Toyota · Crown

Toyota Crown 5th generation (MS80/90)

Years
1974–1979
Chassis
MS80/90
Drivetrain
FR
Toyota Crown 5th generation (MS80/90)

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Story

After its predecessor's styling was shunned by conservative buyers, it was given a conservative direction. The 4-door hardtop, newly offered as an upscale personal sedan, boosted private demand.

Chassis

Length 4,765 mmWB 2,690 mm1,440 mmHeightWidth 1,690 mm
Curb weight
1,470kg

Production plants

  1. Motomachi Plant

    Toyota, Aichi

  2. Honsha Plant

    Toyota, Aichi

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since October 199925 years after sales began in October 1974
Last cars
Eligible since 200425 years after sales ended in 1979 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Shigeru Moriya

Shigeru Moriya

Chief engineer of the fifth-generation Crown.