Toyota's upmarket nameplate in Japan is coming to the USA as a replacement for the Avalon
It’s a new direction that will undoubtedly ruffle a few feathers, but is that a bad thing? Let’s take an illustrative preview before its imminent debut.. Fortunately for all, Toyota designers have arguably sidestepped the awkwardness of its Japanese rival for a more universally acceptable aesthetic. Well, almost, as the rear will be a conversation starter – more on that in a bit.
To emphasize luxury, the front sports a two-tone theme encompassing both bumper and hood. Further down, a trapezoidal grille panel makes an empowering statement, whilst the matrix LED headlamps are similar to those found on Toyota’s. Across the side, a sleek glasshouse tapers towards the tailgate in a Lexus-like fashion, while the sheet metal carries just enough surface tension to avoid it turning into a high-riding blob.
Out back , things do tend to get a bit – ahem, weird. Here, the two-toned treatment mirrors that of the front; sure, it features a neat full-width taillamp cluster, but it does appear as if designers were inspired by the game ‘Operation’ when styling the rear. It’s different for sure.While the proverbial exterior cat is out of the bag, the Japanese manufacturer has managed to keep the Crown’s interior secrets under its hat.
Conjecture suggests it will ride upon Toyota’s TNGA-K platform that underpins many other models, including the RAV4, Camry, and Lexus NX. Asindicates that the Crown will also be a reasonably long affair at 194.1 in , which would place it closer to the Avalon than the Camry .Powertrains will follow Toyota’s current tried and true formula of hybrid four-cylinder engines. In the Crown’s case, it’s rumored to be a 2.
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