Teardown of Toyota's Flagship Sedan (Part 2)

Chassis technology for high-end rear-wheel drive cars common to Toyota and Lexus vehicles

2016/06/08

Summary
Front suspension components
Front suspension components
Steering components
Front axle, front brake, engine mounts
Rear multi-link suspension overview
Rear multi-link suspension components
Rear axle, brake, rear final drive

Summary

Front double-wishbone suspension in place

Rear multi-link suspension

　This is a continuation of a series reporting on a teardown analysis performed by the Hiroshima Industrial Promotion Organization of the Toyota Crown Royal, a V6 engine-powered rear-wheel drive model launched in Japan in December 2012.

　Part 2 of this series will focus on the chassis components and related technologies found in the 14th-generation Crown, which inherits the basic platform originally developed for the 12th-generation Crown that was released for sale in 2003. Even so, the original platform already features well-thought out technical considerations, from the suspension and steering layouts to the technologies for small parts, that are desirable on high-end front-engine rear-wheel drive vehicles. Spanning three generations, the Crown platform features a bundle of technologies that make it worthy of a teardown analysis today. The next report (Part 3) will focus on the Crown’s body and sound insulation technologies.

Previous teardown reports:
Teardown of Toyota's Flagship Sedan (Part 1)(May 2016)

4th-Generation Toyota Prius
4th-Generation Toyota Prius Teardown (Part 1)(Feb. 2016)
4th-Generation Toyota Prius Teardown (Part 2) (Mar. 2016)
4th-Generation Toyota Prius Teardown (Part 3) (Mar. 2016)
4th-Generation Toyota Prius Teardown: Photo gallery (132 parts) (Apr.2016)

Daihatsu Move (Feb./Mar. 2015)
Daihatsu Move Teardown (Part 1): Equipment comparable to B-segment cars
Daihatsu Move Teardown (Part 2): High fuel economy and improved performance
Daihatsu Move Teardown (Part 3): Linear body structure optimizes space

VW Polo (Nov./Dec. 2014)
VW Polo Teardown (Part 1)
VW Polo Teardown (Part 2)

Nissan Note (Sep. 2014)
Nissan Note (Versa Note) Teardown (Part 1)
Nissan Note (Versa Note) Teardown (Part 2)

Honda Accord Hybrid (Feb. 2014)
Honda Accord Hybrid teardown (Part 1)
Honda Accord Hybrid teardown (Part 2)
Honda Accord Hybrid teardown (Part 3)

Honda Fit Hybrid (Dec. 2013)
Honda Fit Hybrid teardown (Part 1): Battery components & brake system
Honda Fit Hybrid teardown (Part 2): Engine and transmission

Toyota Aqua (Nov. 2012)
Toyota Aqua (Prius c) teardown: Part 1
Toyota Aqua (Prius c) teardown: Part 2

Nissan Leaf
Nissan Leaf teardown (Part 1) (Feb. 2012)
Nissan Leaf teardown (Part 2): main components disassembled (Sep. 2012)
Nissan Leaf teardown (Part 3): body cutaway (Nov. 2012)

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