The Toyota Crown nameplate of 15 generations will very quickly add yet another to its lineage, as Toyota has confirmed that an all-new mannequin is slated to make its world premiere this Friday, July 15.
From the video thumbnail used for the brand new mannequin premiere’s upcoming livestream (hyperlink under), we get a glimpse of the brand new automobile’s “face”, although there are already prior indications that the upcoming Crown will no longer be the traditional three-box sedan form because it has earlier than, not least from these patent filing images which present a fastback crossover.
Details which surfaced earlier in line with Japanese publication Best Car Web said that the 2023 Crown shall be based mostly on the automaker’s TNGA-Okay platform, which already serves as the idea for present fashions such because the RAV4, Harrier and the Lexus RX.
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Tipped to measure 70 mm shorter of wheelbase in comparison with the outgoing Crown sedan at 2,850 mm, the upcoming fastback crossover mannequin will in any other case be 20 mm longer, 40 mm wider and 80 mm taller, at 4,930 mm lengthy, 1,840 mm huge and 1,540 mm tall.
In phrases of rumoured specification, the upcoming Crown is tipped to characteristic a selection of petrol hybrid and turbocharged inner combustion engines, the previous a 2.5 litre inline-four petrol mated to a constantly variable transmission (CVT), whereas the latter is a 2.4 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol hybrid paired with a six-speed computerized transmission.
These powertrain combos will drive all 4 wheels, in line with Best Car Web, which might mirror these provided within the Lexus RX; for the Crown, this could possibly be the A25A-FXS engine in a series-parallel hybrid setup providing 249 PS and 316 Nm with E-Four all-wheel-drive, whereas the turbo variant could possibly be utilizing the two.4 litre T24A-FTS engine that brings 373 hp and 550 Nm in mixed outputs, additionally with an electrically pushed rear axle.
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