Luxury vehicle car" features were found on luxury cars as early as 2009. Front mounted longitudinal engines with rear-wheel drive (FR) is a common layout of luxury cars. European marques like Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar have almost never adopted front mounted engines with front-wheel drive (FF) and retained a lineup mostly or entirely made up of FR cars. Japanese brands such as Lexus and Infiniti also have predominantly FR lineups. The FR layout, while more expensive than the FF, has been retained by these luxury manufacturers as it allows for higher performance engines (particularly the straight-6, V8, and other engine
Toyota established in 1946 is called "Toyota Store" (トヨタ店 "Toyota Mise") and offers large luxury sedans such as the Toyota Century and the Toyota Crown. In 1955, the "Toyopet Store" (トヨペット店 "Toyopetto-ten") arrived, originally established to sell the Toyota Corona and the Toyopet ToyoAce truck, and currently features mid-range models. ( in Japanese.) The "Toyota Publica Store" (トヨタパブリカ店 "Toyota Paburika-ten") was established in 1961 to sell the Toyota Publica. In 1966 it was renamed the "Toyota Corolla Store" (トヨタカローラ店 "Toyota Karōra-ten") to sell the Toyota Corolla. The dealership chain focuses on budget models. The "Toyota Auto Store" (トヨタオート店 "Toyota Ōto-ten") sales