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    I wonder what was specially included in the Singapore Taxi Pack?
    Well the key thing is that they are rear wheel drive vs FWD of the later models.
    They are N/A diesels and otherwise seem to be stock 85 Coronas.
    I think one of the issues was that the boot is bigger in a rear wheel drive.

    Its really extraordinary that Toyota could do it, as usually once a model is discontinued the suppliers stop making a lot of the parts.
    Regards Philip A.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    I wonder what was specially included in the Singapore Taxi Pack?
    I think they are stretched a bit, certainly had plenty of leg room, not much insulation though.............the doors clang shut
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    Falcadores and LTD's is what I see most of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    They are not OLD Toyota Coronas in Singapore. Well not as old as they look.
    Singapore taxis is such a large customer, Toyota did a run of circa 85 Coronas in about 2000-2001 specifically for the taxi fleet which is about 5000 AFAIR.
    Now that is customer focus.
    Regards Philip A
    They are not Coronas. The badge on the back says Toyota Crown, but it is not the Crown that we had in Australia. In other countries it is called a Toyota Comfort.

    In Singapore, Taxis Trade Charm for Cleaner Emissions - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com

    They are being phased out and replaced by Hyundais, but as the site below shows, a lot of companies are still using them.

    Singapore Taxi - Taxis in Singapore - Singapore Taxi cab info, news & updates - TaxiSingapore.com

    There are currently more Toyota Crowns than all the others put together.

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