Toyota Comfort
| Toyota Comfort | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Kanto Auto Works |
| Also called | Toyota Crown Comfort |
| Production | 1995–present |
| Assembly | Japan: Susono, Shizuoka (Higashi Fuji plant) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car |
| Body style | 4-door notchback sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Toyota Crown |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L 1TR-FPE |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,680 mm (106 in) 2,785 mm (109.6 in) (LWB) |
| Length | 4,590 mm (181 in) 4,695 mm (184.8 in) (LWB) |
| Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
| Height | 1,525 mm (60.0 in) |
The Toyota Comfort, released in 1995, was designed for use as a taxicab in Japan. A long-wheelbase version, called Toyota Crown Comfort is available in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Its main competitors were the Nissan Crew (discontinued in June 2009) and the Nissan Cedric Y31 (discontinued in 2015).
The Crown Comfort is a popular taxicab in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It uses a rear-wheel-drive drivetrain. Some versions can be licensed to carry five passengers (excluding the driver). The six-seat version uses column gearchange whereas the five-seat version can either have column or floor gearchange. The Japanese model has fender mirrors and an automatic (driver-activated) rear door (also standard in Hong Kong). The Comfort also is used as an instructional vehicle for people learning how to drive.
Since 2005, Toyota has sold 36,400 Comforts. The car is popular with taxi companies and driving schools in Japan. Currently, it also is sold in Hong Kong, mainly as a taxi. In 2010, the car was named by Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota, as the winner of the “President’s Prize”, an internal, semi-official award of Toyota. The company explained: “The car itself is unspectacular but it is very important to Toyota. This is why Morizo chose the car for the first ‘Morizo award,’... the car can be driven over the years by everybody from beginners to experts. And this is the proof that the car is the symbol of Toyota’s quality, durability and reliability”. Morizo is the driver name and blogging alter ego adopted by Mr. Toyoda, a motor sports enthusiast.
The Comfort is powered by either the 3C diesel engine or an LPG engine. Auto stop-start function is available for some versions in the Japanese market.
The Crown Comfort uses a 1,998 cc 1TR-FPE engine with 83 kW (113 PS) at 4,800 rpm on liquefied petroleum gas.
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