on the GA-L employed for the Lexus LS. It was made narrower to suit the Crown's 1.8 meters width. The car offers three engine options: a 3.5-liter V-6 and multi-stage hybrid transmission, 2.5-liter engine and hybrid system, and 2.0-liter direct injection turbo engine. The existing three types; the Majesta, Royal, and Athlete; were integrated into one model. The new Crown features a sporty appearance, sweeping away its conventional image as a com...

News  Updated at: 2018/06/27

Toyota launches refined Crown Royal, Majesta, and Athlete with new 2.0-liter turbo engine Toyota Motor Corporation launched its partially upgraded Crown Royal luxury sedan, the Crown Majesta and the Crown Athlete series on October 1, 2015. The "ITS Connect," a world-first safety package for a mass-market model, is available for the Crown. The package offers driver assistance via vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-vehicle communications. The...

News  Updated at: 2015/10/02

Sumitomo Rubber to supply Dunlop tires for Crown Majesta Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. said that Dunlop’s high-performance tire, the SP Sports 2050, will be fitted on the new Toyota Crown Majesta as standard equipment. Tire deliveries have already started. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on September 20, 2013)...

News  Updated at: 2013/09/20

e version L trim package and an option on the I package. The bamboo products were developed by Miroku Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture), which produces shotguns and rifles. Toyota intends to add bamboo interior parts to the interior trim lineup of the Lexus LS, the Crown, the Majesta and other luxury car segment, which now include wooden equipment. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on February 20, 2012)...

News  Updated at: 2012/02/20

Toyota to produce the Crown Majesta in China from December Toyota Motor Corp. will manufacture the "Crown Majesta" in China. Production will start in December at the Plant No. 2 of Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (TFTM) in Tianjin, China, Toyota's joint venture with China FAW Group Corp. The model will be released early next year as the next "Crown." This is the first "...

News  Updated at: 2009/10/15

Toyota Boshoku develops speaker- embedded headrest for the new Crown Majesta Toyota Boshoku Corp. announced on May 14, 2009 development of a speaker-embedded headrest, which Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) has decided to adopt for the new Crown Majesta. This will enable a rear seat passenger to enjoy more lively sound of the audio system as sound will come from a speaker at his/her ears. The angle of the headrest support section can be adjusted as desir...

News  Updated at: 2009/05/15

heel and automatic shift knob jointly with Miroku Techno Wood Co., Ltd. based in Kochi Prefecture and Kochi Prefectural Industrial Technology Center, the company announced on April 16. The new products are installed on the new Toyota Crown Majesta. Resin impregnation technique, which hardens wood by impregnation with resin material, is used to protect the pr...

News  Updated at: 2009/04/17

Tokai Rika jointly develops wood grain steering wheel and shift knob Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. developed a new wood grain steering wheel and automatic shift knob jointly with Miroku Techno Wood Co., Ltd. based in Kochi Prefecture and Kochi Prefectural Industrial Technology Center, the company announced on April 16. The new products are installed on the new Toyota Crown Majesta. Resin impregnation technique, which hardens wood by impregnation with resi...

News  Updated at: 2009/04/17

Fujitsu Ten supplies new audio set to new Toyota Majesta Fujitsu Ten Ltd based in Kobe announced that its in-vehicle audio set "Next generation acoustic space control system" has been installed in "Toyota premium sound system" integrated in the new Toyota Majesta. A total of 20 speakers, including new speakers embedded in the headrests, are installed in the cabin to provide an expanded acoustic space by controlling unnecessary noise reflected fro...

News  Updated at: 2009/03/30

Fujitsu Ten's front-side millimeter-radar applied in the new Toyota Majesta Fujitsu Ten Ltd., Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan announced on March 27, 2009 that its new front-side millimeter-wave radar system is applied in the Toyota Crown Majesta, launched on March 26. A new algorithm has been incorporated in this newly developed system, to make it possible to detect the vehicle's environment from diagonal and lateral directions, in addition to front and re...

News  Updated at: 2009/03/28

an advanced version of VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management) and "Twin-Chamber Airbag." The new VDIM will be offered in the Lexus GS model and the twin-chamber airbag in the Lexus IS model. And both technologies will be used in other models in the future. VDIM was first offered in the Crown Majesta because of providing integrated management of functions such as vehicle stability control, ABS and electric power steering. The new VDIM of th...

News  Updated at: 2005/06/11