Toyota Crown

For the unrelated mid-size crossover SUV model sold in China as the "Crown Kluger" since 2021, see Toyota Crown Kluger (XU70).
For the unrelated minivan model sold in China as the "Crown Vellfire" since 2021, see Toyota Crown Vellfire (AH30) and Toyota Crown Vellfire (AH40).

Toyota Crown
2024 Toyota Crown Sedan Z FCEV (KZSM30, Japan)
Overview
ManufacturerToyota
Production1955–present
Assembly
  • Japan:
  • Toyota City, Aichi (Honsha plant: 1955–1959; Motomachi plant: 1959–present; Tsutsumi plant: 2022–present)
  • Tahara, Aichi (Tahara plant: 2004-2005)
  • 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
ClassFull-size 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
Related
  • Toyota Crown Majesta (1991–2020)
  • Lexus GS (1991–2011)
Chronology
PredecessorToyota RH
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 executive cars that is marketed as an upscale 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, were released between 2023 and 2024 respectively, and are available in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell powertrains depending on the model.

  1. ^ "Activities by Region – Oceania". 75 Years of Toyota. Toyota. 2012. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ "Timeline: Passenger Cars" (PDF). Toyota USA Automobile Museum. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19.
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