Toyota Crown

Aside from unveiling the 2023 Crown, Toyota also brought onto the stage three additional vehicles, dubbed Crown Sedan, Estate, and Sport.

As for the Crown Estate, it’s not really a wagon is it? You could easily slap a Lexus badge on the car, and it wouldn't look out of place. As it turns out, Toyota's new US-bound crossover/SUV mashup is only 25 percent of the Crown story as three additional models are in the pipeline.

The new Crown will be available in about 40 countries and regions, with an expected annual sales volume of some 200,000 units, Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, ...

Two years later, exports were suspended as the Crown's engine wasn't capable of speeds needed on American freeways. The cheapest version begins at 4.35 million yen ($31,000) in Japan. Toyota has unveiled the 16th generation of its Crown model, its flagship in Japan, and said it will be sold around the world for the first time.

The 2023 Toyota Crown is either going through an evolution or an identity crisis to appeal to buyers in the U.S..

The Toyota Crown isn’t the same, but still might be a kingly car. This Crown could appeal to buyers in the U.S., China and Japan, many of whom want bigger cars. And it was the first Toyota brought to the U.S., back in 1958. The other drivetrain will be available in XLE and Limited trims. The top model is the 2023 Toyota Crown Platinum with the exclusive, new Hybrid MAX. It’ll have a 2.4-liter turbocharged inline-four cylinder engine tuned to reach peak torque at 2-3,000rpm. Now that it’s celebrating 15 prior generations, the 2023 Toyota Crown has debuted a major redesign combining a sedan and crossover, and throwing in some performance for good measure.

Toyota's new Crown family of vehicles are unveiled in Chiba, near Tokyo Friday, July 15, 2022. Toyota's flagship model in Japan, the Crown, is going on sale ...

“Some day a Crown,” was a tagline over the years. The cheapest version starts at 4.35 million yen ($31,000) in Japan. But the cars are not well-known abroad.

While the U.S. version is a sedan-SUV mashup, Toyota has revealed other Crown models that fit into more conventional vehicle segments.

We're not sure of the size, or if this model has three rows of seats, but we could see something shaped like this slotting into the Lexus lineup. We doubt it given the slow sales of that model that led to its discontinuation, but it's interesting nonetheless. We don't think that any of these other Crowns will come to the U.S. in exactly this form, but it's possible they could preview future Lexus models destined for our shores.

The 2023 Toyota Crown hybrid sedan revives a name last used in the U.S. in 1972. The full-size model will replace the Avalon at the top of Toyota's lineup.

Toyota is also launching a more traditional Crown sedan, SUV and hatchback in Japan, but none are currently slated for the U.S. Toyota's first mass-produced model sold in the U.S. was called the Toyopet Crown, and the Crown name was last used here in 1972. The Toyota Crown is brand's new king of the road

The JDM-spec Toyota Crown Crossover is available with two hybrid powertrains and in three different variants.

Toyota says that the Crown is offering a higher hip point than traditional sedans due to the larger-diameter wheels and the higher ground clearance, plus more headroom for all passengers. The Crown Crossover RS gets the more potent turbocharged 2.4-liter engine alongside different dual electric motors for the E-Four Advanced system and a new direct shift six-speed automatic transmission. The Crossover X and the Crossover G come fitted with the 2.5-liter engine, the dual-motor E-Four system, and a CVT gearbox.

NAGOYA, Japan -- Long a symbol of luxury and success in Japan, the Toyota Crown sedan series that was once sold in only in a few select markets w.

Meet the New Toyota Crown Family of Vehicles ... Next in the lineup is the Crown Sedan, which is similar in style to the Crossover, but with traditional sedan proportions and ride height. Seeing the two side by side highlights the extra height of the ...

Toyota calls this a "functional SUV with a mature atmosphere and ample driving space." But while we were getting just the one genre-bending tall sedan, Toyota was busy debuting an entire series of four different Crown vehicles spanning multiple classes. The Crown Sport is a compact crossover with a hatchback silhouette and shape similar to the Lexus UX and NX. Not much detail is given about this variant, only that "the Sport offers a sporty driving experience with an enticing atmosphere and an easy-to-drive package."

Returning after a 50-year break, the Crown will be on sale by year's end, with two available hybrid powertrains. Read all about the upcoming Crown here.

Suspending the Crown is a pair of MacPherson struts in the front and a multi-link suspension in the rear. Toyota hasn’t mentioned pricing yet, but this full-size sedan probably won’t be priced like a Corolla. Considering the now-absent Avalon started just shy of $40,000, you can probably expect the Crown to crest $40,000, probably around $45,000. This setup should help control the standard 19-inch wheels on the XLE and the upgraded 21-inch wheels on the rest of the Crown lineup. The Hybrid Max also uses a six-speed automatic instead of the traditional Toyota eCVT you’ll find on the other powertrain. This is effectively the same hybrid system you’ll find on a handful of other Toyota products and should be good for 236 hp and a fuel-sipping 38 mpg combined. While the Avalon was a true, large sedan, its Crown replacement blurs the lines between a crossover coupe and a sedan.

Toyota debuted an entire family of sedans and SUVs bearing the Crown nameplate this week. So far, only one has been confirmed for the US.

Like the Crown Crossover, it also has a two-tone paint scheme, but it's nowhere near as dramatic. It's a full-size sedan with the tall seating position of a small SUV. This is the model least likely to eventually make it our way.

A series of aftermarket visual treats for the Toyota Crown Crossover right from the day of its launch.

Other options from the GR Parts catalogue include an aramid-fiber keyfob, door handle protectors, door stabilizers, and a front strut bar which upgrades the suspension for ¥49,500 ($357). The aero parts are made of resin, and can be purchased individually or as a full package with a cost of ¥324,500 ($2,341) painted. Toyota has just revealed the new Crown in US-spec and JDM-spec guise, but GR Parts and Modellista have already unveiled their tuning packages for the crossover.

As Toyota revives the Crown name for its hybrid flagship in the US, the automaker also debuted a whole series of Crown sedans and SUVs this week in Japan.

Toyota calls this a "functional SUV with a mature atmosphere and ample driving space." But while we were getting just the one genre-bending tall sedan, Toyota was busy debuting an entire series of four different Crown vehicles spanning multiple classes. The Crown Sport is a compact crossover with a hatchback silhouette and shape similar to the Lexus UX and NX. Not much detail is given about this variant, only that "the Sport offers a sporty driving experience with an enticing atmosphere and an easy-to-drive package."

The Toyota Crown, a car known for ferrying around Japan's corporate and political elite, is set for the global stage from next year with plans to release ...

Toyota Crown is back in the US, and Toyota plans to make it just as big for us ample sized Americans.

The USA gets the Crown Crossover which looks like a sedan but functions like an SUV and is as unconventional as Toyota could imagine. The suspension was way too rigid for a smooth ride, and in a bid to revive sales, Toyota soon began to fix the Crown. Exports to the US stopped in 1960 and restarted in 1962 as a different Crown with a touch of that coke-bottle styling. They got in the Crown and the Crown Deluxe, both of which were made of thicker steel to be stronger. The crown was only sold at Toyota dealerships in Japan and grew to be rather popular as a government car, much like the Ford Crown Victoria in the US, though the Toyota Crown was more for the officials than the police. As the Crown began to increase in luxury and opulence, the Japanese carmaker introduced the Toyota Comfort as a more affordable version, letting the Crown truly become Toyota’s crowning glory in Japan. But we are here to talk about the Toyota Crown, the very first Japanese car to be imported into the US, way back in the ‘50s, when JDM was not even a thing.