The Toyota Cresida was sold in Australia from 1977 to 1993 first as a small to mid sized car in coupe, sedan and wagon body styles and then evolving into a larger car which was eventually replaced by the Avalon.
Starting off as the Corona Mark II, the car was renamed Cressida - the name is thought to be taken from a character in William Shakepeare’s Trollius and Cressida set in the Trojan Wars.
Alternatively Shakespeare could have been writing about a Toyota with excellent ride and handling. Those high comfort and refinement levels of the Cressida, led to the beginnings of Lexus and could be considered the foundations of the LS400.
The line-up currently starts at $3,850 for the Cressida GLX and ranges through to $6,270 for the range-topping Cressida Grande.