 Branded as the Toyota 1000, the car was launched on the West German market, at the time Europe's largest national auto-market, in the fourth quarter of 1974.It had an unusually lavish list of included features that included radial tyres, front headrests, tinted windows, a heated rear window and even a radio.In some European markets such as Switzerland and the Netherlands, it was marketed with the additional name "Copain".