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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL - the ideal limousine for bank robberies

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Created on November 2, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - drives smoothly

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - looks more compact than it is

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - also suitable as a getaway car

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - pleasant and clearly laid out

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - hardly noticeable today, even as a classic car

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - typical Japanese chassis

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - only one rear-view mirror was still normal in the eighties

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - easy to drive

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - ran over 170 km/h at the time

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - for everyday errands and special jobs

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - looks quite inconspicuous

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - ready for the next outing

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - smooth design

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - generously glazed

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - four doors, three side windows each

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - the trunk holds 406 liters according to VDA

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - Driver's workplace

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - lots of plastic in the interior

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - clearly arranged instruments

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - even the steering wheel bears the type lettering

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - Steering wheel with baffle plate

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - separate button for locking the ignition lock

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - Center console

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - three-speed automatic transmission

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - standard radio with medium, ultra-short and long wave

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - conventional handbrake

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - electric windows front and rear

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - Velour upholstery

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - Passenger door interior trim

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - plenty of space in the engine compartment, after all, larger engines were also to be accommodated

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - in-line four-cylinder engine with cross-flow head and overhead camshaft

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - strong retaining springs for hood

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - Nameplate

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - enough space even for a bigger haul

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - translucent rear lights IMG_1188

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - standard lamp shower

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - rectangular headlights

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - blinker lights pulled around the corner

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - strikingly designed blinker lights

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - standard aluminum wheels

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - carefully designed flanks

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - also labeled on the flank

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - Lettering under the third side window

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Toyota Cressida 2000 GL (1982) - wide rear lights and type lettering

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Toyota Cressida (1978) - as a four-door sedan

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Toyota Cressida (1978) - American-influenced styling

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Toyota Cressida (1979) - for the American market

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Toyota Cressida (1979) - relatively high waistline

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Toyota Cressida (1978) - as a four-door sedan

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Toyota Cressida (1979) - beautifully presented

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Toyota Cressida (1977) - a typical Japanese car of its time

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Toyota Cressida (1979) - the estate car with wooden inlays

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Toyota Cressida (1979) - five-door station wagon

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Toyota Cressida (1979) - voluminous estate car

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Toyota Cressida (1980) - with in-line six-cylinder engine and air conditioning (for the USA)

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Toyota Cressida (1981) - A long-lasting car is often cheaper than a small car - Advertisement in Germany from 1981

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Toyota Cressida (1981) - compared to the Corona (below)

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Toyota Cressida (1981) - luxurious USA version

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Toyota Cressida (1982) - smoothed and more elegant

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Toyota Cressida (1982) - cannot deny borrowings from American design

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Toyota Cressida 2.8i (1985) - high-capacity station wagon - Geneva Motor Show 1985

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Toyota Cressida (1986) - even more European than its predecessor

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Toyota Cressida (1987) - more aerodynamic and more adapted to the taste of European buyers

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Toyota Cressida (1989) - as a sedan

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Toyota Cressida (1991) - as a sedan

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Summary

Between 1980 and 1985, Toyota built the second generation of the Cressida model, which inherited the technology of its predecessor but was much more modern and European in its shape and appearance. Above all, however, the Cressida was a reliable car with a full range of equipment and an affordable price, which could last for decades thanks to its robust construction, as the thirty-year-old car portrayed here proves. This driving report explains the technology and history of the Cressida model and shows the different generations in pictures from today and back then.

This article contains the following chapters

In the turmoil of Greek mythology
The second generation
Very good value for money in terms of features
Durable
A classic Japanese car
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Witness 1: "The car was blue". Witness 2: "No, it was anthracite". Witness 3: "It was a sedan". Witness 4: "It was a Mazda or Datsun". Witness 5: "Maybe a Subaru". Witness 6: "It was a big car with four doors". Witness 7: "I think the vehicle was compact, definitely inconspicuous". The inspector who had to solve the bank robbery was not to be envied. The witnesses were unable to give a consistent description of the getaway vehicle. And this was exactly what the bank robbers had in mind when they used the Toyota Cressida as their vehicle in the 1980s. In addition to its inconspicuousness, the Japanese car also had many other qualities in its favor, as the Cressida was robust, always started reliably, had sufficiently agile handling and had a 400-litre trunk and 463 kg payload capacity. There was plenty of room for the loot in many bills, the three accomplices also found space and the car made few demands on the driver, thanks to the automatic transmission and clear cockpit.

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