Which year is the 12th generation Crown car?
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The 12th generation Crown is a car from 2005. In the price configuration list when it was first launched in January 2005, there was only one displacement of 3.0L available at that time, and the 2.5L Royal version was added in October. Below is a brief introduction about the Toyota Crown: The Toyota Crown has gone through fourteen generations of models. In 1955, the first generation Toyota Crown was born, and it has a history of over sixty years, which is longer than the age of most car enthusiasts. As one of Toyota's longest-running models, the Crown has experienced a total of fourteen generations. The initially domestically produced Crown was equipped with two V6 engines, coded as 5GR-FE and 3GR-FE, with displacements of 2.5L and 3.0L respectively; later, a facelift also added a 4.3L V8 engine coded as 3UZ.
I remember the 12th-generation Crown started production in 2003 and was sold until 2008. Back then, I saw a brand-new 2004 model on the streets of Tokyo—the front design was particularly handsome, with sharp headlights and sleek body lines. At that time, the Crown had just upgraded from the 11th generation, featuring a new chassis and a V6 engine, packing plenty of horsepower. It drove quietly and smoothly, unlike the older models which were stiffer. Toyota positioned it as a luxury flagship, with leather seats and a navigation screen inside, which was quite trendy back then. In the Chinese market, it only became common around 2005, and now you can still find 2006 models in the used car market—easy to maintain and affordably priced. As an old car enthusiast, I’d recommend checking for aging wiring, as older cars tend to develop minor electrical issues. All in all, this bit of history is quite interesting—the Crown series has evolved since 1955, and the 12th generation was a transitional model bridging the past and future.