Do not want.

 

Wow, thats....pretty damn ugly.

 

I kinda like it. At least it's better than the spindle grille that Lexus gets.

 

The car looks ok, but the grill..... Between this and the Lexus spindle I think Toyota is trying a little too hard to differentiate itself.

 

Nothing showcases home of the Liberty Bell better than a Toyota. We American's should be proud of the accomplishment.

 

Now that Ford dropped the Crown Victoria, Toyota is going to use the Crown name?

 

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Ford Crown Victoria and Toyota Crown both debuted in 1955, although the 55 Ford did age a bit (or a lot) better than the 55 Toyota did.

 

Or they could revive old names they once used: Corona or Cressida.

 

They can keep it for all I care.

 

Well the Crown and the GS share platforms so if you want a Crown, the GS probably has most of the same gearing.


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My, my ... that's an ugly grill.

 

I remember the Toyota Crowns we used to get here (in the sixties and seventies) -they were OK vehicles, but nothing out of the ordinary except they were well equipped. . Didn't handle well at all but went well enough and were quite OK for touring around in. You could even get a ute version and IIRC there was an ambulance Crown somewhere in New South Wales.

 

The Crown isn't a single model in Japan, but rather a small family based on a common shell, with different front and rear treatments. The new S210 generation has been pared down to just two models, the sportier “Crown Athlete” shown here and the more tradional “Crown Royal” which has a similar, but more toned-down front styling treatment. Some previous Crown generations have had up to four body/grille variations.

If I'm not mistaken, the first Lexus LS's were renamed Toyota Crowns.

Until the launch of Lexus, the LS was sold in Japan as the “Toyota Celsior” though the ninth-generation Crown, the S140 sold from 1991 to 1995, had styling that closely resembled the big Lexus.

A strange fact: the Crown continued to use body-on-frame construction through the 1990s, with the tenth-generation model making the change to monocoque construction.

 

I remember a story folks told me when Toyota tried to sell the Crown in North America in the 60s. It was so bad they nicknamed it the "Toyota Clown". Seeing this new face, clown might not be bad as plastering that with some clown makeup would make it easier to look at.

 

Sooooo that's what a Lexus having an abortion looks like......