The Toyota nameplate produced in Japan since 1955 is the Crown.
Toyota introduced the first Crown in January 1955 to meet Japan’s growing need for domestically built passenger and public-transport vehicles. It was designed primarily for private buyers, although taxi operators also adopted it. Its independent front suspension helped give it a more comfortable ride than the related Master.
The Crown became Toyota’s long-running executive-car line and has passed through many generations and body styles, including sedans, wagons, hardtop coupes, and more recent SUV forms. It was also Toyota’s first model exported to the United States, beginning in 1958.
The other choices can cause confusion because they are also established Toyota names. Corona began in 1957, Carina in 1970, and Century in 1967. The Crown is the one whose Japanese production history reaches back to 1955 and continues across the modern range.