Toyota Crown

Toyota Crown
2024 Toyota Crown FCEV Sedan (AZSH30, Japan)
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Production	1955–present
Assembly	Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Honsha plant: 1955–1959; Motomachi plant: 1959–present; Tsutsumi plant: 2022–present) Australia: Port Melbourne (Australian Motor Industries: 1967–1980[1]) New Zealand: Christchurch (Steel's Motor Assemblies: 1973–1980) China: Tianjin (TFTM: 2005–2020) Indonesia: Jakarta (1976–1983; 1987–2000) Philippines: Parañaque (1967–1984; 1989–1997); Santa Rosa, Laguna (1997–1999)
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury car (E)
Body style	4-door notchback sedan (1955–present) 4-door hardtop sedan (1974–1999) 4-door fastback sedan (2022–present) 2-door hardtop coupe (1967–1983) 3/5-door wagon (1955–2007) 5-door SUV (2023–present) 2-door coupe utility (pickup, 1962–1971)
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (1995–present)
Related	Toyota Crown Majesta (1991–2020) Lexus GS (1991–2011)
Chronology
Successor	Toyota Corona Mark II (North America, for S60/S70 model) Toyota Avalon (XX50) (China, for S210 model) Toyota Soarer (hardtop coupe)

The Toyota Crown (Japanese: トヨタ・クラウン, Hepburn: Toyota Kuraun) is an automobile which has been produced by Toyota in Japan since 1955. It is primarily a line of mid-size luxury cars that is marketed as an upmarket offering in the Toyota lineup.

In North America, the first through fourth generations were offered from 1958 through 1972, being replaced by the Corona Mark II.^[2] The Crown nameplate returned to the North American market in 2022, when the sixteenth-generation model was released. The Crown has also been partially succeeded in export markets by its closely related sibling, the Lexus GS, which since its debut in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo has always shared the Crown's platform and powertrain options. Later models of the GS and Crown have taken on a very strong aesthetic kinship through shared design cues.

In 2022, Toyota unveiled four different Crown models to replace the fifteenth-generation model. The first model that is available is the Crossover-type Crown. The remaining three models: Sedan, Sport, and Estate, will be released in 2023 and 2024 respectively, and will be available in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell powertrains depending on the model.