Netflix and Toyota lastly have one thing in widespread: Each are reviving “The Crown” within the U.S. this fall after an prolonged hiatus.
Solely as a substitute of a dramatized story of Queen Elizabeth II in the 1990s, Toyota sellers will get a hybridized fastback crossover, supposed to interchange the Avalon massive sedan, with a resurrected nameplate that hasn’t been offered within the U.S. in 50 years.
The 2023 Toyota Crown would be the model’s new top-of-the-line automobile within the U.S., because the mannequin has been in its native Japan for many years, and it revives the nameplate within the States for the primary time since 1972.
Toyota calls the Crown a full-size sedan with a “greater ride-height design,” however the styling is far nearer to that of a fastback crossover — such because the Audi Q5 Sportback — although with mounted rear glass and a standard trunk as a substitute of a hatchback.
The 2023 Crown will supply two hybrid powertrains: a regular one tuned to maximise gas financial savings on base XLE and midrange Restricted fashions, and a second on the Platinum trim aimed toward maximizing efficiency. Toyota estimates the usual hybrid will ship as much as 38 mpg mixed, whereas the performance-tuned model, which it says delivers a mixed 340 hp, will get an estimated 28 mpg mixed.
The usual powertrain mates a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-four engine to a repeatedly variable transmission, whereas the Platinum trim is powered by a turbocharged 2.4-liter inline-four engine mated to a six-speed computerized gearbox. Each function an digital on-demand all-wheel-drive system that sends energy to the rear wheels through an axle-mounted electrical motor that engages when wanted for additional traction.
The 15th-generation Crown, in-built Japan, will come commonplace with Toyota’s new infotainment system and a 12.3-inch contact display. Will probably be geared up with Toyota Security Sense 3.0, the model’s suite of superior security and driver-assistance methods.
Pricing for the 2023 Toyota Crown was not revealed. Toyota says it expects the automobile to be in U.S. showrooms within the fall.