Toyota · 1995–2018

Toyota Comfort

The Toyota Comfort (Japanese: トヨタ・コンフォート, Hepburn: Toyota Konfōto) and the long-wheelbase Toyota Crown Comfort are a line of mid-size sedans produced by Toyota between 1995 and 2018. A platform derivative of the Toyota Mark II (X80), the Comfort was aimed at fleet buyers with a primary focus on taxicab operators. A third model was released in 2001 as the 11th generation Crown Sedan (the first Crown Sedan not based on the normal Crown executive car) for the Japanese market only. The Crown Sedan was also aimed at fleet buyers, as a high end taxi or for corporate use. Its main competitors were the Nissan Crew (discontinued in June 2009) and the Nissan Cedric Y31 (discontinued in 2015). Production of the Comfort ceased in January 2018, after more than 22 years in production, and it was subsequently replaced by the Toyota JPN Taxi which was launched at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show in October 2017.

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Predecessor: Toyota Crown · Successor: Toyota JPN Taxi

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Description

The Comfort and Crown Comfort were released on 19 December 1995 as replacements for the base fleet versions of the Mark II and the larger Crown. The Comfort was offered only in a five-seat configuration throughout the years, while early Crown Comfort models were offered with a split front bench in place of bucket seats. Five-seater Comforts could only be equipped with a floor-mounted gear lever, while six-seater models were paired with column shifters. A remote control rear passenger door, actuated by the driver through a series of mechanical linkages or a pneumatic system, is standard on taxi models in both Hong Kong and Japan. Markets. According to a report in 2011, Toyota has sold 364,000 Comforts since 1995. The model, particularly its long-wheelbase variants, was popular among taxicab operators in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The short-wheelbase Comfort was commonly used for driver's education in Japan. Crown Comforts were also exported in smaller numbers to Macau and Indonesia, where they were most notably operated by the Blue Bird Group. In Singapore, the implementation of Euro IV emission requirements forced taxi companies to remove Crown Comforts from service in 2014. Most units were scrapped but a handful were stripped of their drivetrains and donated to the healthcare industry for use in rehabilitation training. Awards. In October 2008, the Crown Comfort won the Good Design Award in the long life design award category. In 2010, the model was named by Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota, as the winner of the "President's Prize": an internal, semi-official corporate award. The company explained: "The car itself is unspectacular but it is very important to Toyota. This is why Morizo chose the car for the first 'Morizo award,'... the car can be driven over

Technical specifications

The Comfort uses MacPherson strut independent front suspension and a coil-sprung solid rear axle. The earlier short-wheelbase Comforts were powered by either the 2L-TE diesel engine, 3S-FE/4S-FE gasoline engine, or a 3Y-PE LPG engine. Starting in 2008, they were only offered with the 1998 cc 1TR-FPE and 1TR-FE engine, producing 83 kW (113 PS) at 4,800 rpm, and 100 kW (136 PS) at 5,600 rpm respectively. The long-wheelbase Crown Comfort had more variety when it came to engine choices. Early export models to Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore offered 2L and 5L diesel engines, while domestic Japanese models received the 3Y-PE and 1G-GPE LPG engine only. Hong Kong eventually received the 3Y-PE engine a few years later, but Indonesia and Singapore only received diesel models. The 1G-GPE engine was phased out in 2002, and in 2008, the 3Y-PE model was phased out in favour of the new 1TR-powered vehicles. Some Super Deluxe and Crown Sedan models received the six-cylinder 1G-GPE initially and later the 1G-FE, the former of which was dropped after 2002, and the latter after 2007; BAS mild hybrid drivetrains with the 1G-FE were also available from 2002 until 2008. After the discontinuation of the mild hybrid, they were only offered with 1TR-FPE engines. Six-cylinder engines were not offered in the short-wheelbase Comfort and lower trim levels of the Crown Comfort. Models. YXS10/YXS10H — The YXS10 was the first vehicle to be identified as the Crown Comfort. It came equipped with a lever-activated remote control rear passenger door, and a 4-speed automatic transmission (A43D) became standard in 2004 in some markets. The YXS10H is a four-cylinder Crown Sedan Super Saloon built from 2002 to 2008 equipped with the 3Y-PE LPG engine. YXS11/YXS11Y ー The YXS11/YXS11Y are 3Y-PE powered LPG

Nameplate usage for other models

=== Comfort Hybrid (NTP10R) === In July 2018, a rebadged version of the Toyota JPN Taxi debuted in Hong Kong under the Comfort Hybrid (Chinese: 豐田金豐混能的士) nameplate, with sales commencing in January 2019. The powertrain is an "LPG hybrid system" based on the existing THS II, made compatible with LPG fuel through the use of the 1.5L 1NZ-FXP LPG engine. As of January 2026, around 4,000 examples of the Comfort Hybrid are in service across Hong Kong.

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Specifications

name: Toyota Comfort (XS10)
Manufacturer: Toyota
aka: Toyota Crown Comfort, Toyota Crown Sedan
Production: December 1995–January 2018
Assembly: Japan: Susono, Shizuoka (Higashi Fuji plant)
Class: Mid-size car (D)
Body style: 4-door notchback sedan
Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related: Toyota Mark II (X80)
Engine: Petrol:, 1.8 L 4S-FE I4 (SXS11), 2.0 L 3S-FE I4 (SXS13), 2.0 L 3S-FE SC I4 (SXS13), 2.0 L 1TR-FE I4 (TSS13), 2.0 L 1G-FE DOHC I6 (GBS/GXS12), LPG:, 2.0 L 3Y-PE OHV I4 (YXS10/11), 2.0 L 1TR-FPE I4 (TSS10/11), 2.0 L 1G-GPE DOHC I6 (GXS10), Diesel:, 2.4 L 2L-II I4 (LXS10), 2.4 L 2L-TE turbo I4 (LXS11), 3.0 L 5L I4 (LXS12)
Transmission: 4-speed A340E automatic, 4-speed A42D automatic, 4-speed A43D automatic, 4-speed N45 manual, 5-speed W55 manual, 5-speed W56 manual, 5-speed W57 manual
Battery: 36 V Lead-acid (GBS12)
Wheelbase: 2680 mm, 2785 mm (LWB)
Length: 4590 mm, 4695 mm (LWB)
Width: 1695 mm
Height: 1525 mm
Predecessor: Toyota Mark II (X80) (short-wheelbase models), Toyota Crown (S130) (long-wheelbase models), Toyota Crown (S150) (Crown Sedan)
Successor: Toyota Corolla (E160) (driver's education applications), Toyota JPN Taxi/Comfort Hybrid (taxicab applications)

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