2024-04-14 04:00:08
April 14, 2024
TEXT: Qingshan Shanghui
PHOTO: Toyota/WEB CARTOP
To summarize this article
■Crown Estate will be revived for the first time in 17 years in 2024
■Crown wagon models have a long history, and wagon models have existed since the second generation Crown.
■The new model will include a PHEV model and will have a crossover taste.
Looking back at the Crown wagon model
The 16th generation Toyota Crown wagon model is expected to be officially released in 2024. The Crown Estate is the 11th generation of the Crown, making its return for the first time in 17 years since production of the S170W model ended in May 2007.
This is good news for users who want a domestically produced high-end station wagon, and there are high expectations that it will be born as a sporty wagon model, as was the case with the S170W model.
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Click here for the front view image of the second generation Crown Estate
Now, if you look at the history of the Toyota Crown station wagon/estate model, you will find that the so-called wagon body has been in the lineup since the era of the second generation Crown, which appeared in 1962.
There is a story that the second-generation Crown was developed based on the Ford Falcon model, and station wagons were a popular American car model at the time, which could be a reason why Toyota prepared station wagons early on. Dew.
Click here for an image of the second generation Crown Wagon
However, at that time, it was not called an estate, but a Crown wagon model.
The third generation Crown, introduced in 1967, was available in vans, station wagons, and even a pickup truck, which can be said to be influenced by American cars.
Click here for images of the 3rd generation Crown Truck
The most familiar Crown station wagons are the 7th generation Crown, which debuted in 1979, and the 8th generation Crown, which debuted in 1983.
Click here for the front view image of the 8th generation Crown Wagon
Country-style models with wood panels (decoration sheets) attached to the sides of the body were also popular.
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