Toyota showed the new Crown sedan (11 photos)

Toyota at the Super Taikyu racing event introduced the production version of the Crown sedan. The car will only receive environmentally friendly hybrid and hydrogen plants.





With dimensions of 5030 × 1890 × 1470 mm and a wheelbase of 3 meters Crown Sedan is larger than the previous generation car and the largest representative of the new family. The appearance of the sedan is made in the same style, as in other Crown, although it looks more restrained. This associated with the positioning of the car, intended for conservative configured buyers.

For the same reason, the Crown Sedan is seriously different from the rest. trinity in technical terms. If the cross-sedan and hatch have a front drive with a transverse engine, the sedan has a different platform - classic layout with rear axle drive and longitudinal installed motor. True, what exactly the unit will be, for sure unknown.

The three-meter wheelbase made it possible to form a spacious back sofa. Formally, it is designed for three, but the interior of the Crown Sedan separated by a massive central tunnel. In addition, the second row of seats received a large folding armrest with a built-in panel for control of additional functions.

The driver of a sedan has much less touch buttons. The conservatism of the novelty is emphasized by many traditional for Toyota physical keys, and only two are responsible for the touch of manufacturability large displays for instruments and media systems.

Earlier it was reported that the Crown Sedan will receive two power installations: a hybrid with a gasoline ICE based on a hydrogen fuel elements that will probably be borrowed from the Toyota Mirai. First on the market there will be a hybrid, it should happen this fall. More likely, four-door sales start from China, where Crown debuted in November as an independent brand.