Same here,we Love our new Crown Platinum in the two tone gray and black, just awesome.

Of course, virtually everybody loves the new car they just chose to buy.

@@kenhoward3512yeah 1 month is nothing

Do well? Top trim Platinum is 70k including taxes and fees. Way overpriced.

@@braetonwilson4296 its 56k, not 70

after taxes and fees, it's 70k.

Yea ok, maybe where you live. Maybe you should move. Yes I would have sales tax of 4k, sure as heck dont have another 11k in "fees". Prob a few hundred in plates, that's it

I paid $57K ODT for my Crown Platinum, I love it

But with modern styling, dependability, sportiness, big size, lots of power, luxury and efficiency. Actually the complete opposite of a AMC Eagle. Your thinking of a Subaru Outback maybe. Maybe you should buy an SUV so you can't find it in the store parking lot because everyone else has the same looking POS. Wait, you probably already did and you already have that problem.

The Crown is not a fancy Camry... It is a fancy Prius. The Camry has always been this car that is just the exact middle of the road. Middle Power, middle steering, middle everything. The Prius has always gotten attention (often for the worse) and is off of the middle. The Crown is the same way. It is different but netural. It is like a well refined Camry but has benefits of Lexus and benefits of something like a Prius. I prefer the look of the Crown Hybrid Sedan but that would not sell well in America (and really it should just be sold as the new es300h) so they brought the raised sedan and now the wagon (marketed as an SUV so people will buy it). I think the interior could have a few more materials and features for the price (at least the limited trim). When you look at something like a 2016 Buick LaCrosse Premium 2 you are getting a true luxury vehicle. We own a 2016 Leather 4d LaCrosse and drove the Limited and a looking to upgrade. Its price seems high for what you get. The Buick Premium 2 had: that the limited Crown does not... HUD (Color) 4 way lumbar rear sunshade 12 speaker Bose (may be better than the 11 speaker JBL) 304 HP (Trade off for MPG- 22) Amazing Ambient Lighting Built in Nav (now very outdated) curve assist headlights (Crown only adapts vertically) Better overall lighting (center console light etc.) Household outlet (WHY doesn't the Crown have it... It is a hybrid?) 4 way headrest. 10 way power seats (with the 4 way lumbar in addition) And MUCH MORE This is why the Crown needs to be its own brand in America- so we can get the features without them having to step up to a Lexus. We are talking about an eight year old BUICK (Not Cadillac) that has better features than a similarly priced flagship sedan. That Buick in that trim was about 39,000 and considering a Limited starts at 47,000 (2025) and goes up to 51,000 with the advanced tech package I think it should be better. We bought our LaCrosse 4d Leather for about 35,000. That is about 45,000 adjusted for inflation. Aside from the infotainment screen the cars are not really that different. The Buick has hood struts and an auto-lift tailgate that the Crown should defitenly have! -Just looked up what that $39,000 LaCrosse would be in todays money. It would be about $51,000. Sure- you don't get auto park but you get all the stuff I mentioned above that the Crown should have considering it is 8 years down the road. With the advanced Tech Package you might be getting 21's but the Buick had 20's and on 245 width tires. The Crown is stuck with 235. I Love the Crown for the range (600 miles) and overall MPG fun of driving it but that of-course is traded for the sound of the CVT and other hybrid things. In addition to that, you get to deal with some of Toyota's annoyances like crazy beeping and other features that are not fun to deal with. I Love the Crown so very much but I think it can be better for the position in the lineup and price it has. Even the 22 Avalon had a power tilt/teloscope wheel, dynamic turn signals, and other things. I guess it just sucks when you feel like upgrading but unless you spend a crazy amount of money you don't actually upgrade. Edit- Sorry for ranting to you.

I've recently seen 4 in my area. I can tell you I always get asked what car it is and they respond what a beautiful car!! I love mine. I ordered it in red and picked it up last August. My job location changed and I am driving further and it is so comfortable. Thanks Toyota!!

I also bought the Platinum, The best vehicle I ever owned love the instant power and ride quality and the layout for storage & functionality is awesome. I have owned a few sport cars and full size sedans & sport suvs and this is the perfect middle ground with phenomenal gas milage. I hear all the time people say save money and get a camry or get the es300 or es350. I did test drive all those and let me tell you the es350 is nothing like the older es350 i heard wind noise and rattles on 3 different 2024 models that is bs they are not the same as they once were.

The car is good looking.. dont listen to these old heads

I agree. I love the look and style. I’d buy the LTD trim for the gas mileage and some of the higher features.

I completely agree. This car in person is amazing. We drove a camry then the crown back to back. No comparison! The crown blew away my expectations! Love the ride height. Love the MPG with AWD!

@matw1x I agree 100%. My husband showed me the Crown online last year and my response was “Ew. No.” Yesterday he pointed out (the Crown) on the road and I said “I really like that!”. We subsequently test drove and fell in love. We were actually in the market for another SUV, not a passenger vehicle or sedan.

Yeah. They said mob car. That is EXACTLY what my Taurus SHO is.

Considering the Platinum Crown is 70k including taxes and fees, it better be a really great car. It's way overpriced and it's smarter to buy a Lexus or Benz for that price.

@@braetonwilson4296 Can't disagree. Put a Lexus badge on it (similar to doing the same on a Venza), get on a blindfold and it may be tough to say it is a Toyota. Even sitting in a top of the line (anything) Chevy and you might think it's a top of the line Buick. Main stream manufacturers once catering to blue collar folks have been stepping up their value.

Same. Online photos didn’t do it justice. Saw it in person and after driving it knew it was “the one”. We were in the market for another SUV, not a passenger/sedan type vehicle.

You don't really need the digital mirror unless you are often going to have people in the middle rear seat. Unlike an SUV where to get that claimed space (20 Cubic Feet Plus) that often means you are stacking items way past the window towards the roof- this blocks out vision out of the rear. It is at that point that the rear view mirrior becomes helpful. I don't think it does much in a sedan unless you have a person in that middle seat.

really? the belt line is so high, the windows are so small. Makes it look ugly and fat.Way too overpriced too, it will cost 70k including taxes and fees. For that price, I'd rather buy a Lexus or Benz.

@@braetonwilson4296 Yeah, I like it. Looks sleek & sexy to me. I'm not the target audience for it, as I couldn't spend that kind of money on ANY car, but I like it OBJECTIVELY. If I somehow came into one, I wouldn't be disappointed at all.

I suggest you go see your eye doctor 👨‍⚕️

paulm LOL

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Great price!! We’re negotiating tomorrow for this exact vehicle (platinum magnetic gray)

We recommend looking at Volvos line up as well. Plus the new Camry (this year) will be both hybrid and AWD. Thanks for watching!

The dual tone color is an option. This has a hybrid and a turbo which makes working on it worse (when it needs it). Also, this sedan has less cargo space than something like a chevy Trax which has a much smaller turning circle and is more maneuverability.

I want one badly. Fixes 90% of the awkward styling of the sedan.

@@twinturboray the problem of wanting the wagon?

That vehicle does 0-60 in 6.9 seconds. This does it in 5.7, they're intended to be completely different beasts. Compare the Touring to the Crown in Limited trim and the Crown is listed at 41 mpg, but almost everyone driving one gets well above that, myself included. I've been getting 46.9 in the city.

I can see older people in an SUV before this really. God I hate SUV's.

For us older folks, we have already owned dozens of different types of cars and trucks over the decades. Some were a blast, (Mach 1 , Pontiac GTO, Sunbeam Tiger,) utilitarian, family oriented, pos, newest fad or what ever we could afford. Been there, done that mentality. So yes, now I want a vehicle that is a reward to own and drive, not something that's forced

Wouldn’t that be interesting

hada kano onna! konichiwa! Toyota is well known in USA but no one knows what Crown is which is why Toyota badge is used, shinigami

@@braetonwilson4296 I don’t know why you are saying a naked woman and the grim of reaper in Japanese. LOL. But thank you for your message!!

I know Shinigami from watching Bleach and I learned how to say naked woman from a japanese foreign exchange student at university lol

@@braetonwilson4296 Oh, from Japanese anime Bleach!! Thank you for being interested in Japanese culture.

Prius has been around and it’s powertrain is bullet proof.

@@paulm6481 True about the Prius. But I’m not sure you can extrapolate that reliability to other vehicles that are much larger, heavier, and may be designed to haul more stuff, people, or even tow. You certainly could be right though.

@@Closertotruth2 this same powertrain is already proven in many other Toy's, the e-cvt is almost bullet proof...much different than your standard CVT and more reliable.

BZ4 is a first gen product.

I think the BZ4X is an intentionally low-volume EV. They didn’t want to risk a big costly mistake, such as VW having to idle ID4 plants due to poor sales, or GM suffering with the Bolt fires/Ultium production troubles. The BZ4X will sell just enough to test production strategies and get dealership sales/service familiar with EVs.

@@TheEquationSlayer I don't disagree. And it makes sense for a company to take a 'piloting' sort of approach to introducing a new product based on technologies that it isn't familiar with. Still, it's SUCH a bad design, clearly at least 3-5 years behind the industry, that I can't help but think they panicked and rushed it out. You can't make me believe a company with Toyota's prodigious r&d, engineering, and manufacturing chops would market such an inferior product unless it felt it just didn't have time to improve it and had to get something in the market post haste. I think this the most likely explanation for the bz4x especially given how Toyota has pretty much done a fast 180 on its announced EV plans since they shipped it, with lots of publicity about how class-leading its next-gen platform will be when it's ready in the latter half of the decade, after years of rather loudly downplaying the need for the industry to move rapidly in this direction.

@@MLHunt I haven’t driven one, but most reviews seem to state it’s similar to the ID4/MachE/Ioniq5, just slightly worse range/charging speed. It’s got more ground clearance than its competitors too.

Nice hashtags #dickweed

It’s a turbo with a hybrid system.

This is dumb. Sedans should be low and sleek. You want lift, get an SUV. why does everything have to be some Frankenstein amalgamation?

Crown window belt line is too high and windows are too small. Looks ugly. It will cost 70k including taxes and fees, way too overpriced. Sedans should be low and sleek.

@@braetonwilson4296 how the fck does one pay 15k in taxes and fees? You mean interest? You have to pay interest on anything no matter the MSRP. You probably paid 200k for your 50k house.

richard, just the sales tax on a 56k car can be 5k, so that brings total to 61. Another 3k for doc fee, registration, and titling. So now total is 64k. Now add in pre-installed accessories like paint protection, nitrogen tires, mug guards, floor mats etc. and you have 70k.

@@braetonwilson4296 It still doesn't add up to 70k. You have to tell them you don't want the additional BS. It's not any different than buying a 55k Buick made by spoiled fat UAW workers that make lower quality vehicles in Lansing MI. My friend from work bought a new RAV 4 yest. and paid sticker plus tax, nothing more. FYI you have to pay tax on any kind of vehicle.

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I think for reliability. I get a new car ever 2-4 years. I haven’t opened a hood in over a decade. The only person that opens my hoods are mechanics. And I’m sure mechanics like a traditional prop that works every time.

Prop rods are lighter and 100% more reliable, they never have to be replaced unlike gas struts.

They sold only 28k Avalons in 2019, down from 95k in 2005. More and more customers were leaving for an SUV/crossover, so Toyota had to do something.