Toyota Mark II
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The Toyota Mark II (Japanese: トヨタ・マークII, Hepburn: Toyota Māku Tsū) is a compact, later mid-size sedan manufactured and marketed in Japan by Toyota between 1968 and 2004. Prior to 1972, the model was marketed as the Toyota Corona Mark II. In some export markets, Toyota marketed the vehicle as the Toyota Cressida between 1976 and 1992 across four generations. Toyota replaced the rear-wheel-drive Cressida in North America with the front-wheel-drive Avalon. Every Mark II and Cressida was manufactured at the Motomachi plant at Toyota, Aichi, Japan from September 1968 to October 1993, and later at Toyota Motor Kyushu's Miyata plant from December 1992 to October 2000, with some models also assembled in Jakarta, Indonesia and Parañaque, Philippines as the Cressida.
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Production | September 1968 – October 2004 (Mark II Blit/wagon production continues until 2007) |
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For several decades, the Mark II was Toyota's mainstream sedan[3] and station wagon[4] in domestic and international markets. Its size, ride comfort, and interior accommodations ranged from affordable to luxurious, and it established Toyota's luxury reputation where the more prestigious Crown wasn't available. As economic prosperity grew worldwide, the Mark II catered to those desires. As body style fashion progressed, so did the Mark II. The Mark II remained a comfortable front-engine, rear-drive vehicle that was larger than the Toyota Corolla while maintaining an affordable price and better fuel economy than the more prestigious Crown.