This is a variant of the 6th generation Crown line, first introduced by Toyota in 1979.
So voi cac phien ban sedan quen thuoc, Toyota Crown Wagon so huu phan duoi keo dai, giup gia tang khong gian khoang hanh ly va tao nen dien mao la mat, mang dam phong cach xe gia dinh cao cap cua thap nien 1970-1980. The he Crown nay co nhieu cau hinh khac nhau, voi ten ma phan anh dung tich dong co nhu MS110 (2,0 lit), MS111 (2,6 lit) va MS112 (2,8 lit).
O the he thu 6, Toyota nang cap dai dong co xang, noi bat la phien ban 2.8 lit 5M-EU, ben canh cac tuy chon 2,0 lit va 2,6 lit. Dong co 2,0 lit tiep tuc co bien the tang ap M-TEU, trong khi dong co 5M dung bo che hoa khi cung duoc cung cap tai mot so thi truong. Day cung la the he cuoi cung cua Toyota Crown con duy tri cau hinh dong co xang bon xi-lanh truoc khi chuyen sang cac the he moi hon.
Toyota Crown the he thu 6 danh dau lan dau tien dong xe nay duoc phan phoi tai thi truong chau Au, khoi dau tai Duc tu nam 1980. Phien ban chau Au su dung dong co 2,8 lit phun nhien lieu voi cong suat 145 PS, trong khi tuy chon diesel 2,2 lit dat 66 PS, di kem hop so san 5 cap hoac hop so tu dong, ngoai tru ban Station Wagon. Doanh so ban dau kha tich cuc, song giam manh tu nam 1982 khi gia ban tang cao do bien dong ti gia dong yen Nhat.
Ve thiet ke, cac phien ban dau su dung cum den pha doi hinh chu nhat, trong khi cac ban nang cap duoc trang bi den pha lien khoi lon hon. Phien ban Royal Saloon danh cho thi truong Nhat Ban co can truoc dai hon, dong co dung tich lon va bi xep vao nhom xe chiu thue duong bo cao hon theo quy dinh ve kich thuoc. Nguoc lai, cac bien the Van va Taxi su dung den pha tron, huong den tinh thuc dung.
Toyota cung gioi thieu phien ban Crown Turbo dau tien vao thang 10.1980, danh rieng cho thi truong noi dia. Viec duy tri tuy chon dong co 2,0 lit giup nguoi dung Nhat Ban giam chi phi thue va tiet kiem nhien lieu, trong khi cong nghe tang ap gop phan cai thien hieu suat va giam luong khi thai theo cac tieu chuan moi truong thoi bay gio.
Ngoai Wagon va sedan, the he Crown nay con la doi cuoi cung duy tri bien the coupe mui cung hai cua, truoc khi duoc thay the boi Toyota Soarer. Cac trang bi tuy chon dang chu y vao thoi diem do gom cua so troi kinh, ghe lai chinh dien, kiem soat hanh trinh, dieu hoa tu dong voi bang dieu khien rieng cho hang ghe sau va mot so tien nghi cao cap khac.