Crown Cars history

All models were initially offered with a choice of 2.0-litre powerplants – 5R four-cylinder or M-series six-cylinder – although in May 1971 a larger 2.6-litre 4M straight six was introduced to saloon and coupe models to enlarge consumer choice.

1973 saw the 60 series Crown receive a facelift with minor styling changes and the introduction of the top of line "Royal Saloon" which added some features from the Century limousine.

The fifth-generation Crown saloon arrived on the market in October 1974, neatly coinciding with the model’s twentieth anniversary.

In October 1977, Toyota used the Crown to unveil its first diesel-powered passenger car.

Thanks to the success of this model, Toyota added two more diesel models to the home market line-up in September 1978.

Soon after launch, cumulative production topped 1,500,000 and by April 1979 the two millionth Crown had rolled off the assembly line.

A further innovation applied to this generation Crown included the arrival of Toyota’s first turbocharged passenger car engine in October 1980.

Ola sou cristiano tenho um toiotacrown super saloon de 1981 a gasolina 2800 preciso de um bloco de colasa ou compor podem dar me uma ajuda

Though Toyota was the first manufacturer to introduce parking sensors with the Corona back in 1982, the S180 was the first model where they were standard equipment.

The sixth-generation Toyota Crown ceased production in Japan in August 1983 and Toyota GB took the decision to discontinue the model line at this point in order to make room for the smaller Toyota Camry as the manufacturer’s largest family saloon car.

The Lexus GS replaced the Crown all over the world since its debut in 1991 and the Crown from then on was only a JDM model with some select Asian markets also included.

So, Toyota redesigned it in 1993 and brought back the older styling cues along with restoring the Crown badge on the C-pillars which was maybe the single reason that pissed people off the most.

Both the S150 Crown and Crown Majesta won the "Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference Car of the Year" in 1996.

In 2000, Toyota released a limited run of a modern rebuilt RS Crown called the Origin (which sold for ¥7,000,000)

It also is the first car in Toyota's lineup to use LED lighting technology in its taillights from the 2001 Athlete.

The Lexus LS was the largest car made by both Toyota and Lexus and the Toyota counterpart of the LS was the Celsior which shared the same platform until being discontinued from 2006.

In December 2012, Toyota debuted the fourteen generation of the Crown under its “Re-born” branding and did so with a jaw-dropping exterior in hot pink.

Toyota changed all of their platforms and introduced the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) at the end of 2015 and the Crown incorporated this new platform along with the other vehicles in Toyota's lineup.

The production of the Crown Comfort ended sometime around 2017 and it was replaced by the new Toyota JPN Taxi.

Toyota UK says: 19 February 2021 at 7:47 pmHi Philip,Thanks for sharing your story with us.