Toyota Crown

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Toyota Crown

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The 2023 Toyota Crown combines sedan style with the cut of a sports car yet appears to hold SUV ancestry, as shown in its grand, imposing appearance and elevated seating. From all outward appearances, the Crown is a new addition to Toyota’s lineup, at least in North America. Although the Crown line of automobiles was initially available in 1972, it has been conspicuously absent for several decades

st Crown models come with a 236-hp hybrid powertrain that delivered 42 mpg in our testing, but to unlock the Crown’s maximum performance, try the Platinum level which comes with a 340-hp turbocharged hybrid setup that sprinted to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds at our test track.

Toyota Crown Says So Much

As the driver travels and arrives at their school reunion, the campaign shows off the unique styling and performance of Toyota’s newest addition. Its elevated height and large diameter wheels add to the Crown’s presence while enhancing the driver experience. The bi-tone paint is a unique new feature of the Crown, and the spacious interior brings functional comfort to every ride. Crown’s tech-focused design is apparent throughout, with a 12.3-inch multimedia touchscreen and highly advanced driver assist features like blind spot monitoring.

That’s not all; one of the best parts of the Crown is its standard Hybrid powertrain with All-Wheel Drive. The standard Toyota Hybrid System delivers a combined 41 MPG, while the Hybrid MAX with Full-Time Electric AWD considerably ups the ante. Hybrid MAX includes an adaptable AWD system that makes driving efficiently without a second thought easy, made possible in part due to the high-output rear motor.

All New Experience

Toyota’s wacky Crown sedan-cum-SUV gets a few tweaks to interior materials for 2023 to help improve fit and finish. The mid-range Limited can now be ordered with the Advance Technology package, which includes adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go functionality, a lane-change assist feature, and a front cross-traffic alert system; the top-spec Platinum trim gets those features as standard.

Interior

The Crown’s interior is salubrious, with aluminum metallic trim marking the black plastic dashboard. While the interior is broadly similar across the different trims, the XLE has black woven fabric seats. In contrast, the Limited and Panoramic trims offer a panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, and leather upholstery in black or black with chestnut. The Limited and the Platinum models come with a moonroof, with the latter trim having a Bird’s Eye View Camera system that gives you a panoramic overhead view of the car. The Limited can also provide this system through the optional Advanced Tech additions.

The elevated position of the driver and passengers is an advantage, but it includes the drawback that it might lead to a lower level of headroom for taller passengers. All trims have heated seats as standard and dual-zone climate control. Legroom is adequate for front and rear seats, at 42.1 inches for the front passengers and 38.9 inches for the rear.

Engine and Powertrain

Let’s start at the heart of the car — the engine. For the XLE and Limited trims, the 2023 Toyota Crown has a pair of conventional hybrid powertrains, with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine combined with three electric motors and a sophisticated addition of the continuously variable automatic transmission. The Platinum trim offers a hybrid max powertrain, a 2.4-liter cylinder, an electric motor, and a complete power delivery of 340 horsepower.

All the models offer a hybrid powertrain, but only the top-end Platinum model is available with the hybrid max powertrain. This 2.4-liter engine pairs with a rear-axle electric motor to produce 340 horsepower. It also uses a six-speed automatic transmission. The XLE and Limited trims go from zero to 60 mph in 7.6 seconds, whereas the more powerful Platinum engine can manage it in 5.7 seconds.

Each trim’s engine is reasonably efficient. The basic powertrain, available on the XLE and the Limited editions, will achieve approximately 42 mpg in the city and 41 mpg on the highway. The hybrid max powertrain for the Platinum model offers roughly 29 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on highways. The hybrid max also always operates in all-wheel drive, with 30% of the torque primarily distributed to the rear wheels. Overall, the car is more sedan than SUV in the engine department, giving you efficiency and style in the cities and on freeways.