The total length was 162.4 inches, regardless of body style-far shorter than the 1968 Plymouth Valiant sedan’s 188.4 inches (the Valiant had 38.4 inches of front headroom, and 41.7 inches of leg room at the accelerator-less than the Corona’s, or perhaps measured differently). Buyers had 36.2 inches of headroom (just 34 inches on the hardtop), and 45.2 inches of front legroom. Gas mileage was estimated at around 25-28 mpg and the price was $1,935, including electric wipers and washers.The Corona, according to Ward's, still weighed just 2,260 pounds, in either sedan or hardtop form-a remarkably light car, which allowed for decent performance with its tiny engine.
Contemporary road tests praised the handling and ease of shifting the synchronized three-speed. The front suspension used a short/long arm design with coil springs and a sway bar in back, it had five-leaf semi-elliptical leaf springs, unusual for such a light car, with a Hotchkiss live axle.
1 rank in foreign imports.” Two styles were available, sedan and hardtop. Toyota claimed a top speed of 90 mph and gas mileage of 25 mpg, noting that “its big car roominess, luxury car ride, and compact car economy have made it a leading contender for No. Nine-inch drum brakes, front and rear, with no power assist 13 x 3.75 steel wheels, inflated to 23 psi front, 21 psi rear. Other engine details: mechanical lifters, with pushrods and overhead rockers 256 duration on intake and exhaust normal oil pressure, rpm 12-volt 57/43 weight ratio.
Reviewers praised its easy control, road feel, and ability to keep up with traffic even uphill. The unibody car weighed 2,260 pounds, a true lightweight by American standards, and sprightly enough with its well balanced engine.
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The upscale-looking 1966 Corona, sold in the US through 315 dealers, used a 116 cubic inch engine four-cylinder OHV pushing out 90 horsepower (gross) at 4,600 rpm, with 110 lb-ft at 2,600 rpm it used a two-barrel carburetor, and a four-speed synchromesh manual transmission or a two-speed automatic. The Standard Catalog of Imported Cars credits the Crown with giving Toyota a serious presence in the United States the Land Cruiser had sold in very small numbers for years, but when the Corona came in, US sales doubled every year for several years, ending up at 476,807 in 1967 and 659,189 in 1968. The first Coronas to reach American shores were the T100 series, built as a sedan, hardtop coupe, wood-festooned wagon, and van, powered by a 2.2 liter R-series four-cylinder engine (other markets had 1.6 or 2.0 liter engines) a twin cam engine was sold in Japan only, in the 2000 GT sedan and hardtop coupe. Considered a large car in most markets, the rear wheel drive Corona was generally considered an upscale compact or mid-sized car, depending on the year, within North America and it was Toyota’s best seller for years.
The Toyota Corona was made from 1957 to 2001, its first and last years in Japan only the four-cylinder versions had various R-series engines.
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