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In the past two days, the latest renderings of a new Toyota Crown sedan SUV have been unveiled online, which are based on previously officially released patent drawings, so they are closer to mass production cars. The new car may be based on the Toyota TNGA front architecture platform, and is expected to provide 2.4T and 2.5L hybrid cars in power, positioning the cross-border sedan SUV. The new car is expected to be imported into China by FAW Toyota and will be launched globally on July 15, priced between 35 and 450000 yuan.

Combined with the previously exposed patent map and the latest rendering, the appearance of the new car is blue and black, with a lot of black painting on the front face. at the same time, a curved silver decorative strip is used for decoration. In modeling, the front face looks relatively flat, the long and narrow headlights are connected by strips to form a penetrating design, the top of the engine cover is the crown Logo, and the front enclosure below is equipped with a large trapezoidal air intake grille, which is matched with the air ducts on both sides to increase the movement atmosphere.

Image above: the newly released rendering

Below: previously released patent map

On the side of the body, the new car uses a slip-back roof with dense spoke wheels, and the side skirt is a sturdy black decorative strip, which further enhances the cross-border effect. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4930/1840/1540mm, and the wheelbase is 2850mm. In contrast, the length of the new car increases 20mm, the width increases 40mm, the height increases 85mm, and the wheelbase decreases 70mm.

Previously released patent map

In the rear part, the overall design of the new car is relatively simple, but it uses a completely different design style from the old Crown orthodox hatchback. Specifically, the new car uses a large rear trunk and the black rear window uses additional black decoration to extend to the rear bumper, the overall design echoes with the front, the taillight group is a penetrating design, and the overall recognition is very high.

Image above: the newly released rendering

Below: previously released patent map

In the interior part, it is expected that the new car will be equipped with all-digital meters and the latest Toyota Safety Sense system. On the power side, the new car may offer a 2.4T engine and a 2.5L hybrid system, the former of which matches a six-speed automatic transmission.

Overall, the design of the new crown has changed greatly compared with previous Crown models. However, the design style of the new car does not seem to be particularly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, many netizens commented: "the essence of the new car is gone, unacceptable."

In terms of market competition, the new car is expected to compete with Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3-Series, Audi A4L, Lincoln Z, Red Flag H9 and other models.

According to the concern of the automobile industry, Toyota's first generation crown was officially released in 1955. FAW Toyota introduced the 14th generation crown into the domestic market in March 2015 and listed in September of that year, with an official guiding price of 250800-374800. The final domestic version of the crown stopped production in April 2020. The following year, FAW Toyota Crown re-launched in another form and launched two new cars. FAW Toyota announced "Crown" as its high-end flagship brand on July 15, 2021. The models currently on sale include Crown-Lufang and Crown-Weifa. The price range of Crown Wilfa is 83.9-920000 yuan. Crown-Lufang officially went on sale on August 27th, 2021. The price range is 27.58-350800 yuan, based on Toyota TNGA-K architecture, positioning medium-sized SUV. Provide two-wheel drive / four-wheel drive 2.5L hybrid system for consumers to choose from.

At present, the Crown has developed to the 15th generation model, and the 15th generation Crown model was launched in June 2018, and the Crown model exposed this time is the 16th generation of all-new generation products. Earlier, there was news that the 15th generation Crown sedan would return to the domestic market by means of imports, which also means that the 16th generation models may be introduced into domestic sales, but the official has not officially confirmed this news yet. Whether this is the case in the end will require further official verification.

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