Toyota New Global Architecture Toyota New Global Architecture The Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) are modular unibody automobile platforms that underpin various Toyota and Lexus models starting with the fourth generation Prius in late 2015. TNGA platforms accommodate different vehicle sizes and also front-, rear- and all-wheel-drive configurations. Replaces the MC and New MC platforms. Offered in compact size with transverse engine and front- or all-wheel-drive. Calendar years: Replaces the K platform. Larger than TNGA-C with transverse engine and front- or all-wheel-drive. Calendar years: Replaces the N and New N platforms. Calendar years: The rear-wheel drive Global Architecture for Luxury vehicles is used primarily
Personal luxury car . This marketing approach was also used in Japan, where the early 1970s saw the introduction of the Toyota Crown coupe, followed by the coupe versions of the Nissan Cedric and Nissan Gloria, and the Mazda Luce. In the 1980s the Toyota Soarer, Nissan Leopard, Mazda Cosmo, and the Honda Legend were popular with Japanese buyers. Throughout the 1970s American "personal luxury" cars grew ever larger, heavier, and more luxurious. By the early 1980s, however, they were typically equipped with either a V6 or a dramatically detuned V8 engine in order to comply with increasingly strict vehicle emissions standards. In