tourer S in addition to the Tourer V. The Tourer S was NA, the Tourer V was twin turbo. Both could have a manual, or auto. When I lived in Japan from 09-11, I had 2 90 Mark II's, a Tourer S and a Tourer V. Anything that was removed off the V, ended up on the S. Even the original twin turbos and manifolds, made their way onto the S. I wanna say it was some factory stitch welding or similar and some other chassis mods that made the Tourer S and V special, IIRC. My V was a beater compared to the S. Just beaten up body panels, dents, and minor damage all over. The S was nearly brand new when I got it. The S also had an air purifier mounted in the rear deck for whatever reason. I smoked at the time, and whenever it was on, you could smoke and watch the smoke being slowed pulled to the back deck.

[@driftingbrandonc.6480]

Diesel ones seem cool.

[@Alloyd876]

@@Katsunaka I'm from Jamaica had a 96 tourer v was a sweet ride. Came with the Lexus branded 2jz twin turbo

[@mattimeikalainen5883]

@@driftingbrandonc.6480 i have very rare lx90 chaser diesel. its manual too, which makes it even rarer

[@thesbassman]

You definitely can get Jzx90 Mark II's factory manual with the 1jzgte twin turbo engine. I know because I own one. Those 2 guys were so sure of themselves lol

[@JustDriven]

Yah, they were. Oh, man. You read one article online and you're an expert. We had to buy FOUR of these cars to figure it out. Thanks for the view! We hope you stick around and watch us stumble through and learn more about these.

[@metal_wolf]

Chaser JZX 100 is absolute perfection. I own this one. A car with a soul.

[@JustDriven]

We talked about importing a 100. We may have to wait till the market evens out a little more though.

[@codemitey]

Never heard of these. Totally underrated. Japan was holding out. Great video. You all have great chemistry together. The body styles reminds me of the Lexus SC300 coupe.

[@Alloyd876]

How could you not hear about these especially since this is where the 2jz was birthed. Also guys the mark 2 does come in a tourer v and tourer s model. There is also a ir-v model that comes with the Lexus 2jz twin turbo those are very rare

[@fraided88]

Not really underrrated when they are pretty expensive nowadays

[@Matteo_Licata]

That's a line of Toyota cars I knew nothing about, thank you for sharing the info and showing what makes them special. I keep noticing in the background what looks like a Ferrari 308 that's being heavily modified into a badass GTO lookalike... Will you make a video about that project someday? I'm sure it's a cool one!

[@JustDriven]

Good eye! The Ferrari project is a crazy one. We will reveal this project in a future video! Thank you for watching. We hope you were able to check out both of our Toyota JZX90 videos.

[@tomshultz1746]

Not only did they look like 90s camrys/es300s of the time, they also were nearly identical in size. overall length was only an inch or two shorter than usdm gen 3/4 camrys. And that was mostly just because jdm bumpers can be smaller/shorter than US bumpers. width is also similar, and they are just a hair lower, as is slightly noticeable in some models are a tiny bit more low slung looking.

[@JustDriven]

Yeah, we all feel the JZX90s are a bit better looking than the Camrys. And we love the 1J.

[@jdmcarandmotorcycle]

Subscribed 😂😂😂😂 we have in stock 200 rhd cars in Seattle 😊😊😊

[@JustDriven]

Wow! That's so cool!

[@brendanh308]

Thats chaser reminds me of mine I owned for almost 10 years from 2002 til 2011

[@JustDriven]

Such a fun car!

[@goodvibes4351]

There are countless cars in Japan that never got out. The mid size to full size sedans. A thing of beauty. It is my goal to tour Japan just so I can see some of these. Unfortunately I cannot import anything older than 8 years where I am. So sad.

[@JustDriven]

We all hope you can make it to Japan someday to see some of these things in the wild. Even better if you could get behind the wheel of one! Do you have a favorite mid or full size sedan?

[@goodvibes4351]

@@JustDriven yeah thanks for the wishes. The jzx100 Mark II tourer V is my favorite. Such a beaut. RWD. Understated gentlemanliness in a suit.

[@JustDriven]

Great looking car. Those are just becoming legal for import here in the States. We would love to have one.

[@ilovejamaica]

@@JustDriven or you could go to Jamaica wait till you meet the Toyota crown best car ever

[@michaelocallaghan3385]

I am looking for one of these but I am not sure about what action house to use. Where did ye guys buy these ones??

[@JustDriven]

Pre-purchase inspection from a trustworthy agent is paramount. We put eyes and hands on every car we import. The Mark II is from USS Tokyo. The Chaser is from USS Nagoya. Spoiler: both of these will be for sale soon ;)

[@michaelocallaghan3385]

@@JustDriven thank you!! I just came across your channel looks cool keep it up 😎

[@turbogears900]

I like to see a video done on the toyota aristo jzs161/s300

[@JustDriven]

We love the Aristos too! And strangely enough no one here has owned one. We learned a lot after we filmed this video. Much of what we thought was true when filming turns out was false.

[@hot_steppa_lifestyle]

Toyota mark 2 > the rest !

[@ilovejamaica]

You should come to Jamaica mark X .by the thousands they are a thing here esp the newer one 4wd.

[@JustDriven]

Sounds like an invitation to us!

[@0_demented_0.]

90 Mark ll has nickname Samurai in Russia

[@JustDriven]

That's pretty cool!

[@osahonosemwota7219]

Yup, we never had these in the USA

[@JustDriven]

And we can't think of a good reason why. These things are so much fun. Maybe that's why.

[@osahonosemwota7219]

@@JustDriven I guess the US car market back then knew American cars where shit boxes and didn't want no major competition

[@JustDriven]

They could have called it a Lexus. We missed out in the US for sure.

[@seanthesheep101]

Can’t forget about the diesel variants of these 😂 lx90

[@JustDriven]

We are pretty positive we didn't get much of the facts straight as we were just learning about these things. We've had six since we put this video up!

[@paulricketts5657]

Well you need to come to Jamaica and join the grande edition group or check out the Russians lol 😂😎😎

[@Idk30615]

Russians is where its at

[@abeerbarua3123]

Definitely Mark II JZX 90

[@JustDriven]

We've learned a lot since we made this video.

[@hadrbaesmalftlwae7557]

🚀🇯🇵Самые красивые автомобили в мире

[@JustDriven]

Большое спасибо!

[@kraizy1]

I got my Jzx100 Chaser for $14,000 before they went through the roof

[@JustDriven]

What a gem!

[@kraizy1]

@@JustDriven They are such a great car to drive

[@jermaxam]

There was a Mark I Tourer V JZX90. I know this because my parents sold JDM cars in the 90s and sold a few.

[@JustDriven]

Nice. Yah, we didn't know much back when we filmed this video. Crazy how many variations they sold!

[@TheSkilfingar]

This inaccurate from the beginning. It's about the Mark II, but one of them is a Chaser.

[@JustDriven]

Yah, the title says it all! "Trying to make sense of the Toyota Mark II." We are not experts just trying to figure out the Japanese market when it comes to this Toyota lineup.

[@slimesspeedshoptv]

they don't even know what they are talking about ..........

[@JustDriven]

100% don't know. We even say we don't know this car, so we wanted to learn.

[@sidetales]

Слышу как они их называют и уши вянут (Listening how you’re naming these cars making my ears bleed)

[@JustDriven]

Yah, it took us buying 5 of them to finally learn their names. We never had these here in the states so you'll have to wipe the blood from your ears and have some sympathy.

[@sidetales]

@@JustDriven for sure, you’re guys did a great job, making this video! It’s just funny to hear to me as a jzx90 sicko-owner In Russia we strictly divide those models because we have them a lot and some body parts are different. So, no negative, more love for sure

[@JustDriven]

Your English is awesome. Better than any of us can speak Russian. We ended up buying another 2 JZX90s. We love the platform and back when we made this video we had zero knowledge besides the engine information. Thanks for the comment and sorry about your ears!

[@sidetales]

@@JustDriven 😂🤝

[@AfridiShamsOfficial]

So much wrong information in one video!

[@JustDriven]

Right? It's as if they aren't experts. Sheesh.

[@ilgizmirziraimov5028]

What the h****? That's the incorrect information i've ever heard. You simply comfuse the people!!! Before to say about this model, you are should figure out better.

[@JustDriven]

Sheesh. We never claimed to be experts. We ARE the confused people. Would you like to explain it to us? You could share your knowledge here in the comments so others will learn from your wisdom.

[@codexonline9915]

@@JustDriven basically. The X line came in a couple variants You guys own the X90s. These were distuingishable in the following 1. Mark II If you dig into the history, this is the original stemming from the Cressida Mark 2. It came in the following variants: Grande: GX90. 1G-FE 2L NA i6 Auto Grande 2.5: JZX90 1JZ-GE 2.5L NA i6 Auto Tourer S: JZX90 1JZ-GE Auto or Manual Tourer V: JZX90 1JZ-GTE 2.5l TT Auto or Manual Aka the Shield (look at the badge logo) 2. Chaser The meant to be sportier version. The codes are the same for the Chaser as for the Mark II. Avante: GX90 Avante 2.5: JZX100 NA Tourer S: JZX100 NA Auto or Manual Tourer V: JZX100 Turbo Auto or Manual Aka the Bow and Arrow (badge logo) 3. Cresta Again the same deal, but slight body differences. Super Salloon: GX90 Super Salloon 2.5: JZX100 NA Tourer S: JZX100 NA Auto or Manual Tourer V: JZX100 Turbo Auto or Manual Aka the Helmet (badge logo) All the Tourers came with a body kit (lip kit consisting of splitter, sideskirts and rear lip and sometimes a trunk spoiler) So they All came with either a NA or Twin Turbo version, the Mark 2 and Chaser are the most popular especially in the JZX100 line (the last generation for all 3 cars, only the Mark II got a JZX110) All of these also had a variant coming with 4wd. The JZX100 models also came with the VVT-i version of the 1JZ-G(T)E and the X90's had the non-VVT-i engines. Above these "nobles" stands the Toyota Crown, which before 2002 (I believe) also had the 1JZ engine. There was also a run of the X100 of these vehicles (including the crown) which had the 2JZ-GE engine (the NA Supra A80 engine), recognizable by the 3.0 badge on the trunk (since the 2JZ is a 3.0L i6)