2008 Toyota Crown: Regular Car Reviews

[@docwho9]

And "crown" in Japanese is "kanmuri", which became "Camry" in 1982. This has been your Toyota Facts Moment.

[@1985toyotacamry]

Kieran Gilkes true and I'm surprised he missed that. Here's another toyota fact the corolla in Latin meaning small crown when it was introduced since the 60s.

[@wobblysauce]

And that is what it reminds me of...

[@hulavaultboy5935]

Godless Toyota I think he mentioned that in his Camry review, though I might have remembered that differently.

[@1985toyotacamry]

Rosco P. Coltrane Ahhh but it does make a mention that the Crown Corona Camry and the Corolla is the Crown Family. Just this car is the pinnacle of it. To be honest if the United States have this model in the United States it would be replaced the Toyota Avalon or the Lexus ES.

[@1985toyotacamry]

Cool Story Bro except it's rear wheel drive that would be nice car to own

[@grizzly9960]

Not a bad looking car. I am more distracted by the scenery. New Zealand is such a beautiful country

[@_Zekken]

Grizzly i live where he filmed, you have no idea. The road he was driving on is also one of my favourite driving roads. So twisty and fun to drive on.

[@devlad]

I visit the South Island every year just for the scenery (in Winter) and the fresh air. The North Island is fantastic too

[@yolosubmarine]

GD that road is gorgeous.

[@dedelabinouze5110]

And these roads look MMMMMPHH, uh i'm done

[@GETUPANDGO]

Yeah, it's hard to focus on the actual car review, ha

[@mdace14]

Expensive Fuel prices, Welcome to every Country outside of the United States of America

[@mdace14]

conspiracy theory hat on. How don't we know that USA doesn't secretly run the UAE... xD!!!!

[@astonia131]

Isnt canada meant to have dirt cheap fuel prices too. I mean they make the damn stuff there for America!!!!

[@MayorMcCheese47]

Venezuela

[@mdace14]

With there economic state, There too busy drinking fuel to sustenance rather than cars

[@kys.online]

Conor Knell nah their cars run off of maple syrup

[@joshnc101]

2008??? Literally looks like a car that just came out a few years ago.

[@SkythontheBrony]

Wait, 2008 isn't just a few years ago anymore? Damn, I must be getting old.

[@joshnc101]

Skython It’s the styling cues and features it has that kinda makes it look much newer than a 2008 car.

[@xevan_knight_official]

you guys should check out the 2013 toyota crown.... they are really reliable..stylish cars that are so underrated. I love the toyota crown, especially the majesta and athlete trim levels

[@zhoutorres2677]

For me, this crown looks like it just came out a year or two ago

[@aa-gz6kw]

The Japanese are ahead of our time.

[@cra_55]

Finally, a good English review of a Toyota Crown. Damn we had to fly an American to the other side of the planet for this.

[@Toyota4Life]

This Toyota crown is one of my dream cars

[@cra_55]

Totally hyped for the 2019 Crown. Blessed to be in a RHD country, pretty easy to import those here.

[@goirdanosolara844]

CRA_55 in my

[@MrCarGuy]

CRA_55 Exactly. Though there are amazing Japanese reviews.

[@kris8742]

Yes, you can import them into Australia too at a very reasonable price.

[@kenecchi]

Lots of these are used as unmarked cop cars in Japan. When one of these pulls up on me I feel the same tinge of fear as I would if it were a Crown Victoria in the USA. (Crown...Crown Victoria...hmmm...)

[@nathanlong8295]

kenecchi imagine getting pulled over by a Ferrari FF in Dubai.

[@BigWiggerNoobTube]

Crown name for Ford goes way back as well

[@justinfincher2385]

🤯

[@Bahraini_Carguy]

Nathan Long Not as cool as the R34 GTR, RX7 or some other JDM police units in Japan.

[@jebuschrist5335]

kenecchi జ్ఞా

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

That car is damn handsome

[@showtaito1075]

hamada aso but the interior is BOING

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

No it's not. A Chevy SS is.

[@zloychechen5150]

while looking like a soapbox it manages to have something about it. i like the s120, s130 and s170 crowns.

[@justindavis5983]

THE BRAIN SPECIALIST judging by your profile pic, you don't know what a handsome car is

[@henrybrown6480]

I honestly though it was only about 5 years old until I saw the title

[@Alisora]

What a perfect way to start a Monday at 4AM

[@WhatZHeckMan]

Alisora my Monday just got a whole lot better as well!

[@linglingjr]

Fuck.

[@trash.3739]

Right? 2am here & i just happened to be awake when the notification came through. That was one of RCRs better recent videos I think. Great surprise.

[@geogmz8277]

I agree here is 5 AM I assume you’re in the east coast as well

[@artistwithouttalent]

Alisora Ohboy, 3AM!

[@BladedAngel]

Wow, if our USDM manuals looked as fun to read as the JDM ones do, maybe people would actually read them!

[@GuysWithGlasses-is6ku]

Yeah, and not just a book of links.

[@thatonenerd5318]

Oh hello bladed

[@user-ne6ve6bs5n]

My ninjas

[@uh3what]

Hey bladed

[@ikupreza]

exactly

[@arrowhead1867]

Mr. R: *trying to make a good analogy for the Crown* Me: It's just a RWD Corolla, no? Mr. R "THIS IS A RAG I USE FOR DICK DABBING" Me: goddammit

[@mattaomartinez.9817]

That part is why I keep coming back to this channel.

[@patrickgillespie9423]

*Fun* *Fact* the ac vent in the middle swings automatically.

[@Aeshir2]

Patrick Gillespie as do i

[@KidKaimera]

Patrick Gillespie that feature has been around since the 90's. I wonder why it never took off here in the States on average cars. Probably too expensive.

[@2WhiteAndNerdy]

My old base model 626 had that feature. So awesome and never understood why it didn't catch on.

[@Constabruity]

2WhiteAndNerdy wish the ac on my 626 worked so I could get some benefit out of it,

[@errhka]

lexus ls430 had that

[@tommyrutherford400]

The Japanese always keep the best stuff for themselves.

[@AntJoseph_]

And That’s how it should be

[@PKMNFan4664]

More than just cars. Video games too.

[@Average_Bruh]

They didn't keep it for themselves. There are Crown Markets quiet close to America. The Caribbean also shares the Asian Market. So cars found in most Asain countries can be found in the Caribbean. American and Chinese cars are the least purchased.

[@joepennant]

I remember my father, a cop in Jamaica, using Toyota Crowns in the fleet. Eh, it was a big Toyota, as the fleet had been switched to all Japanese from Australian in a cost saving moving move (cheaper to buy and more reliable), so in my mind a Crown is the equivalent of a Crown Vic with a Cressida, if 80's Cressidas were all leather or Vinyl. By the way, as a command Sergeant, his personal vehicle was a Land Cruiser, better to hold a shotgun and light submachine gun while being able to shrug off bullet holes better than a Crown.

[@Lando-kx6so]

J Pennant these exact crowns are sold here in ja aswell

[@tommynobaka]

Mmmmmm Cressida's

[@alanbstard4]

More reliable? They assemble cars well in Australia, until recently, Toyotas as well. Aussie cars usuallt reliable. Industry closed now due to cheaper offshire

[@MattTheComputerGeek]

The chevy SS never work in the US because it was never advertised, so nobody knew it existed. Cletus Mcfarland was thinking of importing one he saw while in Australia, having no clue there were already some sold in America.

[@daniellord08]

I'm just going to copy/paste a comment I posted on the RCR subreddit: They weren't marketed very well, if at all. As a result not very many Americans even know what the G8 or SS even is. This combined with the SS's dull styling causes it to be commonly mistaken for just another fwd commuter car. Not only that but there was the price, over here the Chevy SS has a starting price of $46,625, while the Dodge Charger R/T with the 370-HP 5.7L V8 starts at only $32,495. There is also the Charger ScatPack with the 485-HP (70 more than the SS) 6.4L V8 at $39,995. Even a Chrysler 300c with all the options is still cheaper than the SS by about $1,000. On top of both of those factors many Americans, other than the Charger fans, who want something with a ton of power generally don't want a sedan. They are more likely to pick up a Chevy Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang, or even a Corvette. TLDR: The SS is marketed poorly, has boring styling, and is much more expensive compared to the competition. And as a result, doesn't sell very well in the States.

[@coopsnz1]

@@daniellord08 In Australia you can buy a Basic ss in cloth trim , if it sold it usa it would have started at $32000usd , In Australia Mustang and Camaro are top spec models only . Why it looks like we pay a lot but we also have 20% -50% tax on cars above $60000aud

[@thatsthatsgbh]

So happy this has started.

[@squeeze309]

Being Jamaican its nice to see Mr.Regulars opinion on a car that I see so much lol

[@1lattibeaudiere]

thats true definitely prefer it over mark x

[@nemo5335]

this is the car for the man who takes fiber supplements every day like clockwork so his butt can operate at PEAK POOP EFFICIENCY .

[@crashcourseinbruhsurgery]

hulk hogan MAXIMUM BROWN

[@techobsessed1]

That sounds like someone you'd call Mr. Regular.

[@velvetthundr]

I’ve got a 2006 Toyota Crown Athlete myself. It’s the previous generation in this video. The 3.5L V6 does produce 315HP. My 0-100 is 5.4s. This is one of the fastest cars you can buy for the displacement it has; naturally aspirated whilst being full-sized luxury sedan. It’s the Lexus LS (with a GS350 engine)made for the Japanese taste.

[@wellinilli]

interesting fact that 87 crown got the same options:navi system with touchscreen,extending steering wheel,everything electronic,even dashboard,u could have a fridge and air ionizer and u could open the back of the front passenger's seat to stretch ur legs out!!1987 think about it maaan

[@row2noob410]

Back when the total value of all the real estates in Tokyo can buy a large slice of USA,the heyday of Japan.

[@dankadybong7948]

Norman Wang . how the mighty fall

[@runninggames771]

How does it have a navigation system in 1987... We didn't have gps...

[@ga8019]

Probably some sort of inertial navigation system. Honda had one way back in 85 or 86 i think.

[@ravenruizcastro]

2006 Toyota Century

[@LotusEnduroGT]

Never thought they'd have imported these to NZ. Only time I've seen these up close is, well, in Japan or in the Wangan Midnight arcade games (albeit virtually).

[@_Zekken]

Lotus EnduroGT we import everything. You can even privately import them yourself. Just have to pay the import fee, then if it passes the border check and safety inspection you're free to register and drive it.

[@muaminhugsy4964]

My second maxed car in wangan 5dx+ was this, after like a decade of driving the same old r34 lol

[@perforators]

There are plenty of them in eastern part of Russia aswell. Lots. Beacause they are dirt cheap in Japans second hand market.

[@astonia131]

Moral of the story is NZ and Russia are the only developed nations that import JDM cars en masse. The rest either go in small numbers to other small developed nations or to the heart of Africa, South America and Central Asia

[@Avantime]

The Crown is actually not very common in NZ, because they're not that common in Japan to begin with (unless you talk about those ex-taxis which no one wants to import). It's a very expensive Toyota that's not a Lexus, a brand which is now much more readily available in Japan. There is however a glut of Toyota Mark Xs in NZ, a comparable but much cheaper car.

[@classicpinball9873]

It’s 4am in NJ and I’m still up and now I’m still gonna be up because you uploaded this

[@Alisora]

Ooooh another viewer from New Jersey up at 4AM too.

[@rhull3939]

J.D. Turner yeah buddy. Duryea here.

[@etjrowe]

I only got to visit New Zealand for a couple days on my way to and from Antarctica, but it's one of my favorite places in the world and I can't wait to go back some day.

[@stueypooy22]

If you review the XR6 Turbo in NZ you'll annoy a lot of people. STRAYA!

[@neelparmar6690]

I'm hoping he does as they aren't going to Australia and NZ is the only other country where the car was sold.

[@stueypooy22]

fair enough if they can't make it to Australia, it is a bit of a shame though

[@kylesoler4139]

XR6 Turbo, it took Ford 30 years to make a 6 cylinder more powerful than the 265 Hemi and they had to cheat by using Turbo charging.

[@FreeUpTheWeed]

Kyle Soler what’s the high output Hemi up to these days?

[@jarrynsmith]

I thought that the most powerful ford N/A 6 was the 195kw barra? Didnt someone sink 20-30g in a N/A Xr6 BA and get less then 300kw. And if we want to talk about turbos if you build any engine it will perform. A built petrol turbo 6 landcruiser or patrol can give the falcon a fair run for its money

[@TheFluffyWendigo]

I hope you get to review a Toyota Century because V12 :O

[@ParanoidIntentions]

He did! Can't wait for the video.

[@ferdinand12390]

R B wait he did? I thought that car only sold in Japan

[@Bahraini_Carguy]

Soviet Labrador it's Imported into New Zealand like this Crown. Although worth pointing out that the Century exists outside of Japan but mostly owned by the families who operate the toyota dealerships. There's a LHD version owned by a rich family who sells Toyota's and Lexus in Bahrain.

[@samfreeman7830]

as he said in the video we here in nz 48% of cars here are imported from japan

[@kylesoler4139]

You can get the century for pretty cheap over here (or atleast cheap for what they are)

[@CarbonPhoenix96]

I came. I saw. I came again.

[@59n1tr0n72]

_hnnnnnnnggghhhhh_ *_OH NO NOOO_*

[@RacecarDev]

🅱OUT TIME TO BREAK OUT THE HOOSIERS AGAIN 🅱OIZ

[@corn3880]

CONES

[@geigerzoola6642]

Lol

[@goldengod5915]

gonna tear it up

[@dragon81heart]

Kind of reminds me of the first gen Lexus GS300 (absolutely loved that car! Still a bucket list car for me as when it came out in 93 I was only 12 lol) Understated but gorgeous design, 6 cylinder, rear wheel drive, and was faster and handled much better than the looks suggested. Anyways, so glad to see RCR videos again! :D

[@vociferous2559]

Please Review a Nissan Fuga 450GT! (450GT stands for 4.5L V8! I'm sure you will love the car! They're really popular here and all of them are jdm!

[@davidf2392]

Vociferous well now I'm curious about this

[@stevethepocket]

They're already back.

[@ドリフト180X]

Vociferous we get the Nissan Fuga in the states, just here they’re called an Infinity M 35

[@waifubreaks1572]

You mean an Infiniti M45?

[@claudethesilentman7841]

@@waifubreaks1572nope he’s on about the Nissan fuga Jdm version of the Infiniti your on about

[@DTD110865]

Even with the mini disc player, I'm actually impressed with the stereo system on this car. On the 2011 Camry, the closest thing you've got is an LCD-dot matrix type message reading "Welcome to Camry" across the display. And that's just the LE version. My 2002 was even more basic before I replaced it with an aftermarket Kenwood, but at least it was AM/FM/CD/Cassette.

[@AdamAus85]

Aus gets all these grey imports too, but I've never seen a later Crown. Good looking car.

[@jamesbrook9622]

oh man!! wish I came out to see you when you were in NZ. Hope you enjoyed your stay!!

[@TheHuskyGT]

the Crown was sold in my country until the late 90's. It was sold along with the Cressida and the Corona (later renamed Avensis). The cool thing about the older Crown is the 1JZ engine. Lovely engine. It was even better in the Cressida, since it was smaller.

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

The old husky was even better to yiff, since it was smaller.

[@Lancaster604]

Seeing the Toyoto Crown name on a car like this is weird. Where I'm from, the Toyota Crown is used as Taxi. Not the athlete version, the Comfort v2.0 , kinda makes sense, the self-closing doors, the driver doesn't need to get out of the car, everything just sorts itself out automatically and he can move onto the next job once the passenger gets out. When you really think about it the Crown is an aspirational vehicle for the man who wants nothing more than to be the ultimate provider. The soft close doors. Not for himself. The comfort. Not for himself. The "performance" , the stealth fun he has after work at the nearby canyon before he comes home to a bunch of noisy kids. Stealth allowable fun and responsibilities bundled in one.

[@KYNQxEdz]

Here in Fiji we also have Old Toyota Crowns has taxis the same model you quoting...

[@KYNQxEdz]

@Jack Z I know that hence why I said that

[@stonecold9132]

Love the Toyota digital clock displays ... especially from the 1980s with the hour and minute buttons

[@evan937]

So this is pretty much the JDM version of a Lexus IS 350? The 2GR made good power for its time in my opinion. Always love seeing Toyota Reviews on this channel! Thanks.

[@row2noob410]

JDM Ver. of Lexus GS(Though GSes are also sold in Japan)

[@zarkasky]

well the 2grfse has more piwer than the 2grfe found in Highlanders and Aurions

[@iamcarl4591]

I mean... It's not exactly a JDM It's also available in China and Hong Kong market But I guess you can call it. It's the Asian version of Lexus GS Ah also, Mark-X is also available over here in Hong Kong What is funny is that we even use the crown for Taxi (Crown Comfort)here. Yet people are still calling those JDM. Lots of "JDM" actually imported by an official dealer in Hong Kong. You can check the R32 GTR commercial in Hong Kong if you don't trust me. *For cheaper importing fees, lots of Japanese imports of the USA are actually from the UK or Hong Kong, the more you know.

[@DavidS11]

Makes me wanna go to New Zealand for my next vacation

[@astonia131]

Tbh noticed a lot more americans here since they started more regular flights to Houston, SF and LA

[@rabit818]

Showing off wealth is an American thing. This Crown is like a mash up of a Camry and a Lexus

[@caseanful]

Crown years ahead of time love these diamond of cars.

[@Toyota4Life]

Toyota Crown is the BMW 5 series of japan. FINALLY THERE IS A AMERICAN REVIEW OF THIS CAR. Americans have been ignore this car long enough If Toyota sold this car in the US... NOTHING HONDA NISSAN SUBARU make would be even close to this. This shows that Toyota America and Toyota Japan/over seas are two different brands. This is one of those cars I want to own.. they actually race and drift these in japan. I feel like you could have gave this car a better review then just charking it up to being a middle ground car which it's not. This is a performance sedan and a Luxury car this is what Toyota America is missing.

[@stillnottellingyoumyname8193]

Toyota4Life Gosh I was hoping you wouldn't be here to ruin this channel. Thought I found the one channel you hadn't impeded on yet 😭 Dammit

[@stillnottellingyoumyname8193]

Toyota4Life Lmao hunny bunches of oats Coming from the guy that has your name you really can't say such things It's truly a travesty I'll find a channel one day!

[@stillnottellingyoumyname8193]

Toyota4Life As you are kiddo :)

[@Toyota4Life]

StillNotTellingYouMyName cool now stay off my comments 😉

[@bryanareynolds]

There's like one guy that drifts Crowns at the highest levels and I've never seen one on a race track for anything besides a drift event. The Athlete isn't a serious performance car. You can't even get it with anything but a slushbox. It's about as much of a performance car as the Pontiac Bonneville GXP. I love em but you're way off base.

[@dasarge84]

i had one of these as a rental last time i was in japan just a newer model and to be honest it was a very comfortable yet responcive car its very common to see these as police cars over in japan and with its size yet feeling like it drives like a small car i can see why its a very nice car would i own one if i had the chance i would say yes i can say the jdm collision avoidence setup works fairly well its also able to alert to earthquakes and so on rite in the infortainment system so live traffic, road conditions, weather and environment alerts is pretty ballen compared to the rest of this planet of ours

[@AsianNationGaming99]

These are very common in the big city in Mongolia because the 13th generation is considered a wealthy businessman's car

[@Toyota4Life]

PLEASE also get your hands on the Toyota Mark X. It's like the crown but more sporty and race oriented. It also comes manual ‼️

[@cianhally6124]

The front is basically a Suzuki Kizashi

[@LrulestheworldM8]

I really miss suzuki too. We could really use another Samurai or Kizashi. They made great cars. And still do overseas.

[@kz1000ps]

That's all I could think seeing that grille and headlights combo

[@fireblade3655]

But better looking

[@takafumiarisawa70]

Wait the "new" Jimny isn't available in the US?

[@kotarojujo2737]

Takafumi Arisawa suzuki in america went bankrupt

[@mitchwest6453]

Random knowledge I learned today from an Australian friend. The 180 and 200 series Crown had matching Citizen watches available, that functioned as a SMART KEY. You could unlock, lock, and start the vehicle with the watch. I love Japan.

[@keon5779]

Automation is a GREAT game!

[@UnitSe7en]

When I used to hang out on AustNet IRC 10 years ago, I was given a super early version of the game Automation. It only contained basic engine modification and a few features but I can confirm it's fantastic. Do support. Want to design an engine with all the fiddly bits? Piston stroke, bore size, cam profile, exhaust, etc, etc, etc? This is the game you want.

[@auzzierocks]

Crows are everywhere in Japan, they're all taxis

[@rasa319]

Mitchell Theobald crown comfort..

[@KYNQxEdz]

Not those ones you arse

[@inverted311]

One of the coolest cars you have done to date, in my opinion. Man... Toyota was damn near 10 years ahead, give or take a few.

[@timfox2344]

It looks like what the Cadillac could’ve, should’ve been before they went the Batman Tumbler route with all the jutting lines.

[@hollywoodcheremonkey]

Your narrative is the funniest out of all the car videos. It can stand on its own as comedy. Great stuff!

[@hunterboone1201]

I'm so hyped for RCR New Zealand

[@jameskelly2419]

The reviews done by you guys are my favorite to watch because you say all the things that the voice in a average person ties to suppress and that is why this is the only review channel i watch with full intent to first learn and second have a good laugh

[@83j049733rfe4]

The crown is to Lexus GS what the Tahoe is to the Cadillac escalade. Boom. Analogy. Done.

[@83j049733rfe4]

​@LEGIT.PLAYZZ Anything without a Lexus badge looks better than anything with a Lexus badge. If not better, than at least ugly enough to trigger a reaction other than neutrality. [lowblow]Like the Scion xB[/lowestofblows]

[@AntJoseph_]

The GS was a Toyota Aristo. Boom

[@chrisriley557]

@@AntJoseph_ I think for this generation the crown is very similiar to the gs. "midsized executive" class and both have the same v6

[@IVR02]

RCR is back and better than ever! I missed seeing you on Mondays so goddamn much... but it was worth the wait!

[@HabibRKO]

I thought it was a Lexus GS at first and second glance. Beautiful car tho

[@PaperGunner722]

The Phaeton might be the ultimate stealth wealth vehicle, but, but this is the original stealth wealth vehicle.

[@thebitlot]

The Crown looks like the missing link between a Camry and a Corolla evolved to ~near Avalon size.

[@tenthousandfists]

Crown has a same platform with Lexus GS (S chassis). We have so many Crowns here as a government cars. For taxicab, we have a Mark X (latest generation from Corona Mark II) and of course a Camry too. You can't go wrong with Crown, its a Toyota's flagship sedan, its not comparable to Camry.

[@vociferous2559]

I'd like to see you Review a 2006 Nissan Fuga 450GT! They're really popular here in Auckland!

[@DJVADO17]

Nice, can't wait for Mr regular to go to Japan and review even more JDM cars that most others have never heard of or even seen, living in Jamaica I see the crown almost everywhere and everyday it's not very common but oh boy is it a beautiful car.

[@johnthecarlord]

This is my dream car

[@nickmurphy4209]

It's so nice having Mr. Regular back and posting

[@payamyazdi7672]

looks like the bigger brother of Suzuki kizashi.

[@scottbuchele2414]

I look at this car and think of what a Toyota Chaser met up with a Maybach from the early 2000s. I like it. Side note: The Gm 60 degree V6 and the GM 3300 pictured near the end of this film aren't related. The 3300 is a destroked 3.8. Have a great day everyone.

[@FreddyKings87]

That's a really beautiful car

[@tylerpontius8880]

I think its the first time in my life I've ever looked at a Toyota and it excited me.

[@junkhead86]

Aww yissssss new RCR

[@jasonkeweneallan2827]

"The planet's bonus track"-the best comment about NZ I've ever heard. It can be taken as a compliment and a diss at the same time.

[@edzo29]

Did you just show a GM 3300 talking about the 60-degree V6 family? That's a 90-degree V6 in the same family as the 3800/3.8.

[@Gazdatronik]

E-werd its an easy mistake to make

[@CarsSimplified]

Good catch! I was going to mention that if I scrolled much further and didn't see it. I got my start in the world of car repair working on those two engine families.

[@pauljs75]

When talking GM V6's it's also better to talk Lxx designation. It's because GM had totally different engines within a few years with the same displacement. Not to mention some changes over the years like ignition or injection really made them perform differently. And that Toyota engine is more comparable to the High Value series with direct injection and variable valves than the earlier 60° variants that only had port fuel injection. So it's more like the 250HP (LFR) than the 175HP (LA1). And neither of those are DOHC like the LQ1, which would confuse things even more. And then of course you had some of the same design flaws shared across different blocks. So both the 60° and 90° V6s had the bad LIM gaskets from the factory, which would further confuse things and get people mixed up with those. (Which in either case wasn't a really problem intrinsic to the engine, but a mistake using a part made of a composite not compatible with DexCool. Which in turn caused problems the engines gets blamed for having. The engines become stupid reliable once fixed with a metal gasket.) And I only know this because I have a car with an LA1. I can only imagine it makes things more fun for shop mechanics if make year and model aren't somehow mentioned.

[@jimmyzhu2851]

You are the best car reviewer I have ever seen in my life! You really did defined the true spirit of the Crown. Thank you for explaining to the U.S. what Crown is! I own a 1990 Toyota Crown in U.S. best car ever!

[@TastyBusiness]

The prodigal sons return.

[@EpicHotCheese]

There's roughly 20,000+ government issued taxi in Hong Kong, they are all "Toyota Crown Comfort" model. In South East Asia, Toyota Crown brand is known as a cheap commercial cars. This luxury Crown is one of a kind.

[@Drivenout]

the GM 3300 isnt a 60 degree. its a 90 degree buick 6.

[@Docta50]

As a canadian child in the 80's, my father had a '63 Crown. If my memory serves me right, it was just two chrome bumpers, two hard bench seats, a terrible broken plastic steering wheel, and a smell of overheating coolant. I miss that car. Also, no seat belts in that beast.

[@Bahraini_Carguy]

Toyota Crown, owned mostly by your Dad's and Uncle's in the Middle East. They think it's the best car ever because it had "fancy" features that their Corolla's and Cressida's didn't have back then.

[@doakickflip1361]

Whoa! IT'S AN ACTUAL CAR REVIEW. Not just them in a room. Back to the good stuff.

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

You and PJ in a room, that's what i call "the good stuff" !

[@swsephy]

I love these cars so damn much

[@sonnyday6830]

I have one exactly the same as that one, same year too, but a 2.5. They are a great car for long trips, very comfy.

[@SirLoinOfsteak85]

Re: petrol prices - welcome to a country that's not the US. ;)

[@zacharyhicks2136]

i know sedans sales are waning, but I’ll take a low center of gravity and a string V-6. That’s a winning combo. I love this car.

[@Luciphag]

Hip flask? Looked more like a trashcan to me.

[@RegularCars]

Sneatz. Oooooooh!

[@abhimaanmayadam5713]

I thought cologne bottle

[@everblessdfam9141]

Sneatz. It’s good car

[@rajneshlohana5826]

The crown is a symbol of wealth in this part of the world.

[@JavierCR25]

It’s a good looking car! And fuck that place is amazing!

[@macu_9057]

The budget version is the crown comfort series. They are smaller in size and aimed to in the fleet vehicle market. The larger crown, a totally different car is the crown majesta.

[@alexstromberg7696]

Welcome to the real world, now you most likely know why everyone hates when Americans complain about gas prices

[@ssjMaximum22Goku]

The only Toyota car that I would ever consider buying.

[@moravianlion3108]

Toyota BROOOOOWN

[@ToniBabelony]

It's a damn fine car to ride in. The Athlete is the 'top level' one, but not the most restrained in looks. The most common versions you see here in Japan are actually Majestas (not taking the Comfort taxi into account), which is, yes, cheaper, but doesn't look sporty. It's the higher end business car with which you can pull up between foreign luxury imports and not stand out, like the Nissan Fuga/Cima.

[@ingusmant]

Any kiwis here who can explain what is the tax that makes this import so popular over there?

[@Mycat122]

Not really tax laws, just the fact that we're not really close to anyone and our import laws and road legality laws are super lax. Japanese cars are just plentiful, fairly close and cheap, hence why that's what you mainly see

[@_Zekken]

Not tax. We have no domestic auto industry or anything, and we have really lax import laws. All our cars are imported. So, we are able to import any car we want, from anywhere. all it has to do is pass a safety inspection, (Warrent of fitness) that checks stuff like if the tires have enough tread, brakes are good, lights all work, etc etc. Then you are free to register it and drive it. And this is any car you want. I could import a left hand drive, US car if I wanted, or any car from europe. Hell if I wanted, I could go to a showroom in another country, buy a brand new car, shove it on a ship and bring it here. So of course, we get ALL the JDM Goodies. Skylines as far as the eye can see.

[@sfkarl]

There is no "import tariff" on used cars. There used to be in the 80's when some car brands were assembled here in NZ to protect that industry. When manufacturers pulled out, the import tariff was dropped and used cars flooded in from Japan, because they build Right Hand Drive cars. Japan also exports to other RHD countries such as South Africa and some lower African countries. But big RHD markets such as Australia and UK don't let them in. Although Australia's car industry just collapsed so that will probably change pretty soon. In Japan it becomes increasingly expensive to keep cars on the road once they start to age which destroys their value in the local marketplace, hence large numbers of vehicles exported for cheap.

[@alsada307]

If you could find 80’s models to make a review you’ll be amazed how advanced they were back then especially the early years where they used to compete with Cadillac and Lincoln with luxury body on frame style.

[@WTFIsThisGuyDoing233]

Man Japan gets ALL the good shit

[@S7tronic]

Nice to see Regular on the right side of the road.

[@jackpayne6797]

Yessss finally

[@knightrides6034]

*Slams the table* THANK YOU ! The first 2 cars I've driven were 80's Crown Supersaloon and they really do carry a special place in my heart , not lexus , just crowns and Mark's . I would love to own one again someday . And by the way if you wanna import a left hand steering wheel one to your country just get one from China , they sell them there too (maybe other countries also, i don't know)

[@Benzinilinguine]

N U T U T T T T T

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

3.0L V6 made around 200 HP on US pump gas a decade ago, 3.7L V6 around 220 HP and a lot of torque.

[@atranas6018]

NZ is soo beautiful. Wish to visit there

[@robertastk]

I missed you guys. Great that you are back.

[@briansteffmagnussen9078]

All Toyotas are Mercedes level cars, some are Rolls Royce level cars, but they sell for crack dealer money. All people can own a good car today unless they are nutty nostalgic like me and love an old smokey Diesel Golf II. Yes the hen house that refuse to die and you keep running against all logic. Please do a VW Golf II Diesel review. I promise that i will learn proper grammar if you do the Golf II D. Dankeschön.

[@lifeofzayan]

the 2003 model was peak for these cars! Majesta's got the 1UZ or 3UZ later and the Athlethe's got the same motor as the Supra 2JZ-GTE and some older variations had a 1JZ-GTE, the older ones also float beautifully over the road with smaller wheels and wallowy air suspension, ive driven the gen one after this one and theyre all just brilliant one of many Japan only vehicles, not to mention dead reliable