uhm...

most countries do not favour large engines . That is probably why the Aristo only have 3.0L engines and using techniques like VVTi or turbos to increase the power output.

So, ... the Crown comes out only with 2.5L and 3.0L engines.

(please note that in Germany thecurrent entry Mercedes E-class is using a 1.8L and Audi A6 is using an 1.8L as well).

 

engine specs

 

It's a completely new engine.

Probably some countries will get the new Aristo / GS with this engine.

 

That's a beautiful car... maybe they'll start bringing them into Australia as private imports?

I want a bigger engine if I was to buy the GS (I want a GS430) but we've only got the GS300 here... boo..

 

Get the Aristo TT.
Much better than the GS430 (sorry don't kill me folks )
Also RHD, thus suitable for Australia.

 

This doesnt make much sense, and those numbers and times are **** poor... The crown used to be like a japanese built rolls royce. This thing is like an underpowered avalon and certainly not worthy of that name.

 

How do private imports work in Australia?

I'm still in college now, but I hope to retire in 30 years when I'm about 50...I've decided to start looking at countries where I could retire...Australia is on my short list.

 

That is quite nice

 

That would be a nice gen 2 IS!

 

it is real nice..this should have been the new toyota avalon over here!-that would be nice right? a very welcome change for an otherwise,dull line.....

 

Make this car proportionally bigger and it looks good enough to be a LS430, in fact it would look sexier than the current LS430.

 

actually the crown is like a baby version of celsior.... compare my LS430 ultra luxury both car has lots of same feature... like heated back seat with massager..rear sun shade...etc.. Crown interior feel cheap compare to my car...lots of fake wood and plastic...but crown only cost like half of what LS430 cost in the state...so I guess that make sense...

 

Heheh... There's someone actually trying to get an import approval for them to bring into Australia (there's importing laws that prevents parallel model importing, and they've just tightened up on the laws last year), but hopefully in a couple of years time... hopefully

Basically (when I bought my Soarer), you could bring in any import that wasn't already sold here in Australia. Lexus/Toyota never sold the Soarer/SC in Australia until the UZZ40 so I was able to bring one in, however you wouldn't be able to bring in, say, a Lancer Evo. 7/8 because they already sell the Lancer bodyshape here in Australia... you can breing one in as a private import though (if you owned one oversease for more than a year).

 

You can buy a car here in Hong Kong and let me drive in it for a year

 

Heres what I don't understand. We are supposed to be the "big stupid americans with too much money who buys expensive **** on a whim" So why wouldn't toyota offer a few $70,000-$100,000 Sedans?? It could be like a maybach thing "the Crown." I just don't understand, **** if that car was for $70,000 i'd be whoring myself out and selling bodyparts left and right.