Corona hard-top coupe here

Press, Issue 32535, 19 February 1971, Page 7

Corona hard-top coupe here

Examples of the new Toyota Corona hard-top are now in New Zealand. The car will cost about $3500 with a four-speed gearbox, or about $3700 with automatic transmission, and will be available only to holders of overseas funds. The Corona hard-top is powered by a 1707 c.c. four-cylinder overheadcamshaft engine producing 103 b.h.p. at 5500 r.p.m. and has a top speed of 100 miles an hour. Delivery time to New Zealand cus-

tomers will be three months. The two-door car has fully reclining front seats, which can be fitted with Care Pays Good driving habits can save your life, but they can also save money, tyre experts say. A careful driver can expect up to 50 per cent more wear from his tyres, and better wear from other parts of the car.

head-rests, and the back of the rear seat can be folded down to give a full-length luggage area from and including the boot through to the rear of the front seats. Standard equipment includes a heater, push-

button radio, electric clock, cigarette lighter, power brakes (discs at the front), and two-speed wipers. The suspension is conventional, and the turning circle is 31.5 ft. The car is 164.2 in long and 61.8 in wide.