Review: 2023 Toyota Crown Platinum Hybrid MAX 

I own the Crown platinum. Have you compared the Crown to the $70k Lexus 500h. The engine, Trans and adaptive suspension appear identical. Therefore the Crown is cheaper to the Lexus 500h and that was what I was comparing the Crown to.

Thanks. I really like it for merely being different. Love the two tones, nothing like it on the road.

Great review, I watched this video 4 times hahah. Also you HAVE to put the car into M, cause if youre in D it wont respond to any paddle shifts

We love our new Crown Platinum.

I wish we'd start seeing some more mazda hybrid stuff. I just don't really understand the segment that car tries to fill (just like you said). A mazda 3 hybrid would be sick!

Since you mention the Venza, it feels like that & the Crown are Toyota's "near luxury" offerings. Perhaps they saw a gap between Lexus & Toyota they wanted filled in.

Great review of a new sedan. In person I didn’t think it looked as odd as it does in pictures or video. And as you said, for certain small segment, it might be a good choice

Interesting design i wouldn't own one but glad it has a spare tire 6:37 why doesn't the passenger get the soft stuff on their side is odd

Toyota pulled off the rare feat of combining blandness with quirkiness in same package. Almost reminiscent of late 80s French cars.

Ah, a fellow Owl City fan! :) @5:08

I didn't realize the crown is basically the only one in the segment now. I thought this was a weird play by Toyota but I guess they're quickly becoming the only game in town for this segment

It’s definitely interesting. Just unsure of styling for me

The only thing that this vehicle needs is the rear view mirror camera for better rear vision.

If this was a hatchback would be a huge seller. Why the h it’s not I don’t get it. Looks so good

*Toyota missed the mark on this one by not making it a hatchback. It looks like one, but doesn't function like one. Worst of both worlds* 🤣 Could have made this an insta-buy

Hey Matt are you going to test drive the Arteon before it goes away ?

Dang that’s expensive, also sad it’s the last player here in the U.S.

Does this parallel hybrid system eliminate drive belts, alternator and the starter motor?

I saw one in all black

What if Ford had replaced the old Crown Victoria with something like this? Would we still see a lot of large sedans on the roads? Would cops still be driving cars?

Still weird how Toyota will not put in a tachometer. I know it's not needed but it would still be nice to have one. In all their hybrids (as far as I can tell, we've owned five) a tach is just not part of the plan

Matt, Excellent review on the Toyota Crown, You covered it pretty well. I am one of the weirdos that is happy Toyota made this and I enjoyed the review. I guess I am happy to see a new sedan, even if it is not the most beautiful, it is certainly different. I agree the Hybrid Max is priced wrong, price is high, but the XLE and Limited are the way to go, especially the Limited trim, truthfully the XLE and Limited will be more reliable not having a turbo engine. Most older people will be buying this, so that 2.5 four cylinder will be fine. You made a good point in the video, for a vehicle over fifty grand it should have a power open and close trunk, also this is now Toyota's luxury car in their line up, so it should have little things like that. I also appreciate that you explained that the All Wheel Drive is not mechanically connected, personally I wish it was mechanically connected, because it would respond better in my opinion. I know the Toyota software does a pretty good job communicating to the rear motor of when to give power and when not give power, but if it was mechanical would be smoother no hesitations. I understand with it being a hybrid Toyota no longer uses a mechanical connection for all wheel drive. Thanks for also talking about cabin interior noise levels and the stereo. It will be interesting to see how these sell. Toyota knows their customers pretty well, these might sell better than we think. I saw the limited at the dealership in all black, it really looked different, not bad, not beautiful, but unique.

Well I like that is uses the entire screen for the iOS.

I bet this thing would look dope with a lowering kit and maybe a subtle spacer.

Aztek designers would be proud

first!

I get 29 combined all the time

2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid MAX Platinum Fastback Crossover Sedan!

Bs that the top doesn’t open at all at the price point

I am not a big fan of cars with two colors. So no interior review with Beth? I am not a big fan of the part of the fascia on the bottom. Looks like they ran out of ideas and just put a piece of black metal or black plastic on the bottom. Crown needs to do more to make it worth it.

Zero interest whatsoever in this car, but like to stay up on what's out there. And I can appreciate the work that goes into making these reviews 👍🏼

Damn, I should have watched more, it has a tach option! Sorry for the wasted time.....well done Toyota

I'm a die-hard Toyota fan but I truly think this will be a flop. If you thought the Avalon had grandpa-car vibes, this takes it to another level as it reminds me of a minivan that's been modified to be handicap accessible. What a waste of R&D money. *end rant*

The problem by saying that its alone in the segment is that its not really alone. Kia EV6 is out, Hyundai Ioniq 6 is out. VW id7 is next year. Maxima EV is coming. And midsized cars are still being made. This thing is overpriced for just ride height.

Still a midsize. What’s with Toyota charging more money without increasing size. Just buy the Lexus es if you want a fancy Camry

They'll never shake the brand name no matter how good the car.

Great execution of a car, but tickles luxury segment pricing. I Agree with Matt, that’s a hard sell.

I like the crown lots. Venza is a bit fugly

It’s a neat car. Lol

I can't believe these new motors take 0w-8 oil.

Looks like a nissan

Almost Looks like a lucid air from the back. Definitely not gonna sell well I haven’t even seen one yet in person and I’m in California 😂

340 HP 😭

The crown is an incomplete station wagon

$55k just no

😡 *Promo sm*

Avalon was a better car than this frog.

Overhangs brought to you by the Nixon administration.

What a strange looking car

This thing looks like an abomination

Lmao, recommending a venza, get real. This guy is silly.

the toyota clown

No hatch. No buy.

ew

It’s just way too ugly from the rear imo, sorry

These cars are just so ugly

The crown is just awful. More like a clown sedan at best It’s ugly, mediocre interior, missing some features, poor headroom and trunk, and the performance is embarrassing for the fact that it’s overpriced Another compelling choice that’s significantly cheaper than this is the camry. In context, a Camry v6 has the same performance as the crown max. And more headroom and a bigger trunk and a few more features like a heads up display and a proper pano roof. And the mpg isn’t really that far off either. Oh and it’s $15K less