Red Toyota Crown Comforts taxis are a common sight on the streets of Hong Kong and many residents would not spare them a second glance. But for Joe Wu, who was born in Hong Kong but moved to ...

This accident involving a Hong Kong Toyota Crown Comfort Urban red taxi is the kind of incident where any explanation is as good as the other.

Toyota Hong Kong (Crown Motors Ltd) has taken steps to offer a replacement to the current ageing fleet of first version Comfort models specially designed for Hong Kong, with the introduction of ...

Hong Kong's newest bubble: red taxis. Home prices in the former British colony have more than doubled since the start of 2009 because of near-record low mortgage rates and an influx of Chinese buyers.

HONG KONG — Allan Shek, the owner of a Hong Kong shop selling gold and jade jewelry, says he’s made millions on the side by riding wild swings in the stock market and by buying into the city ...

Step into one of Hong Kong’s signature four-door Toyota Crown Comfort cabs and you will most likely be (what is the opposite of greeted?) by a man in his 60s or older with a phalanx of ...

Gold Coast resident Sampson Wong imported a rare model from Japan, transforming it to remind him of Hong Kong. (Supplied). Toyota Crowns are legends in the Asian taxi scene, and for good reason.

They cost next to nothing – a trip from West Hong Kong to Central sets you back no more than HKD25 or just over €2. And they look cool. Hong Kong’s taxi-fleet is made up of boxy Crown Comfort Toyotas.

Though it won’t kill the Nissan Cedric and Toyota Crown taxis currently used in Hong Kong, the 50-strong lot of NV200 taxis heading there is just the start. Like our articles? Please follow us ...