The second generation Toyota Premio was introduced in 2007 to fill the gap between the Corolla and Camry.
G-BOOK was on the list of optional features; it gained the inclusion of a LED in the rear light cluster. Other changes included the smart entry and start system, a rear-view monitor in color, and a hard disk navigation system compatible with the G-Book mX telematics service.
On 1 December 2020, Toyota announced that the Premio would be discontinued from March 2021. This marked the end of the Corona lineage that was first introduced in 1957.
Four-wheel drive was offered on vehicles equipped with the 1.8-liter 2ZR-FE engine. A 2.0-liter valvematic 3ZR-FAE engine was made available in 2008, cutting the emission by 75 percent from the level required by the 2005 Japanese emission standards and achieving 20 percent better fuel economy than the 2010 fuel consumption standards.
The transmission was a Super CVT-i. The 2.0-liter engine option was discontinued in July 2020.