Toyota on Tuesday launched a teaser picture of what it describesd as a hybrid mid-size SUV with all-wheel drive destined on the market within the U.S.

The automaker hasn’t mentioned anything concerning the automobile however the picture suggests the automobile in query is the manufacturing model of the Crown Property idea proven in 2022.

Toyota launched the high-riding 2023 Crown sedan within the U.S. final 12 months because the alternative for the Avalon, but it surely’s simply one among 4 distinct physique types the automaker plans for the nameplate.

The second is the rakish Crown Sport crossover that launched in Japan earlier this month. Different deliberate physique types embrace a low-slung sedan and a extra conventional SUV. Toyota hasn’t introduced plans to launch any of the extra physique types within the U.S., however the teaser picture factors to the normal SUV reaching showrooms right here. A debut is anticipated to happen at subsequent month’s 2023 Los Angeles auto present.

The taillight design proven within the teaser picture matches the design used on the Crown Property idea. The seen “C” badge can be stylized just like the C that varieties the Crown identify on the again of the again of the 2023 Crown.

Powertrains will doubtless be shared with the 2023 Crown. The high-riding sedan is at present supplied with two choices, each hybrids with through-the-road all-wheel-drive techniques 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 element, whereas a stronger setup swaps in a turbocharged 2.4-liter inline-4. The powertrains are rated at 236 and 340 hp, respectively.

A plug-in hybrid possibility can be attainable in some unspecified time in the future, and later even an electrical possibility. The Crown Sport crossover has been launched in Japan with an out there plug-in hybrid powertrain utilizing the two.5-liter inline-4, although Toyota hasn’t revealed efficiency figures.

Extra particulars will doubtless be revealed within the lead as much as the L.A. auto present which begins Nov. 17.