The sixteenth-generation Toyota Crown steps away from the traditional saloon formula, offering a raised SUV Coupe alongside a more familiar Sedan. Here is what its powertrains and hybrid hardware actually mean in everyday driving.
Every Toyota Crown engine in this generation is electrified and sends drive to all four wheels. The 2.4 AT (SUV Coupe) hybrid uses a stepped automatic transmission for crisper responses, while the 2.5 eCVT (SUV Coupe) favours smooth, relaxed cruising. A hydrogen-fuelled AT Sedan sits alongside them, running on compressed hydrogen instead of petrol.
SUV Coupe — Toyota Crown Engines and Transmissions
Toyota Crown battery capacity is deliberately modest here. Both the 2.4 AT and the 2.5 eCVT SUV Coupe hybrids carry a metal hydride battery that buffers energy rather than storing long electric range, recharging through braking and the engine. There is nothing to plug in, and no charging routine to plan around.