Toyota on Friday unveiled a redesigned, Sixteenth-generation Crown that arrives within the U.S. late this yr as a 2023 mannequin, with the arrival to mark the nameplate’s return to those shores after a hiatus that dates again to the Seventies.

Nevertheless, the Crown headed for the U.S., a high-riding sedan, is only one of 4 physique kinds deliberate for the most recent Crown technology. The opposite three had been previewed in idea type on the reveal of the brand new Crown. They embrace a low-slung sedan (Sedan idea), high-riding hatchback (Sport idea), and high-riding wagon (Property idea).

Timing for the discharge of the extra physique kinds wasn’t talked about, although the primary is anticipated subsequent yr. Toyota additionally hasn’t mentioned whether or not we’ll see any within the U.S., though each the hatch and wagon physique kinds may show widespread right here, particularly if marketed as crossovers.

We additionally have no technical particulars, although powertrains will probably be shared with the 2023 Crown that was revealed on Friday. Two powertrains had been introduced, each hybrids with through-the-road all-wheel-drive programs the place an electrical motor powers the rear axle. The usual powertrain makes use of a 2.5-liter inline-4 because the internal-combustion part, whereas a stronger setup swaps in a turbocharged 2.4-liter inline-4. The latter will ship a mixed 340 hp of peak energy.

There have been studies {that a} plug-in hybrid powertrain can be within the works for the brand new Crown. And an electrical powertrain can be probably sooner or later. It seems the Crown hatchback idea was one of many a number of EV ideas Toyota introduced final December.

Toyota launched the Crown nameplate in 1955, on its first passenger automotive developed and constructed fully in Japan. At its peak in 1990, annual Crown gross sales had been greater than 200,000 models, although final yr Toyota managed to maneuver simply 21,000 models of the outgoing Crown sedan in Japan, which is the principle market. Including new physique kinds and new markets ought to assist make sure the Crown nameplate sticks round for years to come back.