Toyota surprised us a few years back when they brought the 16th generation Crown to Canadian shores. After almost 50 years this iconic nameplate returns on a vehicle that looks like a sedan, but rides a bit higher like a crossover.
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This week on TestDrive Nile gets the chance to finally drive the 2025 Toyota Crown Limited, a new full-size sedan/crossover offered by the Japanese brand for the North American market for the first time in over 4 decades. The Crown comes in a number of different flavours in other markets, ours looks a lot like a full-size sedan but is technically classified as a crossover vehicle. The fast-back silhouette helps to give this car a strong presence on the road, although buyers will find the rear headroom has been sacrificed.
Nile started off with the engine specifications on both hybrid models available here in Canada, the THS 2.5L 4 cylinder found in this Limited, and the 2.4L HybridMAX found on the Platinum trim. He also discusses the changes added for the 2025 models, as this is now the third year the Crown is offered in Canada. After we go around the exterior of this car to discuss various design points and tech features, followed by trunk space and how to open it.
Nile then jumps inside the back seats to show how the overall headroom has been compromised due to the shape of the car. Some features we'd expect on a vehicle positioned as a premium sedan are missing, such as tri-zone climate, side window sunshades, and multiple intensities for the rear heated seats. We then get up front to go over the cockpit of this Crown including the design and layout of this vehicle and how it compares to the Crown Signia estate we drove earlier this year.
Our Test Drive begins with our fuel economy test results. Since no one else makes a large sedan anymore we don't have anything to compare it to, but the 5.2L/100km we achieved in eco mode is extremely good for a large car such as this. We discuss the overall ride, drive, and handling of the 2025 Toyota Crown along with the overall performance of the engine.
We wrap up with our final thoughts, the type of buyer this vehicle caters too, and reasons why you may or may not want to consider this. We also briefly mention the last vehicle to enter this large premium-oriented sedan segment, the Volkswagen Arteon.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Engine Specs
01:31 Front Design
02:52 Side Profile
03:43 Rear & Trunk
04:39 Back Seats
06:33 Driver Seat & Tech
09:12 Test Drive
12:56 Target Demographic
15:27 Competition?
16:15 Final Thoughts
17:46 End Screen