Toyota Cressida

The Toyota Cressida is one luxury range introduced by Toyota Motor Company by 1973. Its second generation models were exported into various automobile markets worldwide in 1977. Throughout its entire life, the Cressida shared its basic structure with the Japanese-market of Toyota Mark II, Toyota Chaser, and Toyota Cresta. However, the name Cressida retired in 1992.

 

Bearing the expertise of the Toyota reputation in terms of auto making, Cressida stands out from the crowd. Equipped with the necessary features and mechanisms to provide the buying public the satisfaction they needed, wanted, and longed for, the Cressida began hitting the sales chart. This vehicle line was more popular as the four-door Supra in the United States. It was because the Supra and the Cressida shared the same inline six-cylinder engine coupled with a rear-wheel drive and were both flagship cars. Toyota Cresida came in sedan, station wagon, and coupe in its 1977-1981 generation but later on these trims were ranged back to four-door sedan and four-door hardtop sedan which were much more favored in Japan.

 

It is to be noted that Cressida went through major changes every four years. The 1981 revisions welcomed a six-light bodyshell to the various ranges. Most other markets sold the Toyota Cressida with a slanted grille and two headlamps. In 1985, following the formality of the Japanese market tastes, the Cressida together with the Mark II and Chaser ranges became slightly more upright and square while the rest of the stylish trends bent toward rounded and fluid shapes. For most export markets that received the Toyota Cressida, its last refinement was the updated body and the upgraded top engine from 2.8 liter to 3.0 liter. During the break of the year 1992, Toyota Cressida was discontinued in North America though the vehicle line remained to be Toyota’s largest sedan until 1995.