As Toyota’s previous flagship model, the Crown was once the strongest rival of the Audi A6L, but due to various reasons, the car has been discontinued in China, and there is also news that the car will also be discontinued in Japan, or only in the fifteenth generation.
However, there has been news recently that the Toyota Crown will continue, only in the form of SUV models. At the same time, leaked a rendering of the Crown SUV.
Judging from the picture, the Crown SUV has continued the exterior design of the 15th generation Crown, with an inverted trapezoidal large-mouth grille that is very eye-catching.
The slender headlights with the upper and lower through air intakes can be said to be completely younger.
Additionally, the new car also retains the more atmospheric west line of the body, and has a larger inclination angle in the D-pillar part, taking into account a certain sense of movement.
Judging from the information received so far, this new SUV will be launched in 2022, positioned above the Toyota Harrier, similar in size to the Highlander, adopting rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive formats, and will be launched and marketed in Japan.
It will enter the Chinese and American markets and is likely to become a global model. In the face of the current global auto market declining year by year, auto companies may also use the original platform to make more plans suitable for development in order to make a profit.
Therefore, the possibility that the Crown will be converted to an SUV model is not small. For example, China, which is currently Toyota’s main market, has continuously introduced more SUV models. The dual-vehicle strategy including Harrier and Highlander is one example.
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