Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Test
Date: December 1968
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Summary: Stylish and practical two-door four-seater, powerful engine, excellent four-speed gearbox, extremely powerful servo disc brakes, good seats, firm but comfortable ride, excellent heating and ventilation, controls a little heavy.

Road testing the Toyota Corona Mark II 1900SL Hardtop

The C/G editorial team purchased a Hardtop 1900 SL as soon as the Corona Mark II was released, and began our customary long-term practical test. Now that we have covered 2,000km, we present our first test report.

Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Road Impressions
Date: December 1969
Authors: Yoshimasa Sugawara, Motor Fan Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Yoshimasa Sugawara’s Test Drive

The newly released Mark II 1900 GSS is the fastest car in the Mark II series, and the successor to the Toyota 1600GT. For the test drive, we enlisted Yoshimasa Sugawara, who has made a name for himself at the Japanese Grand Prix, to give his impressions from the perspective of all-out performance.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Test
Date: January 1970
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Summary: 140ps twin-cam engine, smooth and relatively quiet up to 7000+rpm, extremely high cruising speed, good flexibility at low rpm, sturdy 5-speed gearbox that is comfortable to use even in the city, radial tires give great cornering power, comfortable bucket seats, slightly rough ride from the rear suspension.

Road testing the Toyota Corona Mark II GSS

Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Road Test
Date: February 1970
Authors (Roundtable): Masuo Amano, Atsushi Watari, Jun Sakakibara, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroshi Okazaki, Kunitaka Furutani, Taizo Tateishi, Zo Doi, Kenji Higuchi, Kenzaburo Ishikawa, Yasuhei Koguchi, Toshihide Hirata, Minoru Onda, Mamoru Okubo, Motor Fan Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Definitive Edition of the Mark II

Magazine: First, please tell us about the aims of the GSS and the characteristics of the car.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Impression
Date: April 1972
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Road testing the Toyota Corona Mark II Hardtop GSS

The hottest model of the new Mark II series, the GSS Hardtop with DOHC engine and 5-speed gearbox, has seen its displacement increase along with the rest of the series, in this case from 1858cc to 1968cc. However, the power increase is minimal, from 140ps/6400rpm to 145ps/6400rpm. Torque, on the other hand, has increased a full kgm to 18.0kgm/5200rpm. As in the previous GSS, the engine is a high-compression (9.4) unit that uses high-octane fuel, but a new regular-gasoline (8.5) model is also available. Power and torque figures for the latter are 140ps/6400rpm and 17.2kgm/4800rpm. Our test car was the 145ps high-compression model, painted a metallic dark green, one of six colors available.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Impression
Date: June 1972
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Road testing the Toyota Corona Mark II Hardtop GSS

In the April issue, we reported on the Corona Mark II 2000GSS with simple measurements taken at the Murayama test course and handling impressions from the winding roads of Okutama. This time, we took the Corona Mark II GSS to the Yatabe test course to measure its top speed and standing-start acceleration. We also brought three other cars to Yatabe at the same time: a BMW 2002tii, a Corolla Levin 1600, and Capella GS-II. As a result, we had four cars with catalog top speeds of around 190km/h gathered together. The GSS had the highest power output of the four, but at the same time, it was handicapped by having the largest exterior dimensions and having to pull the heaviest weight.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Impressions
Date: December 1973
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Road testing the Toyota Corona Mark II Hardtop GSL

Toyota’s upper-middle-class Corona Mark II was just fully redesigned at the end of January this year, and two new variations have already been added to the lineup. One is a model with a six-cylinder engine tuned with SU twin carburetors (road impressions in the October issue), and the other is the GSL with EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection, an electronically controlled fuel injection system made by Bosch). In this EFI version, engine output and torque are increased from 115ps/6000rpm and 16.0kgm/4000rpm in the carbureted GSL to 125ps/5600rpm and 17.0kgm/4000rpm, but the main reason for adopting the EFI system seems to be to control exhaust gases, rather than to increase power.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: From Our Motoring Diaries
Date: November 1973
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Road testing the Toyota Corona Mark II LG

Even the C/G staff sometimes just wants to relax and enjoy a cruise while listening to music. In this scenario, American cars are ideal, with spacious interiors, good quality seats, the comfort of air conditioning, quiet and powerful engines combined with automatic transmissions, and power-assisted steering that requires no mental or physical effort. If they also had good quality AM/FM radios, they would be perfect. Some of the only domestic cars that fit this criteria are the luxurious four-door sedans of the Laurel and Mark II series, and among these, the Corona Mark II LG Automatic is one of the best.