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The Japanese automaker recently announced the launch of a new variant of the Crown family - the Crown Sport CUV with a plug-in hybrid powertrain rocking 302 horsepower. Sadly, it's not going to be available in the US.
This Japanese carmaker never tires. It seems that no matter how many introductions it prepared this year in a tidal wave of novelties, there are always some more ready to come alive. Before the end of the year, here's the latest apparition from Toyota – the Crown Sport PHEV. Unfortunately, it most likely will never be available in America, even though it looks like a Ferrari Purosangue on a budget and performs a lot friendlier to the environment because it has a plug-in hybrid powertrain instead of a gas-guzzling V12.
Over in the United States, Toyota reintroduced the Crown nameplate with help from its quirky crossover-sedan option that retails for $40,050 for the 2024 model year. Next year, the much more affordable $34,920 Venza hybrid crossover SUV will be replaced by the all-new Crown Signia crossover SUV, and you can easily bet it will cost a lot more than that. At home in Japan, on the other hand, the company also offers a regular Crown Sedan and this Crown Sport crossover SUV that looks like as if Toyota's designers wanted to play a doppelganger trick on the Ferrari Purosangue – especially when dressed in red like this example seen in the presentation gallery.
Anyway, after first introducing the new body style in October, Toyota is already adding a new powertrain option – the Crown Sport PHEV started sales across the local market with a single grade – Sport RS, from 7,650,000 yen, which is the equivalent of around $53,291 at the current exchange rate. This new addition to the lineup "is designed to enhance its fun, sporty driving experience." Coupled with the large-capacity lithium-ion battery, the Sport PHEV model has a zero-emissions range of up to 90 km (56 miles), and with a full tank (55 liters/14.52 gallons) of gasoline, it can reach a total range of up to 1,200 km (746 miles).
Naturally, the powertrain uses Toyota's well-known 2.5-liter assembly, now a series-parallel plug-in hybrid system with 302 combined horsepower, and sends them to all wheels through an E-Four electric 4WD setup. The Crown Sport PHEV has a standard Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS), 20-inch ventilated disc brakes at the front with six-piston calipers, 1,500W (AC 100V) external power supply function, and recharges at DC fast charging rates for a return to 80% in around 38 minutes. The standard 200V charging cable can also be used with the Vehicle to Home (V2H) system that allows "the electricity stored in the drive battery to be used as household electricity."
Over in the United States, Toyota reintroduced the Crown nameplate with help from its quirky crossover-sedan option that retails for $40,050 for the 2024 model year. Next year, the much more affordable $34,920 Venza hybrid crossover SUV will be replaced by the all-new Crown Signia crossover SUV, and you can easily bet it will cost a lot more than that. At home in Japan, on the other hand, the company also offers a regular Crown Sedan and this Crown Sport crossover SUV that looks like as if Toyota's designers wanted to play a doppelganger trick on the Ferrari Purosangue – especially when dressed in red like this example seen in the presentation gallery.
Anyway, after first introducing the new body style in October, Toyota is already adding a new powertrain option – the Crown Sport PHEV started sales across the local market with a single grade – Sport RS, from 7,650,000 yen, which is the equivalent of around $53,291 at the current exchange rate. This new addition to the lineup "is designed to enhance its fun, sporty driving experience." Coupled with the large-capacity lithium-ion battery, the Sport PHEV model has a zero-emissions range of up to 90 km (56 miles), and with a full tank (55 liters/14.52 gallons) of gasoline, it can reach a total range of up to 1,200 km (746 miles).
Naturally, the powertrain uses Toyota's well-known 2.5-liter assembly, now a series-parallel plug-in hybrid system with 302 combined horsepower, and sends them to all wheels through an E-Four electric 4WD setup. The Crown Sport PHEV has a standard Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS), 20-inch ventilated disc brakes at the front with six-piston calipers, 1,500W (AC 100V) external power supply function, and recharges at DC fast charging rates for a return to 80% in around 38 minutes. The standard 200V charging cable can also be used with the Vehicle to Home (V2H) system that allows "the electricity stored in the drive battery to be used as household electricity."
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