2024 Toyota Crown Moves the Flagship Sedan Upright
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The sedan has come a long way over the last seven decades. Once dictated by an adult’s ability to wear a hat, the styling has changed dramatically to reflect the styles of the time. Well, ironically, Toyota has gone back to the modern sedan’s origins in the late 1940s to bring the large sedan to modernity.
With a market dominated by high-riding utility vehicles, it only makes sense to try that sensibility out on a sedan. This height bump is reflected in the Crown’s 60.6-inch height, which bests the discontinued Avalon by nearly four inches. This height bump comes with only a half-inch more ground clearance, which means the Crown’s shell is substantially taller.
This added height gives drivers a more utility-like approach, and also helps with climbing in and out of the interior. Joining this new shape is a similarly new Hybrid Max powertrain, which blends a 2.4-liter turbocharged I4 with a six-speed automatic and an array of electric motors to make 340 hp and 400.4 lb-ft of torque.
On this episode of Quick Spin, host Wesley Wren hops behind the wheel of the ’24 Toyota Crown and puts it through its paces. Wren takes you on a guided tour of the Toyota Crown, talks about its styling, and highlights some of his favorite features. Later, Wren takes you along on a live drive review of the ’24 Crown.
Adding to these segments, Wren chats with Autoweek’s Patrick Carone about the Crown’s space in Toyota’s lineup, what makes it interesting, and how it stacks up against the Avalon it replaces. Closing the show, the pair breaks down what makes the Toyota Crown special.
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