I think the move to fully electric vehicles is creating a niche for this one. A lot of people don’t like sitting low in sedans. Plus a fully electric car requires people to make changes to their home electrical system or hunt for chargers that (at least in the United States) are not always available or even working. The hybrid system eliminates charging issues altogether and, if traffic is slow enough, you can drive on all electric which greatly reduces the need to look for a gas station. And then there’s a significant number of people who just want to drive the car rather than have to learn it like their first smart phone.
Fantastic! Given America's lack of plug-in ecosystem I can see why they elected to do the hybrid only. For mass production I think it's the more efficient choice for several years... Great car I hope they bring the sedan to America!
What do you mean, Mr Goodwin? Toyota has called this a “crossover” at the world premiere presentation. There are 3 other iterations coming, but maybe not to the US: Sport, Sedan, & Estate.
It never ceases to amaze me how Toyota can design and make a nice-looking car and then crap all over it... that awful-looking decorative black cladding on the side just destroys the looks of a potentially beautiful automobile... they did the same thing to the BZ4X with all that black cladding around the wheels wells.
Gotta love that disclaimer... the only thing that will vary on the production model is likely to be the color scheme and maybe those wheel arch garnishes. This is smart because the reality is that the EV charging infrastructure is still lagging dramatically - I think those automakers that are committing to EVs while ignoring hybrids are going to regret that decision. I would absolutely consider the Crown as my next new car, which is almost certainly going to be a hybrid.
I currently own a 2019 Avalon Hybrid Limited and absolutely LOVE IT! But the lines on this new Crown make we want to consider a trade when it comes out later this year. The lines on the Crown are gorgeous.
The Crown is to replaced the Avalon, just like hiw the Avalon replaced the Cressida, just like the Cressida replaced the Crown back in the mid 70s..... I'll be damn if the Cressida comes back.....
@Senna_Grillo12 Toyota has many interesting names.... let's not forget the Carina and Celica names....they were legendary in their glorious days.... Honestly, I don't know the name Cressida would replace if it's brought back to life.... the Corolla and Camry are popular in their own right.... the Avalon got axed because Toyota lost focus on it... just the current line up of Toyota models here in the USA is already crowded enough... Yaris, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Camry, Venza, Highlander, Highlander hybrid, 4Runner, RAV4, RAV4 hybrid, RAV4 Prime, Prius line up, etc.... maybe Toyota can bring the Avalon back as a pure 3 rows of seats station wagon like those American wagons of the 60s and 70s. We will get the Crown wagon and crossover versions, so maybe the Avalon can come back as a luxury model above the Crown, the highest model right before buyers crosd into the luxury Lexus brand
@@Aikynbreusov I doubt old names like Celica and Cressida will ever come back, too old fashioned, Avalon was never able to stand out on its own, station wagon ideas like Ford Flex failed because no one wanted to buy them and doesn't fit with the current market offerings available
@@danielzhang1916 that's a bumber... the market is so saturated with vehicles..... Celica can come back but it will have to be in sports car form.....not sure about Cressida because the Crown is here and it's near Lexus territory already....don't think there's room for Cressida.....
I really like design of this vehicle. I just wish they put a bit more into the interior of it as it looks a bit disappointing. However, strongly considering purchasing this vehicle when it comes out.
👌🏿 Just what Mike SAID ! interior IS rather BLAND ! But I’m STILL interested in BUYING ! I would have preferred a bit more bling on the rear lights too ! ( on the edges ) !
@@kutanah the dealer…I just told them I’d like the crown if the Venza doesn’t have a build date as yet & they said they’d put me on the list for Crown…Whichever comes first I’m good with it because the mpg’s are nearly identical.
@@danielzhang1916 Manufacturers are always risk adverse so they then to copy market leaders especially in high ticket items. Just enough not to get into legal problems. Chinese and South Korean makers have made designs remarkably similar to German makers.
I have wondered for a long time why more automakers don't take sedans and 'pump' them up to be more like a crossover. Kind of like the Subaru Crosstrek. I have found for a while that in so many sedans, you just sit way too low. A perfect example is the latest Toyota Prius. I felt like I was falling into the seat when I tried one when it first came out. Not like previous generations. I really like the look of this vehicle and look forward to checking one out.
GREAT JOB ~ hope you do a first drive and price video.... I’m THROUGHLY INTERESTED in purchasing a platinum CROWN ~ 1st FOREIGN vehicle I would consider BUYING too bad pre- orders have not begun yet !
this is a really nice looking car I would prefer solid color though. OR with a black roof only I would prefer the hood remain red color. the other thing I really wish Toyota try to make a full cover for the exhaust system at the back.
There is a fully electric car on the eTNGA platform that will look something like a sleeker and more extreme version of this car. It's called the bZ Compact SUV. Overall, good presentation on the Toyota Crown. Not sure of a plug-in hybrid version of the Crown in the future. I think there should be. I like the direction of the styling though I would like to see the interior in a lighter color. Plus there are some nice looking variants coming though they may not all make it to the USA.
I like this car so far - but the deal breaker will be when I get into it - I'm nearing 60 and contorting my body to get into a vehicle is NOT getting easier. I keep my vehicles for a long time - 10 years plus - and it would be nice to find a comfortable, easy to enter/exit, great fuel economy vehicle. What sucks is if I like this vehicle, that I just know I will have to either pay the premium that the dealership will demand, or wait a year or two to find one at sticker price - these times of inflated vehicle prices needs to end!
It looks as if Toyota took the latest generation of Nissan Maxima and raised it up from the ground, added some body cladding and then made it plug-in hybrid. Now me being a 2021 Nissan Maxima Platinum Reserve, this has peeked my interest for a future option away from Nissan once my lease it up.
It looks just like the Citroen C5X and Peugeot 408 that are selling in Europe. Maybe copied them? It is a new body style. Better looking still than all the crap raised crossovers.
Designs for all these cars begun years ago, they just had the same idea of mixing SUV and sedan. The first car to have this body was actually the Ford Eveos.
@@SerbMarius I stand corrected, thanks. Honestly I still put the Evos in the same category of these new crossovers or cross sedan. Also Peugeot 408 was born from a design concept in 2015 and work really begun in 2018. It takes time to design and engineer cars. Toyota couldn't have copied on Peugeot and Citroën.
Disappointed. The Crown is a true luxury car in Japan and was hoping for something similar here. No two-tone interior? Usually I prefer the top trim but this actually looks better in lower trim to me. Take the black off the doors and it would look even better.
@@michaelhoard9548 The Crown was never luxurious, but the Century was luxurious. I don’t think the Century would ever come to the Us because we have Lexus.
Design language is good, but form factors is a sedan which shall be a SUV. This crown reminds me about 2015 Venza. Anyway I don’t like hybrid system, how much did this hybrid produce CO2 emissions. I prefer to save weight to get highly efficient. Too long length but not much better space. How
Aah! my old love! this was my first car, had Toyota crown royal in 1997. and loved it! it had 12 CDs exchanger :O Love the looks and the fact its a crossover, seriously if I had the money I'd buy it! (only if it had android auto tho)
I guess I’m the only one that thinks it looks horrible. No graceful lines, and the Corolla looking grill on steroids looks horrible and cheap. With the top of the line hitting $60,000, and an interior materials appropriate only on a $30,000, has my head scratching who would buy this?
I think the move to fully electric vehicles is creating a niche for this one. A lot of people don’t like sitting low in sedans. Plus a fully electric car requires people to make changes to their home electrical system or hunt for chargers that (at least in the United States) are not always available or even working. The hybrid system eliminates charging issues altogether and, if traffic is slow enough, you can drive on all electric which greatly reduces the need to look for a gas station. And then there’s a significant number of people who just want to drive the car rather than have to learn it like their first smart phone.
Fantastic! Given America's lack of plug-in ecosystem I can see why they elected to do the hybrid only. For mass production I think it's the more efficient choice for several years... Great car I hope they bring the sedan to America!
I agree but it also helps for people who can’t charge at home.
What do you mean, Mr Goodwin?
Toyota has called this a “crossover” at the world premiere presentation. There are 3 other iterations coming, but maybe not to the US: Sport, Sedan, & Estate.
They thought most people might not watch Toyota Global's video
It never ceases to amaze me how Toyota can design and make a nice-looking car and then crap all over it... that awful-looking decorative black cladding on the side just destroys the looks of a potentially beautiful automobile... they did the same thing to the BZ4X with all that black cladding around the wheels wells.
Yeah, it's like they're trying too hard to be sporty and hip, but it's not working
Toyota Crosstour and that's not a compliment
Gotta love that disclaimer... the only thing that will vary on the production model is likely to be the color scheme and maybe those wheel arch garnishes. This is smart because the reality is that the EV charging infrastructure is still lagging dramatically - I think those automakers that are committing to EVs while ignoring hybrids are going to regret that decision. I would absolutely consider the Crown as my next new car, which is almost certainly going to be a hybrid.
I currently own a 2019 Avalon Hybrid Limited and absolutely LOVE IT! But the lines on this new Crown make we want to consider a trade when it comes out later this year. The lines on the Crown are gorgeous.
The Crown is to replaced the Avalon, just like hiw the Avalon replaced the Cressida, just like the Cressida replaced the Crown back in the mid 70s..... I'll be damn if the Cressida comes back.....
@Senna_Grillo12 you're funny.... give it a chance....
@Senna_Grillo12 Toyota has many interesting names.... let's not forget the Carina and Celica names....they were legendary in their glorious days.... Honestly, I don't know the name Cressida would replace if it's brought back to life.... the Corolla and Camry are popular in their own right.... the Avalon got axed because Toyota lost focus on it... just the current line up of Toyota models here in the USA is already crowded enough... Yaris, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Camry, Venza, Highlander, Highlander hybrid, 4Runner, RAV4, RAV4 hybrid, RAV4 Prime, Prius line up, etc.... maybe Toyota can bring the Avalon back as a pure 3 rows of seats station wagon like those American wagons of the 60s and 70s. We will get the Crown wagon and crossover versions, so maybe the Avalon can come back as a luxury model above the Crown, the highest model right before buyers crosd into the luxury Lexus brand
@@Aikynbreusov I doubt old names like Celica and Cressida will ever come back, too old fashioned, Avalon was never able to stand out on its own, station wagon ideas like Ford Flex failed because no one wanted to buy them and doesn't fit with the current market offerings available
@@danielzhang1916 that's a bumber... the market is so saturated with vehicles..... Celica can come back but it will have to be in sports car form.....not sure about Cressida because the Crown is here and it's near Lexus territory already....don't think there's room for Cressida.....
I really like design of this vehicle. I just wish they put a bit more into the interior of it as it looks a bit disappointing. However, strongly considering purchasing this vehicle when it comes out.
👌🏿 Just what Mike SAID ! interior IS rather BLAND ! But I’m STILL interested in BUYING ! I would have preferred a bit more bling on the rear lights too ! ( on the edges ) !
Not really my style but it does look nice. Looks like what we're seeing from other manufacturers too.
I hate that they give the Crown nameplate for it, but hey a crossover that looks like a sedan is a win
Pretty badass... I can't wait for them to go on sale!
Higher seat height, better viewing out those tiny little windows….🧐
Nicest Toyota since a while. Look real good!
The wheels on the base models look much better than the wheels on the Platinum model.
They took the front from the Accord?
Reminds me of the Honda Crosstour, in body style.
Yes.
This has more of a sedan shape. The Crosstour is more fastback in shape IMO.
Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video and I have the current toyota avalon
Beautiful inside and out! Never would have I imagined said that of a Toyota!
A Japanese Volvo S60 Cross Country. If you know, you know.
Do you have any idea about ground clearance?
Depending on how it drives. I’d buy one.
Already placed my order since I’ve yet to get a build date for the Venza I ordered.
Where are you able to place an order on it?
@@kutanah the dealer…I just told them I’d like the crown if the Venza doesn’t have a build date as yet & they said they’d put me on the list for Crown…Whichever comes first I’m good with it because the mpg’s are nearly identical.
its not a bad looking car. Looks like a Sedan but with a little bit more heft. I like to know how it responds to quick maneuvers
It's not as bloated looking as some sedan-look crossovers. It just looks a bit hefty. That's a good thing.
Looks like bmw x4/x6
seems like cars are looking more like Teslas every year, same extra heft and all that
@@danielzhang1916 Manufacturers are always risk adverse so they then to copy market leaders especially in high ticket items. Just enough not to get into legal problems. Chinese and South Korean makers have made designs remarkably similar to German makers.
6:15 ...love it in Silver
That front grill? Really?
Like the look but needs better mileage per gallon with gas prices where they’re at.
Glad they aren’t going fully electric. I don’t need another thing I need to worry about charging
They are. But not with this car. There are around 10 plus EV Toyotas and 6 or 7 Lexus EVs on the way.
EVs are garbage.
I have wondered for a long time why more automakers don't take sedans and 'pump' them up to be more like a crossover. Kind of like the Subaru Crosstrek. I have found for a while that in so many sedans, you just sit way too low. A perfect example is the latest Toyota Prius. I felt like I was falling into the seat when I tried one when it first came out. Not like previous generations. I really like the look of this vehicle and look forward to checking one out.
We didn’t need a two tone paint but instead matte colors
Very nice looking. Too bad there is no plugin hybrid, though. Good job Toyota
Absolutely love this vehicle!! I wish they would bring Cooley back. I just can’t watch these other “reviewers”
What is the cost
Looks like Aston Martin DB9/10 went to the gym
What's the price range ?
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GREAT JOB ~ hope you do a first drive and price video.... I’m THROUGHLY INTERESTED in purchasing a platinum CROWN ~ 1st FOREIGN vehicle I would consider BUYING too bad pre- orders have not begun yet !
Crown is in high position
Crown = Helmet x Wig - Toupee + Botox = Car (Toyota design math)
If this were French you would call it excuisite yet Americans still find East Asian style weird....or is that just always the way.
but can it have v6 and awd?
What’s the point of V6 when the 4cylinder with turbo make more power?
@@baingoma06 more wear on engine with turbo
Love it. Its very similar to Honda Cross Tour models. Unfortunately they are discontinued :(
Good review thanks
this is a really nice looking car I would prefer solid color though. OR with a black roof only I would prefer the hood remain red color. the other thing I really wish Toyota try to make a full cover for the exhaust system at the back.
Will Toyota's Crown lineup encroach on Lexus sales in North America?
@TS Produce I think you nailed it. Of the other variants, which do you think may come to the USA? I think possibly the estate.
@TS Produce Would Toyota conisder bringing in the Sport and Estate SUV versions of the Crown just to square off against Buick?
@TS Produce The Crown lineup would've been sold in North America under Lexus Crown
They missed an opportunity by not making it a hatchback.
Apparently hatchback are not selling as much 🤷 but hopefully they'll change
they got Venza
Hatchbacks have much smaller rear windows and they rattle and leak more. I bet the back seats on this fold down, so you do get some flexibility
I love everything about it, day one purchase for me to honor my father's original
There is a fully electric car on the eTNGA platform that will look something like a sleeker and more extreme version of this car. It's called the bZ Compact SUV. Overall, good presentation on the Toyota Crown.
Not sure of a plug-in hybrid version of the Crown in the future. I think there should be.
I like the direction of the styling though I would like to see the interior in a lighter color. Plus there are some nice looking variants coming though they may not all make it to the USA.
I like this car so far - but the deal breaker will be when I get into it - I'm nearing 60 and contorting my body to get into a vehicle is NOT getting easier. I keep my vehicles for a long time - 10 years plus - and it would be nice to find a comfortable, easy to enter/exit, great fuel economy vehicle. What sucks is if I like this vehicle, that I just know I will have to either pay the premium that the dealership will demand, or wait a year or two to find one at sticker price - these times of inflated vehicle prices needs to end!
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That's a new Toyota Crown SUV from Philippines
It reminds me of that failed Honda Crosstour
Calling the wagon a suv and a suv the wagon was weird too
It looks as if Toyota took the latest generation of Nissan Maxima and raised it up from the ground, added some body cladding and then made it plug-in hybrid. Now me being a 2021 Nissan Maxima Platinum Reserve, this has peeked my interest for a future option away from Nissan once my lease it up.
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Hideous. Looks like Toyota updated the Pontiac Aztek.
If it has hatchback options.
I’m excited for this but I also know that if Toyota doesn’t get it right it could be the end of the crown
Needs 48 inch tires and the new Toyota 3.5 turbo v6
wierd comment but the steering wheel toyota badge is too small
It's not a Crown if it doesn't have a straight inline 6 cylinder engine.
Its like a Camry, Rav or Venza, and Lexus suv put together. The interior looks better. 🤷♂️
I thought the crown was suppose to be uber luxurious
That’s the century I think
@@tawaabgouhar1190 and Lexus
@@tawaabgouhar1190 Thanks. My mistake. I believe you're right.
It looks just like the Citroen C5X and Peugeot 408 that are selling in Europe. Maybe copied them?
It is a new body style. Better looking still than all the crap raised crossovers.
Designs for all these cars begun years ago, they just had the same idea of mixing SUV and sedan. The first car to have this body was actually the Ford Eveos.
Ford Evos, not Eveos,was shown 1 year ago. What years ago?
And the Evos ia actually more of a crossover coupe, not a raised sedan.
@@SerbMarius I stand corrected, thanks. Honestly I still put the Evos in the same category of these new crossovers or cross sedan. Also Peugeot 408 was born from a design concept in 2015 and work really begun in 2018. It takes time to design and engineer cars. Toyota couldn't have copied on Peugeot and Citroën.
Not Weird! Looks cool.
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I like it I think it’s weirdly cute 🥰. But the infotainment screen looks like the rip off from Sonata and KIA sorento
This should be the new Lexus GS
28mpg for a hybrid nowadays is nothing special
is this a replacment for the AvAlon?
Disappointed. The Crown is a true luxury car in Japan and was hoping for something similar here. No two-tone interior? Usually I prefer the top trim but this actually looks better in lower trim to me. Take the black off the doors and it would look even better.
Why should the Crown be luxurious for the US?
@@ElJefe2025 It doesn't have to be. I'm disappointed because the Crown is a luxury car made for royalty and our version just brings that name down.
@@michaelhoard9548 You must be confused with the Century.
@@ElJefe2025 perhaps
@@michaelhoard9548 The Crown was never luxurious, but the Century was luxurious. I don’t think the Century would ever come to the Us because we have Lexus.
Volvo used to sell lifted cars with black cladding, this isn’t a new concept
audi too lol
They still do. As do Subaru and a bunch others. But there's nothing wrong with Toyota doing so.
Take this and put a Lexus interior
I loooove this
I dont understand why this is considered "weird". There's more weird looking vehicles than this SUv. 🤔
The crown bev will come in 2024
I do not care.
Very nice
SUV..????? Where? I don’t see it in the video.
No manual transmission? Toyota can keep it.
Design language is good, but form factors is a sedan which shall be a SUV. This crown reminds me about 2015 Venza. Anyway I don’t like hybrid system, how much did this hybrid produce CO2 emissions. I prefer to save weight to get highly efficient. Too long length but not much better space. How
Also just found out the panoramic roof is FIXED 😒Does NOT OPEN that’s DEFINITELY A FAIL 😡👎🏿
Thank God we do not have a panoramic sunroof.
This thing is going to get Toyota a lot of attention
What's the capacity of that engine, "auto journalist"?
2:24
@@KarmaticEvolution I guess we'll have to assume it's a 4-cylinder then.
@@ttbalog Correct. Seems Toyota have dumped the 6's in both Toyota and Lexus lines.
silver looks nice
THEY RUINED it again🤣.
So it’s like an updated Crosstour Honda had a few years ago.
Weird = crossover!
Aah! my old love! this was my first car, had Toyota crown royal in 1997. and loved it!
it had 12 CDs exchanger :O
Love the looks and the fact its a crossover, seriously if I had the money I'd buy it! (only if it had android auto tho)
that was sold as the Lexus LS 400 here in the US instead
oh boy another Toyota SUV, just turned the camry and sienna too. Then their whole line can be SUVs.
Looks like an accord from the front
WTF, where is Brian Cooley? You are not him.
It's hideous
Antuan cannot grow a beard 🙄
So what. Go outside. 🤦♂️
Stop trying to sugarcoat it. It’s not weird, it’s a disaster. Ugly doesn’t even come close to describe this thing.
Nice car but it should not be named Toyota Crown.
Thanks for watching and showing love.
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I’m having a really hard time understanding him with his speech impediment. Is he best suited to go on camera?
Really? Maybe you need a hearing aid.
ما تطونياه 🥲💔
I guess I’m the only one that thinks it looks horrible. No graceful lines, and the Corolla looking grill on steroids looks horrible and cheap. With the top of the line hitting $60,000, and an interior materials appropriate only on a $30,000, has my head scratching who would buy this?
It looks like a giant car. lol.
get a better host
Tnga
SUV=SUCKS
Toyota Clown
It’s uglier then 2 miles of muddy fence
Not pretty! Please take the black crayons away from the designers! Keep a sedan a sedan!
You do realize sedans are dying.