Toyota launched a high-riding Crown sedan within the U.S. final 12 months because the alternative for the Avalon, nevertheless it’s simply considered one of 4 distinct physique kinds the automaker plans for the nameplate.

The second is a crossover referred to as the Crown Sport, which Toyota launched in Japan on Friday. Different deliberate physique kinds will embody a low-slung sedan and SUV, due in Japan in November and early subsequent 12 months, respectively. Availability of those extra physique kinds outdoors Japan hasn’t been introduced.

The Crown Sport extra carefully resembles a high-riding hatch than a traditional crossover, and its footprint is smaller than that of its sedan sibling. It measures 185.8 inches lengthy and includes a wheelbase stretching 109 inches. These figures are decrease by about 10 and three inches, respectively, in comparison with the sedan.

For the chassis, there is a MacPherson strut suspension up entrance and a multi-link setup within the rear, and 21-inch wheels are fitted as commonplace. Rear-wheel steering can be featured.

2024 Toyota Crown Sport (Japan spec)

Inside, the sprint design is a match with the sedan. A 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster is paired with a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system. There’s prone to be more room on the rear because of the hatch design, although Toyota hasn’t supplied specs. One element the automaker talked about is the primary software of a “sound-regulating” roof. In accordance with the automaker, the roof’s inside lining has been designed to mirror sounds throughout the cabin to make it simpler for occupants to speak with one another.

The Crown Sport is out there in Japan with two powertrain choices. One is the common hybrid powertrain with a 2.5-liter inline-4 featured within the U.S.-spec Crown, the place it charges in at 236 hp mixed.

The opposite powertrain is a brand new plug-in hybrid setup that is rumored to be supplied within the U.S.-spec Crown. It additionally makes use of a 2.5-liter inline-4 as its internal-combustion element. Toyota hasn’t supplied an influence determine for the plug-in hybrid powertrain. The automaker additionally hasn’t stated how huge the battery is or what sort of electrical vary the setup will ship.

Toyota launched the Crown nameplate in 1955, on its first passenger automobile developed and constructed solely in Japan. Nevertheless, the nameplate was discontinued within the U.S. within the early Seventies, with the present Crown marking its return right here.