2023 Toyota Crown SUV to launch next year with hybrid powertrain, PHEV; EV to launch early 2024 – report
The Toyota Crown will become a sport utility vehicle in its next iteration, signaling a shift away from sedan form for the next-generation vehicle, sources close to the automaker say. Reuters.
News about Toyota Crown has a new form is first reported in late 2020, when the new SUV is expected to make its debut this year. The latest sources reported by Reuters It is currently said that the Crown SUV will launch in mid-2023 with hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains, while an all-electric version is expected to launch next year, in early 2024, according to the report. report.
Different powertrain versions of the upcoming Crown SUV will be for different regions, according to sources; Sources say the hybrid version will be exported to China and North America, while the plug-in hybrid is for the domestic market.
As for the all-electric version, Toyota has yet to finalize its export plan for the zero-emissions Crown SUV, two of which are Reuters sources said.
In the meantime, the automaker is also gearing up for an overhauled version of the Crown sedan for launch in the Northern Hemisphere summer, the sources also adding that both the revised sedan as well as the new sedan. The new Crown-branded SUV will be manufactured in Toyota City, Japan. According to the source, a Toyota spokesman declined to comment on the reported developments.
In the previous report, the next-generation Crown is set to be an SUV that will be based on Toyota Highlanderwhich means it will use the TNGA-K platform also as the foundation for Eagle and RAV4.
The most recent electrified versions of the Crown sedan are a combination of the Toyota Hybrid System (THS II) with the A25A-FXS 2.5 liter TNGA Dynamic Force engine with 184 PS/221 Nm and the Multi Stage System. Hybrid 299 PS / 356 Nm 8GR – FXS engine with dual electric motors, one 310 V lithium-ion battery for a total system output of 359 PS.
In terms of a broader scope The electrification plan was launched by the automaker last DecemberToyota is aiming to sell 3.5 million battery-powered vehicles by 2030, of which Lexus will account for one million by then through a lineup that will become all-electric for North America, Europe, and Asia. Europe and China.
The futuristic vehicle concepts presented by Toyota at the time also included a sports car, three SUVs including an homage to the FJ Cruiser, a Tundra-like pickup truck as well as three. truck moving last leg.
