2001 Toyota Celsior Type C RWD, Leather, PS, PW, AC, Automatic · 82,148 mi

The vehicle on this page is a 2001 Toyota Celsior Type C RWD, Leather, PS, PW, AC, Automatic, listed as Crystal White Pearl, imported and road-ready for the paperwork stage. It has an automatic box. Identified by chassis number UCF31-0015890.

At a glance

• Year: 2001
• Make: Toyota
• Model: Celsior Type C RWD, Leather, PS, PW, AC, Automatic
• Chassis code: UCF31
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 82,148
• Engine: 3UZFE
• Colour: Crystal White Pearl
• Chassis number: UCF31-0015890
• Body type: Sedan / Sports
• Stock reference: BUC53090

Where the UCF31 Celsior fits

The UCF31 Celsior is the Japan-market version of the car Toyota sold everywhere else as the Lexus LS 430. It is a rear-drive luxury saloon with the 4.3-litre 3UZ-FE V8, built to a standard of mechanical refinement that made the model's reputation. Japanese cars of this generation often carry equipment that never appeared on export models.

Odometer at 82,148 miles, approximately 132,200 km. Japanese domestic-market cars are read in kilometres, so that is the number this one spent its life displaying.

Putting it to work

Japanese-market saloons and coupes of this period were built to a domestic specification that never crossed to North America: different engines, different trim, different equipment, and in many cases a model that was simply never offered elsewhere. That is the reason to import one rather than buy a local equivalent — there is no local equivalent.

This band covers the JDM cars people import on purpose rather than by accident: turbocharged, rear-driven or four-wheel-drive specifications that were sold in Japan only, now past the 25-year threshold.

Buying this one

Built in 2001, it sits the far side of the 25-year federal import cut-off. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. The asking price is $13,995 — contact us to reserve it.