Interior

Comfortzone

Car design has to reconcile three demands: function, ergonomics and aesthetics. How a car brings them together says something about where the brand positions itself and what the manufacturer stands for.

The Corona Mark II’s interior makes that balance visible. The large, thin-rimmed steering wheel is a practical necessity in a car without power steering. The instruments and switches are clearly laid out so that drivers can make sense of them at a glance, wherever in the world they happen to be. That immediate familiarity helps put drivers and passengers alike at ease. The choice of materials and finishes once again takes its cues from the tastes and lifestyles of the car’s key market, the United States. Yet the Mark II blends those influences into something unmistakably its own, with a character rooted in Japan.