Toyota launches the 2024 Crown Sedan in Japan

The Toyota Crown has taken on many forms throughout history, from sedans to coupes and even pickup trucks. The amount of body styles Toyota made with the Crown line was astonishing, to say the least. Back in 2022, Toyota decided that it would be revamping the Crown nameplate by creating a four-car lineup including two SUVs. The Crown Crossover and the Crown Sport have been officially launched by Toyota and the next one on the list is the Crown Sedan. The sixteenth generation of the Crown sedan to be specific.

Starting with the car’s dimensions, the Crown Sedan is 5,029.2 mm in length, 1,890.7 mm in width, and 1,470.7 mm in height, making this sedan an imposing figure on the road. The wheelbase of the sedan measures 2,999.17 mm providing ample space and legroom for passengers in the back. Toyota’s goal for the Crown Sedan it seems, is to be a car that is both pleasant to drive and be driven around in. The reason why we come to that conclusion is because the Crown Sedan has rear-wheel drive and adaptive suspension. Coupled with the luxurious interior, the Crown Sedan could be a capable road cruiser and a chauffeur vehicle depending on the occasion.

The 2024 Crown Sedan is available as a fuel cell vehicle, and in this configuration, it adopts the hydrogen system used in the Mirai. With its three hydrogen tanks fully loaded, it can travel up to 820 km before requiring a refill, a process Toyota claims can be completed in as little as three minutes, comparable to refueling a traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. In addition, Toyota says the FCEV powertrain can be used to power appliances in a pinch by connecting the car to an external power supply. Moreover, the car features two accessory outlets that can serve as an emergency power supply system, functioning even when the vehicle is turned off.

Meanwhile, Toyota will offer the Crown Sedan with a newly engineered 2.5-liter hybrid powertrain, combining a gasoline engine with two electric motors. While full performance details are not out yet, Toyota says maximum engine output is available at around 43 km/h compared to 140 km/h with its previous hybrid systems.

The Crown Sedan is set to hit the Japanese domestic market on November 13. Toyota is pricing the hybrid version at 7,300,000 JPY or P2,744,139  and the fuel-cell hydrogen variant at 8,300,000 or around P3,119,995 in our currency.