Toyota Corona

Toyota Corona
Toyota Corona
	Toyota Corona (T210)
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Production	July 1957 – December 2001
Body and chassis
Class	Compact car (RWD model); Mid-size car (FWD model);
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1957–1987); Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (1983–2001);
Related	Toyota Mark II (1968–1972); Toyota Carina (1984–2001);
Chronology
Predecessor	Toyopet Master
Successor	Toyota Premio (Japan); Toyota Avensis (Europe); Toyota Camry (Asia-Pacific/Americas);

The Toyota Corona (Japanese: トヨタ・コロナ, Toyota Korona) is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota across eleven generations between 1957 and 2001. On launch, the Corona was Toyota's second-highest product in their range, just below the Crown. The Corona was marketed in the JDM at Toyota's Toyopet Store dealership channels, and the Corona was one of Toyota's first models exported to other global markets, followed by the smaller Toyota Corolla.

The Corona played a key role in Toyota's North American success. Having previously entered the North American passenger car market in 1957 as Toyopet, the company met little success, withdrawing in 1961. The company re-entered the North American market in June 1964, rebranded as Toyota, introducing its third-generation Corona with more modern technology and numerous standard features.^[1] Toyota advertised the car prominently, with the company's first television commercial featuring the Corona.^[2] The car was well received, winning the 1969 Road Test Import Car of the Year.^[2] The Corona helped boost U.S. sales of Toyota vehicles to more than 20,000 units in 1966 (a threefold increase), making the company the third-best-selling import brand in the United States by 1967. In 2014, editors at Car and Driver called the Corona one of the best Toyotas ever made, arguing that Toyota survived long enough to thrive in America because of the Corona.^[3]

By 1968, the Corona name was used on a larger platform, marketed as the Corona Mark II. The Corona itself was marketed under a numerous nameplates worldwide, including in European markets as Carinas, and a variant of the Corona was offered in various markets as the Carina. The Corona was ultimately replaced in Japan by the Toyota Premio; in Europe by the Toyota Avensis; and in Asia, Pacific markets, and the Americas by the Toyota Camry.

The nameplate corona derives from the Latin word for "crown", the sedan taking its place just below Toyota's similarly named flagship, the Toyota Crown.^[4]

Timelines (expands)

Japan
1958–1959
1957	T10
1960	T20, T30
1961–1963
1964	T40, T50
1965–1969
1970	T80, T90
1971–1972
1973	T100, T110, T120
1974–1977
1978	T130
1979–1981
1982	T140
1983	T150
1984–1986
1987	T170
1988–1991
1992	T190
1993–1995
1996	T210

Europe
1984–1986
1983	Carina II
1987	T170 Carina II
1988–1991
1992	Carina E

^ McCourt, Mark J. "1965-'70 Toyota Corona". Hemmings.
^ ^a ^b James, Wanda (7 February 2007). Driving From Japan. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 9780786431168.
^ Huffman, John Pearley (28 November 2014). "These Are the 15 Greatest Toyotas Ever Built". Car and Driver. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Mondale, Walter; Weston, Mark (2002). Giants of Japan: The Lives of Japan's Most Influential Men and Women. New York City: Kodansha America. p. 63. ISBN 1-56836-324-9. Since then many Toyota models have taken up the 'Crown' theme. Corona, for example, is Latin for 'crown.' Corolla is Latin for 'small crown.'

[corona2-1] McCourt, Mark J. "1965-'70 Toyota Corona". Hemmings.

[driving-2] James, Wanda (7 February 2007). Driving From Japan. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 9780786431168.

[corona-3] Huffman, John Pearley (28 November 2014). "These Are the 15 Greatest Toyotas Ever Built". Car and Driver. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[4] Mondale, Walter; Weston, Mark (2002). Giants of Japan: The Lives of Japan's Most Influential Men and Women. New York City: Kodansha America. p. 63. ISBN 1-56836-324-9. Since then many Toyota models have taken up the 'Crown' theme. Corona, for example, is Latin for 'crown.' Corolla is Latin for 'small crown.'

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