BUDGET DAILY: 1991 Toyota X81 Cressida

The Toyota Mark II has a long and storied past. Initially introduced as a mid-size sedan to cater to the emerging class of business owners and company executives in Japan—slotting neatly below the larger, more luxurious flagship model that is the Crown. Along the way, the Mark II has grown larger and more powerful with each passing generation and spawned offshoots—badge engineering exercises that appealed to different dealerships across Japan and targeted younger (Chaser) and older (Cresta) crowds, with slight variations in trim and engines.