Toyota Crown | toyota crown 1998
MotorvehicleTheToyotaCrown(Japanese:トヨタ・クラウン,Hepburn:ToyotaKuraun)isanautomobilewhichhasbeenproducedbyToyotainJapansince1955.Itiscurrentlyalineoffull-sizesedansprimarilyaimedattheJapanesemarketandsoldinotherAsianmarkets.Introducedin1955astheToyopetCrown,ithasservedasthemainstreamsedanfromToyotaintheJapanesemarketthroughoutitsexistenceandholdsthedistinctionofbeingthelongest-runningpassenger-carnameplateaffixedtoanyToyotamodel,alongwithbeingthefirstToyotavehicletobeexportedtotheUnitedS...
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The Toyota Crown (Japanese: トヨタ・クラウン, Hepburn: Toyota Kuraun) is an automobile which has been produced by Toyota in Japan since 1955. It is currently a line of full-size sedans primarily aimed at the Japanese market and sold in other Asian markets.
Introduced in 1955 as the Toyopet Crown, it has served as the mainstream sedan from Toyota in the Japanese market throughout its existence and holds the distinction of being the longest-running passenger-car nameplate affixed to any Toyota model, along with being the first Toyota vehicle to be exported to the United States in 1958. Its traditional competitors in Japan and Asia have been the Nissan Cedric/Gloria/Fuga and the Honda Legend, along with the defunct Mazda Luce, Isuzu Bellel and Mitsubishi Debonair.
Available at Toyota Store dealers in Japan, the Crown has been popular for government usage, whether as a police car or for transporting government officials. It has also been popular with Japanese...