What was the Toyota Harrier Zagato?

[@capturingthemachine]

Norihiko Harada, Chief Designer at Zagato, confirmed that he worked on the Harrier Zagato extensively, and drew the design sketches shown in the video. See his Instagram here: instagram.com/norikaharada

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

I LOVE how it looks, i really do!

[@capturingthemachine]

I do too, thanks for your comment! 🙂

[@TyeMorrisVlog]

Zagato also did another Lexus, IIRC. I believe they did an Altezza/IS 200. I personally love the Harrier Zagato ( i like the earlier iteration the best), and I would love to get my hands on one someday.

[@capturingthemachine]

Thanks for the info! The history is spotty, so there could definitely be something like that out there

[@inboundmotorsports]

Thank you for making this video, we imported this car for a great client earlier this year!

[@capturingthemachine]

Awesome, it's a fantastic car!

[@GreatistheWorld]

I like how you somehow built a plausible case that this weird car was a quiet turning point & founding chapter for the modern automotive landscape. Shame on Zagato for erasing Harrier Zagato heritage!

[@capturingthemachine]

Yes! Peep the shirt at 2:08

[@maurypostal6697]

Wonderfully told!!

[@capturingthemachine]

thanks Maury!!

[@woortmanyup]

What a cool story; I saw your post on Instagram and had no clue what I was looking at, I would've never guessed in a million years it was an RX300 in a very nice designer Italian suit.

[@capturingthemachine]

Glad you liked it, thanks for your comment!

[@davem6442]

I know the owner of that car and know where the video was shot. Now I'm curious enough that I may have to drive over and see it. Thanks for sharing

[@capturingthemachine]

Great! Myron is the best. The Valley Vibes car meet that he co-organizes is a lot of fun too.

[@AnalogDave]

Patiently waiting for the Zagato Stelvio followup.

[@capturingthemachine]

I shot Myron's Zagato Stelvio at the same spot in 2019 for Road & Track! www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a29760903/the-autech-zagato-stelvio-az1-is-an-italian-japanese-mashup-that-channels-an-era/ If he adds a Zagato Gavia, I will definitely make that video... 😄

[@mrbrakelol]

Great video. I love the original one I think it's rad

[@capturingthemachine]

thanks so much! 😄

[@nicolelongneckergallery]

Love this video.

[@capturingthemachine]

Thank you!

[@gamby16a]

This was a brilliant analysis of a very strange vehicle I knew nothing about. I love how deep of a dive you took. It's incredible only in its rarity and oddity.

[@capturingthemachine]

This comment made my day, thank you!

[@unlearningcommunism4742]

Speaking of oddities and "aero kits"... Maybe someone wants to import an odd car. There is (probably) unknown version of Yugo that was never exported to the US. It's called Yugo In and it was designed by Marc Deschamps and it has Peugeot engine with almost 100 hp. Besides Yugo, we also had something called Florida (and Florida In) that looks like a Citroen from the 90's and the pick-up version of that thing named Poly.

[@capturingthemachine]

that’s very cool, I had no idea that existed!

[@thejash92]

Cracking Video. I just bought a white one today...

[@capturingthemachine]

Thanks - that’s amazing! Where are you located?

[@thejash92]

@@capturingthemachine I'm in Perth Western Australia. Bought the car in Kobe.

[@SmallBlogV8]

Me: [can't stand crossovers] Also Me: "Wow that looks brilliant!" Albeit a little under-wheeled by today's standards and really lifted by its colour scheme. I don't think I knew about this car at all before seeing the thumbnail, unless I'm forgetting a past bit of Weird Car Twitter. To me, though, it's like a final hold-out from the Bubble Era mentality of allowing themselves to do something truly expressive and frivolous for its own sake, or to prove that they can. Japan used to do 'boutique versions' of all sorts of mainstream models but it's become vanishingly rare now (aftermarket notwithstanding). Even if I admire the spirit more than the car itself, I'm still glad to know about it now.

[@capturingthemachine]

Thanks for your insightful comment! I knew about the 2006 version first, and it was much later that I learned about the 1998 version. I'm glad to be able to put a little more info out there for the dozen or so people googling this car every year 😄

[@e5141981]

Not my taste what so ever, but love the uniqueness

[@capturingthemachine]

👍👍👍

[@alexandermathar7780]

ZAG ZAG!!

[@capturingthemachine]

ZAG

[@doppahead]

my current taste is all about 2-door and 3-door cars which are getting rare these days like some sedans, hatchbacks, wagons, suv, GT, Coupe, etc and some convertibles and targa... my previous self is all about coachbuilt and carrozzerias.... no, not about driving experience, just some theoretical, historical knowledge plus some cheap scale model collections

[@capturingthemachine]

Coachbuilt and carrozzeria stuff is so specialm and the more I learn about that, the more I appreciate it 👍

[@charlesraymond5302]

"promo sm" 🌷