Toyota Celsior is a luxury sedan from the largest Japanese company. The car is also known under the Lexus LS logo. Under the Toyota brand, the sedan was produced only in the domestic market of Japan with right-hand drive.
Since 1989, the car has gone through three generations of restyling. Since 2006, the model has completely passed under the wing of the Lexus and is produced under their brand to this day. Consider all three generations of the Toyota Celsior model, their appearance, market success, technical specifications and much more.
First generation
The car first appeared in 1989. The sedan was unveiled at the Detroit auto show and immediately blew up the community. The car combines a luxury class and an incredibly powerful and quiet engine. This allowed her to become a real legend.
It was the first generation of cars that became revolutionary and set the trend for the entire Japanese automotive industry. The sedan was equipped with a V8 engine with a volume of 4 liters and a capacity of 260 horsepower. This "beast" made a huge and clumsy sedan nimble and sports car. Adds a twinkle rear-wheel drive and automatic transmission. Thanks to this, owners of Toyota Celsior can both spend time quietly behind the wheel and scorch as much as they like.
Appearance Celsior first generation to match the time. In the early 90s, Japanese companies loved simple and direct body styles. The front part looks reserved: rectangular headlights and the same grille are made in the same style. The stern of the car looks a little longer than the front, but it looks exactly the same. Rectangular full-beam headlamps under the boot lid and narrow bumper do not stand out from the overall design. The interior decoration and equipment of the car is made at the highest level of business class cars of that time.
The car was produced until 1992, after which Toyota made a restyling of the model, and in 1994 the second generation of the legendary sedan saw the light of day.
Second generation Toyota Celsior: specifications and description
The second generation directly continued to develop the ideas and developments of the previous one. At first glance, it might seem that the sedan has not changed much. A slightly redesigned front end, an elongated base and a more spacious interior made the car even more firmly take a leading position in the luxury class.
The sedan is equipped with two engines: a four-liter with 265 horsepower and a four-liter with 280 horsepower. Both options are equipped with automatic gearboxes and rear-wheel drive.
Third generation
The third generation was the last in the history of Toyota Celsior. After that, the car went under the wing of Lexus and is still available. The sedan was produced from 2000 to 2006.
First of all, the changes affected the engine. Its volume increased to 4.3 liters, and power is 280 horsepower. As before, the sedan was equipped with an automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive.
Appearance became unrecognizable for Toyota Celsior. The front photo of the car makes it feel like a Mark II. But the feed of the car is almost unchanged. Only optics became a little more rounded.
Celsior has become a true progenitor of all modern luxury. Companies such as Mercedes and Audi still use the Japanese know-how, since in 1990-2006 Toyota used only the most modern technologies in the sedan.