Built in collaboration between Toyota and Yamaha, the 2000GT is powered by a Yamaha-tuned 2.0L six-cylinder engine producing around 153HP while the whole body is made of aluminum and the suspension setup features double wishbones at both sides. Yamaha even contributed to the wooden dashboard of this car as well.
The 2000GT managed to clock a 136mph top speed at the legendary Yatabe test course while scoring some wins at Fuji and Suzuka.
The 2000GT appeared in You Only Live Twice, which is driven by Japanese agent Kissy Suzuki while being pursued by enemies and despite the lack of gadgets, she managed to summon help from the Japanese intelligence to end the chase. There is a known fact that because of Sean Connery's height, he's too big to squeeze himself in the Toyota and as a result, the people from Toyota gave the producers about two weeks to convert it into a convertible. Of course, being a new model, there wasn't any open-top 2000GT ever made and when it appeared in the film, an open-top 2000GT is nothing more than a one-off made exclusively for that Bond movie.
Toyota only made 300 2000GT units and the reason why they made few is because of such outrageous pricing which in today's money cost you over fifty million yen or over half a million dollars.
Now that you got your little talk about the 2000GT, let's take a ride on the streets of Edinburgh while being pursued by rivals on all sides to make things interesting. Let's roll the tape.
Mission accomplished.
Enjoy your new ride!
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