Toyota VZ engine

The Toyota VZ engine family is a series of V6 gasoline piston engines of 2.0 to 3.4 litres, built in both SOHC and DOHC forms, and it was the first V6 that Toyota made. It was developed in response to Nissan's VG series and uses a 60 degree V angle. The blocks are cast iron with large interconnected main bearing cradles and two-bolt main caps, the cylinder heads are aluminium, and forged steel crankshafts and cast iron support girdles became standard with the 3VZ-FE. The 1VZ-FE was produced from 1987 to 1993 and was tilted toward the firewall to fit front-wheel-drive cars. The series was phased out in several markets and replaced by variants of the MZ and GR families.