Toyota Cresta is a Japanese upper-middle class passenger car, produced by Toyota Motor Corporation, which was first presented to the public in 1980. Its production started in the same year and lasted until 2001 – it was concentrated mainly in Motomachi in Japan.
The Cresta model was developed and put into production in order to expand the commercial offer of the Toyota concern, as well as to strengthen its position on the domestic market in the upper-middle class car segment. It was assumed from the beginning that Toyota Cresta would be sold almost exclusively in Japan. The car was based on the Mark II model, but it offered much richer equipment, higher driving comfort and – generally speaking – was perceived as more luxurious. The model was only available as a 4-door sedan. During production, cars of this model were most often powered by 6-cylinder engines with a capacity of 2.0 to 3.0 litres. Five generations of the Cresta model were created in the course of serial production, the last of which was presented in 1996. In the Toyota group’s offer, Cresta gave way to the Verossa model.
