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 editorial team at Car Graphic 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: 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: Car Graphic
Format: Road Impressions
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, four cars with a catalog top speed of around 190km/h were gathered together. The GSS has the highest power output of the four cars, but at the same time, it is 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 so far. 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). The EFI output and torque increase from 115ps/6000rpm and 16.0kgm/4000rpm in the regular gasoline GSL to 125ps/5600rpm and 17.0kgm/4000rpm, but the main reason for adopting this 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 want to relax and enjoy a cruise while listening to music. In this sense, American cars are ideal, with spacious interiors, good quality seats, a comfortable environment thanks to air conditioning, quiet and powerful engines combined with automatic transmission, and steering systems that requires no mental or physical effort thanks to power steering. If they also had good quality AM/FM radios, they would be perfect. The only Japanese cars that fit this criteria would be the luxurious saloons of the Laurel and Mark II classes, and among them, the Corona Mark II LG Automatic is one of the best for such purposes among domestic cars.