Toyota launched a high-riding Crown sedan within the U.S. final yr because the alternative for the Avalon, but it surely’s simply certainly one of 4 distinct physique kinds the automaker plans for the nameplate.

The second is a crossover referred to as the Crown Sport, which Toyota launched in Japan on Friday. Different deliberate physique kinds will embrace a low-slung sedan and SUV, due in Japan in November and early subsequent yr, respectively. Availability of those further physique kinds outdoors Japan hasn’t been introduced.

The Crown Sport extra intently resembles a high-riding hatch than a standard crossover, and its footprint is smaller than that of its sedan sibling. It measures 185.8 inches lengthy and contains a wheelbase stretching 109 inches. These figures are decrease by about 10 and three inches, respectively, in comparison with the sedan.

For the chassis, there is a MacPherson strut suspension up entrance and a multi-link setup within the rear, and 21-inch wheels are fitted as commonplace. Rear-wheel steering can be featured.

Inside, the sprint design is a match with the sedan. A 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster is paired with a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system. There’s more likely to be more room on the rear as a result of hatch design, although Toyota hasn’t supplied specs. One element the automaker talked about is the primary utility of a “sound-regulating” roof. In line with the automaker, the roof’s inside lining has been designed to mirror sounds throughout the cabin to make it simpler for occupants to speak with one another.

The Crown Sport is on the market in Japan with two powertrain choices. One is the common hybrid powertrain with a 2.5-liter inline-4 featured within the U.S.-spec Crown, the place it charges in at 236 hp mixed.

The opposite powertrain is a brand new plug-in hybrid setup that is rumored to be provided within the U.S.-spec Crown. It additionally makes use of a 2.5-liter inline-4 as its internal-combustion element. Toyota hasn’t supplied an influence determine for the plug-in hybrid powertrain. The automaker additionally hasn’t stated how huge the battery is or what sort of electrical vary the setup will ship.

Toyota launched the Crown nameplate in 1955, on its first passenger automotive developed and constructed solely in Japan. Nevertheless, the nameplate was discontinued within the U.S. within the early Nineteen Seventies, with the present Crown marking its return right here.