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A public demonstration of the new Corona's performance was done on the Meishin Expressway, where the new model was tested to , and was able to sustain speeds of . The Corona was released one year after the debut of the Corona's traditional competitor, the Nissan Bluebird. Toyota introduced a smaller vehicle to address the market that needed a more fuel efficient vehicle, called the Toyota Corolla in November 1966. This allowed the Corona to increase in size and offer more passenger and cargo room over previous generations. time was 15.1 seconds.