Toyota has released three special edition
versions of the Crown executive sedan in Japan to celebrate the nameplate’s
65th anniversary. They’re called the Crown Limited, Crown Elegance Style II and
Crown Sport Style. Based on the RS trim level, the Toyota Crown Limited brings
exclusive 18-inch aluminum wheels with black coating and an upholstery
combining fabric and synthetic leather. The special edition model also features
a blind spot monitor, rear cross traffic auto brake and power front passenger
seat.
Moving on to the Toyota Crown Elegance
Style II, it comes with 18-inch ‘noise reduction’ alloys in a chrome metallic
finish, plated door handles, and a choice of three interior colors: black,
light grey and golden. The seats combine suede and synthetic leather while the
center console is adorned with black wood trim. The same safety and convenience
features of the Crown Limited are standard.
Previewed last year, the special edition
Toyota Crown Sport Style brings black 18-inch ‘noise reduction’ alloys, smoked
LED headlights and LED taillights, as well as a dark treatment for the grille,
fog lamp rings, and rear license plate garnish.
The cabin is all black, offset by red
stitching on the seats, dashboard, center console, door panels and floor mats
when the optional leather seat package featuring genuine leather is selected.
Otherwise, the seats are a combination of fabric and synthetic leather, with
the door cards also lined with synthetic leather.
The three special edition Toyota Crown
models offer the same engine choices. The base engine is a 2.0-liter turbo-four
gasoline unit rated at 241 HP and 350 Nm of torque, which
drives the rear wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission. The other
choice is a 2.5-liter hybrid with a combined output of 222 HP, offered
in both rear- and all-wheel drive configurations. Prices start from 5,063,000
yen (US$ 47,215) for the Crown Sport Style / Elegance Style II and 5,169,000 yen
(US$ 48,200) for the Crown Limited – all with the 2.0-liter turbo-four.
Besides these three special editions, the
Toyota Crown’s T-Connect SD navigation system gains connectivity features like
SmartDeviceLink, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Additionally, synthetic
leather is used to decorate the door trim and instrument panel on RS trim
levels.
