The 2023 Toyota Crown Platinum Is A Peculiar Turbo Hybrid AWD Premium Sedan 

As much as we want to like the new Crown, it seems like this car was very much an experiment to test the market for Toyota of Japan. The bones are good, but the execution needs some work! The good news, most of the powertrain and interior design should make its way into the next generation Camry coming for 2025!

It looks like a Duracell battery

I’ve got the Platinum bicolor red. For all those who think the bicolor is ugly, I get complements on that color and styling every day. For some reason, most people are really impressed by that combination. I’m disappointed you didn’t mention the self parking feature on the Platinum. I’m 76, short and it is perfect for me. Smooth ride (could care less about sporty ride), plenty of power for passing, it’s height is great. I can’t stand the low height of most sedans including Lexus today. I keep getting curb rash on lower height cars, plus the 360 camera is very helpful for parking. It’s very quiet and the safety controls, cruise control, etc. keep me out of trouble.

Toyota: The Avalon isn’t doing so good and it’s too pricy Business person: What if we replace it with the crown and charge more for it than the Avalon? Toyota: Give this person a raise

It looks so much better in solid colors. I saw one in black and it was pretty nice.

Saw this exact color combo on the highway, and it is stunning 🤩

These cars look A LOT better in person. The 55K pricetag makes more sense when you actually realize how much presence it has. Don't rely solely on these videos.

I like the styling and the 2 tone paint. New, different and better.

I actually love the Crown! If I had the money I'd definitely go for it specially over a Lexus ES

Wonderful car. I have the exact colour and love it. 0-60 is one thing but acceleration from mid to high speeds is exhilarating and it puts it down to full time AWD. It’s also very quiet. It rides much better than a Camry and I would compare it to the Lexus GS.

I like the 2 tone and the color even if it looks like a Duracell. I also like the car overall. I want to know how different in size it is compared to the Mach e.

6:40 - The TWO TONE trim is a historic nod to the 🇺🇸 luxury sedans of the 70s 😎

The color combo is crazy ❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

I love the two tone color, the red and black combo is 🔥🤌🏽🤩

I got the exact crown in this video, honestly I got so many compliments for the color. One of my coworker literally redo his audi into this bronze color.

❤ I love the two-tone paint treatment. Very innovative and stylish. Copper color is my favorite...

I like the two tone brown much more than the single tone Crown’s I’ve seen tooling around my area.

Toyota, feel luxury and cheap at the same time

For similar money for the Crown Limited, i think it would be better value to get the NX350h, is also hybrid, 4wd and is a Lexus.

One dealership by me was charging $10,000 over sticker. I almost fell over laughing.

Wow that interor looks amazing!!

Love the color combo…beautiful! Styling is great! Wish top tier had lower tier gas mileage. Considering it next year if it is more affordable . I saw one last night and it blew me away. I am an artist and in my 50’s.

I wish toyota would sell this in Australia, I would give my money ASAP

When I first saw the vehicle I thought it was a nice looking car. I’ve been surprised about the industry moving into the SUV’s so quickly. I would definitely look at this car when shopping for a new vehicle. The platinum trim is way to expensive for us but the limited is a possibility unless they’re still wanting to ask over MSRP like they have been. Liked the Avalon also was sad to see it go. Thanks for your videos, I prefer common sense reviews without the gimmicks. You always provide interesting and informative content.

Beautiful car in person. Love it. Screw the haters. It is overpriced though.

Toyota styling is like rolling a dice, sometimes they create something amazing like the new Prius, and then there’s this freak of nature

Saw a solid black one in-person and it was looked really damn sleek. Toyota making all the promotional materials show the dual tone and having the test cars all be the dual tone color options was a pretty bad idea in my opinion. Gives a bad first impression of the car.

I am just glad Toyota still makes a sedan. I keep hearing how much more room crossovers have and it is nonsense. The majority of these little cross overs are no roomier than a nice sedan. The only way you get a more substantial amount of room is when you get the large cross overs like a CX9 or a SUV like a Telluride and even then if you use the 3rd row in the CX9 it turns your cargo area into nothing. I have a nice full size Cadenza that is spacious and comfortable with a really nice size trunk that can hold all the luggage for a family. As for the seating position that so many people love about cross overs, most sedans come with fully adjustable driver seats that allow you to sit as upright as you want. I personally hate the seats in cross overs and SUV's. Yes its a rant, every time I read a new automotive article some car company is cancelling a sedan and its frustrating . It is to the point i am not sure the reviewers even understand the massive shift from sedans, and yet they constantly remind us every review that we apparently hate them and love SUV's, to the point they question why carmakers even make new sedans. Stop asking why, its because a lot of people still love a good comfortable sedan. Doug Demuro is the absolute worst when it comes to his degradation of sedans, UNLESS its a Mercedes or BMW he seems to be ok with those even though most people cannot afford to step in to a Mercedes dealership. I am a big guy I do not need to sit high, I can see just fine in my compact sedan that I daily drive, yes, I know some people need SUV's, but like pickup trucks most people who drive them truly do not need them.

I don’t like the fake grill but otherwise I think it’s quite a handsome car

The 2 tone looks great in person imo

this two tone color looks great

I feel like the new Crown looks weird

I saw one on the road and it looked distinctive and reasonably attractive for an appliance vehicle. Looks Sort of remind me of the new Prius but bigger. I'll consider it when in the market again. PS I really hate the tesla style interiors, this looks like a nice hybrid between old and new.

you seem to be too harsh with Toyota, its color, its materials. Its sportsmanship. but what else do they have about the other brands that you keep mentioning? I like the wise nature of this car, its softness and the two-tone color and I don't need a sports car like you are asking for. Not everyone has the same requirements as you. !!

Most people talking about this car will never buy it nor could they afford it. They just come here to talk negatively about it without knowing what it’s actually targeted towards.

I have never seen a luxury car like this before!

I've seen these Crowns popped up around my neighborhood & it's certainly different looking in person. All solid colors, no two toon one's.

I absolutely love the two-tone Duracell Coppertop Battery color reference!!!

The toyota duracel

I'm glad to see sedans still being made but I believe the Camry offers everything what people want in a sedan. If they need something roomier than a Camry, they'll likely go for a crossover or SUV before considering the Crown. I believe this could have been a good BZ offering in Toyota's lineup for those that want a Toyota EV sedan.

It looks great, and I am a Honda man through and through

Toyota really blew it with the Crown. The exterior is too polarizing in a bad way and the cheap looking interior is not befitting of a car that costs almost $60k.

While Toyota vehicles often excel in terms of their engines and other specifications, a common issue is their interior quality being subpar.

I have this exact one!!! I LOVE IT!!! Kids say it looks like a cockroach 😂

Looks great, very nice car, well build.

The lack of hood struts would be an issue on any other brand, but that hood won’t be open much in its life… it’s a Toyota 😂

Amazing color

I personally like the look. So, that's what matters. Not concerned about the prop rod because it's not a daily event to access the bat. Key fob look basic. Interior could use more contrasting elements

Am I alone in my dislike (edited) of the JBL blister style tweeters on the A pillar? Find them distracting at best! Just too much vendor placement! Thx Alex

I have a new Maxima SR and love it, I'm thinking of trading it for a Crown Platinum to get lane assist. This car is beautiful.

6:50 I like the 2tone . This car looks great. 9:00 too bad , I don't like a black interior . bummer .

It hilarious the avalon was hated its entire existence. The crown comes out and folks beat thier chest about how great the avalon was. Its indended to be a low volume product like all flagships. With respect to your review midsize sedan segment have step down interiors compared to this. I go to multiple car shows a year so this isnt internet trolling. Its a 45k to 50k interior when you consider the whole product. Full size car, awd, good mpg, and quick enough in plat guise. The issue it has is enthusiast as a group dont understand the car because theyll compare this to g70 or 3 series ignoring the size difference and feature content. Its for a 5 series buyer specifically the 530i or base eclass.

When this car passes you on the highway: 🤔…. WTF was that. Hold on let me get close to it. 👀

a $50k+ flagship sedan without a heads-up display that cars from the same brand $10,000 cheaper have. otherwise its very close to what im looking for. i like the mildly increased seat height that makes it easier to get into, and higher seat height in traffic but is still easy to park and handle like a sedan. sporty, sleek styling. great MPG vs decent mpg and more performance depending on what you want. better interior and ride comfort compared to a Camry. but i really, really, want a HUD which this doesn't have for some stupid reason when the Avalon did.

Starting at $40,000 with cloth seats, this is overpriced. The two-tone color looks ugly on this particular vehicle, a single color would look nicer.

Finally someone that says it how it is! I’m tired of all the sugarcoating from other reviewers about the material quality! This is a $60k (including taxes as they are not optional) freaking Camry. Now put that engine in a Camry drop the price to $45k and then we can take it seriously

I love the bronze color! I think the color design of this car is amazing! Most higher priced car colors have become very muted and dull: black, white, and 50 shades of gray. Grays with hints of other colors or cement with no reflection, dull, dull, dull.

I like the idea/direction Toyota is going with this vehicle. I would go with full black and paint those silver areas on the wheel spokes black. "Murdered Out" (-;

This car kicks ass.

I can't wait for the SUV version of this!!

In my Crown Platinum with 3000 miles in 9 weeks, I’m getting 29.5 MPG in every day driving and I get 34 MPG in highway driving. I am driving in the normal or comfort mode and I think the lower my mpg may be a result of the sport mode.

Yall said car designs were starting to look the same....well this is ... different.

Color looks amazing

I like that bronze color remind me of copper, but I guess you have to take chances and step out and try new colors instead of the old black white blue red silver.

Outstanding vehicle

I test drove this vehicle and loved it! Unsure why it gets so much slack for the two-tone. It's stylish, curvy, and beautiful.

It’s weird looking that you have to warm up to but it’s a really really good car that rides good, corners good and the interior is nice enough to make a lot of the Lexus cars (suv included) obsolete.

Prediction: This thing will never be crowned the best anything.

The interior is really its downfall

This car looks cool! I guess because it’s different!

This car is sad. It reminds me of the era when the Impala was called Meatloaf and Baby Huey. It has a great powertrain inside a homely exterior and interior. Has Toyota laid off all of its design teams? You can make a better case for Subaru.

It looks like a Duracell battery with the bronze two-tone

A car suitable for people over 70 years old.

I predict a lot of these being on the automotive equivalent of a clearance rack. The new Camry and Crown Sport will be popular though.

Finally! I always wanted a Buick Park Avenue with modern tech and great MPG.

If the redesign 2025 Camry looks like a bigger new Prius and comes with this Hybrid Max or PHEV Prime.. I'm a buyer. Don't want or need an SUV.

I look forward to every one of your videos, very good job. The only thing I would request is one more segment. Lighting is very important to people now and I believe your videos would be much more complete with interior light and exterior lighting segments. It only Hass to be a minute or so, but people want to see what it looks like at night inside and out. Please add this to your videos since you have this for an entire week. I don’t believe it’ll take much more time to go out one evening and do a few minutes of video. Thank you for all your hard work.

Certainly looks a lot more interesting than an Avalon.

Wow, 20 years of Hybrid Technology and ZERO performance improvements! Nothing! WTF Over? I mean, there were performance Hybrid sedans many years ago that have better performance specifications than this dog. They market it as "New", but the Powertrain technology is outdated. Sorry, you can't fool us Toyota.

This shouldn’t exist, the sedan version is way better

They need to make a crown capstone with the 3.5l v6 hybrid from the Lexus TX

I love it

I agree with biotin colors. Looks too busy. I bought a single color metalic grey which compliments black matt trims and gloss back rear. I dont due a lot of traveling. More in the Lexus qualities of luxury and sport like the Lexus 500h and found it in the Crown.

One thing About You and your Channel is that we can Always count on the non Biased reviews ! To Many TOYOTA fanboys across the whole Media Platforms that Absolutely Love Everything they make . They can make Crappy decisions and vehicles just like all the Rsst !

The Crown is probably just a placeholder until Toyota comes up with an actual flagship sedan.....if it bothers to come up with one at all.

Just get a mid-specked ES350/300H for the price.

I feel like Toyota needs to get rid of JBL please!!! And they totally missed the mark with not being a sport back with bigger trunk space.

Can you compare the Toyota Crown to the Toyota Avalon that is if you can find a Toyota Avalon

I had no interest in the Crown until they put the word Platinum afterwards. In my Platinum Crown, I’m gonna drive around my town like a King!

That bronze is a nice colour . . . but with the black hood and rear end it looks garish.

Hi there I have this exact crown platinum and it the best car Michel from Montréal Québec have a nice one 👍

The fact this is not a lift back is insane. I think Toyota will miss out on a lot of sales with that miss.

The wagon that is currently in Japan is the one that I am sure many would prefer to have available here in North America. You know the Ferrari 'knockoff'? Any ideas if and when it will be announced for our region?

i miss the avalon so much, hopefully it could come back as an FCEV

This reminds me a lot of the old Honda Crosstour. It's not sure if it's a car or a crossover, it's goofy looking, somewhat practical and will sell in low numbers to Toyota diehards who are looking for the next generation Avalon (which is what they should have called this thing to begin with).

My Toyota dealer quoted $200 for oil change! My local service station charges $130. Thanks, not for me.

Ohh man Naveen bouta come here and get hella pissed about this one 😅

I love the colour!

The tires don't fit the wheel wells nicely... Not a bad car afterall. Sometimes you may not like a car until you have a chance to test it out

A little confused as to who this car is supposed ti appeal to. Had a Avalon years ago that looked much better than this inside and out. The inside has all the charm of the old Yellow cab. The two-toned paint makes the black plastic on the front more pronounced and cheap looking. Definetely does not look like a $60k car.