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| Fourth Generation |
| Production | Feb 1970[1]—July 1973[1] |
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| Assembly | Toyota City, Japan |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon 2-door coupe |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Engine | 1.5L I4 12R 1.6L I4 12R 1.7L I4 6R 2.0L I4 18R |
| Transmission | 2-speed automatic 3-speed automatic 3-speed manual 4-speed manual 5-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | 2,430 mm (95.7 in) |
| Length | sedan 4,170 mm (164.2 in) wagon 176.4 in (4,480.6 mm) |
| Width | sedan 1,560 mm (61.4 in) wagon wood 63.4 in (1,610.4 mm) |
| Height | sedan 1,400 mm (55.1 in) wagon 56.3.1 in (1,430 mm) |
| Curb weight | sedan 945 kg (2,080 lb) wagon 2,770 lb (1,260 kg) |
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Sunday, 1 May 2011
TOYOTA CORONA 1.8
| a similar look of Toyota Corona that I've owned last time |
TOYOTA CORONA 1.8 - TJ 41
It wasn't long for me to have a new car replacing the Toyota LE, TH 8155(the LE). This was because the LE had been declared as total loss and I have signed a declaration in favor of the Insurance Company surrendering all my rights and interests over the car.
In return, the Insurance Company paid me the consideration sum which enabled me to settle the balance owing to the finance company under the terms of a hirer-purchase agreement entered into between the finance and me for the LE. I still have some surplus which I have used it as the deposit for purchasing a brand new Toyota Corona 1.8...the second car of my life.
I love the car so much and it was a good competitor to a newly launched model from Ford which was called Ford Telstar 2.0 at that time. My car's registration number this time was TJ 41. I have to spend a little bit more money to book this number 41 for my car. The extra charges went to the account of the Malaysian Road Traffic Department for the registration of any booked numbers.
When I was married with my wife Kakmie on 21st February, 1985 I still used the car for our wedding purposes...inclusive of for honeymoon too. This car was really good to me. The pick up, the stability and the performance of the car were fantastic within its own class. I have had comfortable and pleasant drives with this car and I have satisfied with its performance during my use.
However, I was just like other young executives today, will become very easy to change the car when seeing a better car for sale..doesn't matter whether it was brand new or a second hand one.
So...I sold this beautiful and accident free TJ 41 Toyota Corona 1.8 just because of being introduced with a new Volvo 360GLE by a salesman...
The Facts That You Might Want To Know About Toyota Corona
The Toyota Corona (Japanese: トヨタ・コロナ) is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota between 1957 and 2002. Traditionally, the competitor from Nissan was the Nissan Bluebird. The word Corona is Latin for "crown".
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
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| Also called | Toyota Tiara |
| Production | 1957–2002 |
| Successor | Toyota Premio (Japan) Toyota Avensis (Europe) Toyota Camry (North America, rest of Asia, Australia & New Zealand) |
| Class | Europe: Large family car United States: 1957–1983: Compact 1983–2000: Mid-size car |
| Platform | T series |
| Related | Toyota Carina |
The Corona became massively successful in export markets: confusion easily arises because Toyota (like Volkswagen with their Passat and Mitsubishi with their Colt) applied model names inconsistently in different places.
Following the 1969 parallel introduction of the Corona Mark II (which in certain markets mutated into the Cressida in 1973) there were disparate models sharing the Corona name. As time went by, models branded in much of Asia as Coronas turned up in European markets as Carinas, while ten years later in North America the Corona was successfully replaced by the larger Camry. In addition, because of the similarities in names, it is a very common mistake to confuse the Corona with the much smaller Toyota Corolla.
T10 Series
The first generation Corona was designed with parts from the previous generation Crown and Master, due to a major restyle and enlargement of that model. Many of the body panels were cut down from the Master that ceased production. Also available was the ST16/PT16 van versions. The 997 cc (60.8 cu in) OHV P series engine was used, but the regulations regarding taxis at the time were 910 cc (56 cu in).
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| Production | 1957–1959 |
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| Assembly | Toyota City, Japan |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Engine | 995 cc (60.7 cu in) P engineStraight-4 997 cc (60.8 cu in) P engineStraight-4 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual transmission |
| Wheelbase | 94.5 in (2,400.3 mm) |
| Length | 154 in (3,911.6 mm) |
| Width | 57.9 in (1,470.7 mm) |
| Height | 59.8 in (1,518.9 mm) |
| Curb weight | 960 kg (2,100 lb) |
| Related | Toyota Crown |
Dealers restricted the power for taxi vehicles. Due to the upgrade in dimensions of the Crown, Toyota needed to continue manufacturing a vehicle with similar size dimensions to the first Crown, primarily to be used for taxi usage. This vehicle saw the introduction of a monocoque chassis structure, and an independent front suspension using double wishbones. Due to the monocoque chassis, Toyota was able to produce a vehicle under 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). This series was only available as a four door sedan. Due to improvements introduced in 1959, this car was capable of traveling at 105 km/h (65 mph).
T20, T30 Series
The Tiara was a series of sedan models sold by Toyota Motor Corporation, as an export model of the Toyota Corona. It was introduced at a critical time for the company in North America. Their first flagship car, the Toyopet Crown, was unsuccessful in the US market, and was withdrawn, leaving only a single vehicle, the Land Cruiser. At the time, there was little market for an off-road vehicle like the Land Cruiser. The front end styling is reminiscent of the 1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird.
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| Also called | Toyota 1900 Toyota Tiara |
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| Production | 1960—1964 |
| Assembly | Toyota City, Japan Port Melbourne, Australia (AMI) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 3-door station wagon 2-door pickup |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | PT20 / RT20L / RT26LG / RT30L |
| Engine | 1.0L (997cc) P 1.5L (1453cc)R 1.9L (1897cc) 3R |
| Transmission | 2-speed automatic transmission 3-speed manual transmission |
| Wheelbase | 94.5 in (2,400 mm) |
| Length | 157.1 in (3,990 mm) |
| Width | 58.5 in (1,486 mm) |
| Height | 56.5 in (1,435 mm) |
| Curb weight | 980 kg (2,200 lb) sedan |
The Tiara was a series of sedan models sold by Toyota Motor Corporation, as an export model of the Toyota Corona. It was introduced at a critical time for the company in North America. Their first flagship car, the Toyopet Crown, was unsuccessful in the US market, and was withdrawn, leaving only a single vehicle, the Land Cruiser. At the time, there was little market for an off-road vehicle like the Land Cruiser. The front end styling is reminiscent of the 1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird.
The Tiara was supposed to sell alongside the Crown, as a smaller companion. Introduced in 1960, the car was powered by a 1.0 L P series motor. In 1961, Toyota introduced a more powerful 1.5L R series motor, the same motor from the Crown; an even larger 1.9 L engine was added in 1964. Fortunately for Toyota, the problems with the Crown were not seen on the Tiara, and the lighter body (400 lb less than the Crown) was more sufficient for the R series engine.
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1962 Corona pickup |
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RT20 series Corona seda |
The Tiara station wagon was more popular for women. Many of the original brochures, feature only women in a dinner dress as well as playing golf. Nevertheless, it sold better and had a lot less mechanical problems. The Tiara ended up being the only sedan sold by Toyota in the USA until the reworked second-generation Crown appeared. By that time, the Tiara had been redesigned and given the Corona label from the Japanese domestic market.
A total of only 318 of these vehicles were sold in the US.
Two concept cars were shown at the 1963 Tokyo Motor Show - the Corona 1500S Convertible and the Corona 1900S Sporty Sedan. The Corona Sports Coupe was a concept car shown at the 1963 Tokyo Motor Show - it shared little with the Corona except the suspension and the name.
The Tiara was supposed to sell alongside the Crown, as a smaller companion. Introduced in 1960, the car was powered by a 1.0 L P series motor. In 1961, Toyota introduced a more powerful 1.5L R series motor, the same motor from the Crown; an even larger 1.9 L engine was added in 1964. Fortunately for Toyota, the problems with the Crown were not seen on the Tiara, and the lighter body (400 lb less than the Crown) was more sufficient for the R series engine.
The Tiara station wagon was more popular for women. Many of the original brochures, feature only women in a dinner dress as well as playing golf. Nevertheless, it sold better and had a lot less mechanical problems. The Tiara ended up being the only sedan sold by Toyota in the USA until the reworked second-generation Crown appeared. By that time, the Tiara had been redesigned and given the Corona label from the Japanese domestic market. A total of only 318 of these vehicles were sold in the US.
Two concept cars were shown at the 1963 Tokyo Motor Show - the Corona 1500S Convertible and the Corona 1900S Sporty Sedan. The Corona Sports Coupe was a concept car shown at the 1963 Tokyo Motor Show - it shared little with the Corona except the suspension and the name.
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| Production | Sep 1964—Jan 1970 |
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| Assembly | Toyota City, Japan Shinjin Motor, Korea Christchurch, New Zealand Australian Motor Industries, Port Melbourne, Australia |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 2-door hardtop coupe 3-door van 5-door station wagon 2-door pickup 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Engine | 1,198 cc 2P OHV I4 1,350 cc 3P OHV I4 1,490 cc 2R OHV I4 1,587 cc 4R OHV I4 1,587 cc 12R OHV I4 1,591 cc 7R, 7R-B SOHC I4 1,897 cc 3R OHV I4 |
| Transmission | 2-speed automatic 3-speed manual 4-speed manual all-synchromesh |
| Wheelbase | 2,420 mm (95.3 in) |
| Length | 4,110 mm (161.8 in) |
| Width | 1,550 mm (61.0 in) |
| Height | sedan 1,420 mm (55.9 in) coupe 54.1 in (1,374.1 mm) |
| Curb weight | sedan 2,140 lb (970 kg) coupe 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) |
The third generation was introduced September 1964, and was known in Japan for its range of body styles offered. Aside from the sedan, variants included a 2-door hardtop, a 3-door van, a 5-door station wagon, two pickup variants, one of which had an extended cab with a canopy, and a 5-door hatchback, which looked reminiscent of a Renault 16. The Corona appeared with a distinctly different appearance on the front of the vehicle, utilizing a slanted front and encompassing quad headlights within the boundaries of the grille.
Previous generations used a single, two-way headlight installed on top and separate from the grille. The Italian designer Battista Farina assisted in the appearance of the new Corona. A public demonstration of the new Corona's performance was done on the Meishin Expressway, where the new model was tested to 100,000 kilometres (62,137.1 mi), and was able to sustain speeds of 140 km/h (87 mph). The Corona was released one year after the debut of the Corona's traditional competitor, the Nissan Bluebird. Toyota introduced a smaller vehicle to address the market that needed a more fuel efficient vehicle, called the Toyota Corolla in March 1968. This allowed the Corona to increase in size and offer more passenger and cargo room over previous generations.
The Toyota automatic transmission, dubbed Toyoglide, was introduced on this version of the Corona. The 4R (12R in Australian Versions) engine that had a displacement of 1587 cc was equipped with a twin SU carburetor (Australian models with 12R engine had one double barrel Aisin downdraft carburetor), and was capable of 90 bhp (67 kW; 91 PS). Disc brakes were also introduced for the front wheels. Exports of this Corona proved popular in the USA and Europe, with increased engine performance and durability improvements over previous versions. In September 1967, Toyota was producing 80,000 cars, with 30,000 being the Corona.
This was the first Corona assembled in New Zealand, from February 1967 at Steel Brothers' Motor Assemblies in Christchurch.
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T80, T90 series
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| Production | Feb 1970[1]—July 1973[1] |
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| Assembly | Toyota City, Japan |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon 2-door coupe |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Engine | 1.5L I4 12R 1.6L I4 12R 1.7L I4 6R 2.0L I4 18R |
| Transmission | 2-speed automatic 3-speed automatic 3-speed manual 4-speed manual 5-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | 2,430 mm (95.7 in) |
| Length | sedan 4,170 mm (164.2 in) wagon 176.4 in (4,480.6 mm) |
| Width | sedan 1,560 mm (61.4 in) wagon wood 63.4 in (1,610.4 mm) |
| Height | sedan 1,400 mm (55.1 in) wagon 56.3.1 in (1,430 mm) |
| Curb weight | sedan 945 kg (2,080 lb) wagon 2,770 lb (1,260 kg) |
In the United States, the 1970s were probably the Corona's high point, helped by the fuel crises of 1973 and 1979. Competition for sales continued from the Nissan Bluebird, and from a new competitor from the Mazda RX-2 in 1971, with an introduction to the USA in 1972.
The Corona pick-up was no longer manufactured due to the introduction of the Toyota Hilux in 1969. The RT-80 series Corona was introduced February 1970 and was a complete redesign, and was developed on a separate platform from the Toyota Corona Mark II, which became a larger, more comfortable and powerful car, where the Corona remained focused on fuel economy. Body styles were further reduced to a two door hardtop coupe, a four door sedan and station wagon.
The engine continued to use a OHV on base level vehicles, and SOHC on the two door coupes, and the engines used in the Mark II were shared with the Corona. Trim levels offered were the 1500DX, 1600DX and the 1600SL. A mild restyle appeared August 1972. Among the mechanical updates were electronic fuel injection installed on the 18R-E with a SOHC engine design that appeared in the two door coupe. The 18R-B had twin SU Carburetors, with an electronically controlled automatic transmission, labeled ECT. A performance oriented Corona sedan was introduced in 1970, called the Toyota Carina. The 2.0 litre engine appeared in the 2000SL and the 2000SR with fuel injection.
These models were assembled in New Zealand (by Steel's) and Australia (Australian Motor Industries or AMI). NZ models initially had a 1.5 litre OHV engine and four-speed manual and then the 6R 1.7 litre OHC engine. After the first facelift (new nose and tail, square instead of round instrument housings) for 1972, the 6R engine was again used. The 1973 facelift (another new grille) saw two models - 1.6 litre OHV with three-speed column-shift manual and bench front seat and 1.7 litre four-speed floor shift manual and high-back buckets. This version was badged 1700SE.
Australian cars used a 1.6 litre OHV engine and four-speed manual. Local content was much higher than the NZ cars with local instruments and heater which meant, surprisingly for the climate, there were no centre air vents.
A modified Corona was shown at the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show as the Electronics Car. Based on the Corona Hardtop 1700SL, it showed many electronic innovations but was not put into production.
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| Corona 1700SL 2-doors hard top |
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