After seeing Toyota Crown 2023 for the first time a few months ago, we wrote, “Its form will be as dramatic as electricity intersection, another lozenge among the good looking lozenges, is balanced against aerodynamics, packaging and market tastes. Crown even has a flat bottom floor, small details from the front bumper to the rear suspension hidden behind the aerodynamic panels. ” Toyota tell us they have no plans to bring Crown Electric to the US. However, the company is ready to admit that it is taking the middle step. CEO Akio Toyoda told Motorcycle Trends at a seller conference in Las Vegas that Crown US market will receive a Dip into the mixture form.
Step for a Reuters report from April this year, citing insiders, Toyota has plans for PHEV and battery-electric versions of the new crossover. inside Reuters however, the Crown PHEV is for the Japanese market only and will launch next year; EVs will arrive in early 2024. If the Reuters report is accurate, it’s impossible to know what happened between then and now, and it’s impossible to know what will happen to a potential EV version. in the next 18 months. Toyota will bring the Crown to the global market whenever it goes on sale, so it’s possible the PHEV will show up here but the EV version won’t.
The better question about the Crown PHEV is what powertrain it will get. Currently, the automaker names its PHEVs “Prime” and turns them into the most powerful accessories in their respective lineups. The sportiest Crown we’re aware of right now is the Hybrid Max variant, which is expected to make approx 340 horse power. The problem is that the US Toyota lineup doesn’t currently include a Prime model that can make that much power, never mind making more. The mixture internal drivetrain New Lexus RX 500hlike in the Crown Hybrid Max, making 366 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque, but without the upper plug Lexus, one in two. The Lexus RX 450+ PHEV has a total output of 302 hp, the basic Crown hybrid makes 236 hp, Toyota RAV4 Prime generating 219 horsepower, which sets a lot of numbers for the Crown PHEV to hop on.
Instead of shooting at the winning number, the Crown PHEV can focus on its shell as Toyota’s historic technology leader and launch the automaker’s solid status. the battery. The company has been throw money at advanced battery technology and production facilities to meet demand, and earlier this year said package will go on sale in 2025 in a hybrid model, not a tram. Keep stable.
