What Exactly IS the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia AND Is It Toyota's Smash Hit of the Year? 

Manufacturers should start making wagons and calling them crossovers and they would sell because it says suv

Roman! Dude, you need to actually listen! At the 57-60 ish second mark Andre starts to explain why they make tall sedans and then you say “No” (as if he was wrong) yet proceed to say exactly what he was trying to say. You owe Andre an apology!

This makes so much more sense of Toyota's inventive design language than the Crown sedan. Wow!

It's a wagon. And I get genuinely appreciate Toyota offering a wagon. But for the price, they need to offer the more powerful powertrain.

My favorite line: It’s 64! It’s getting hot! 🥵

There was nothing wrong with the design of the previous Venza, IMO. I think the Venza went in a different direction from what it used to be in 2009-2015, a near-luxury station wagon. The outgoing Venza was definitely luxurious (based on the JDM Harrier which became different from the Lexus RX around 2010), but that was a crossover, not a wagon. This, for me, is a return to form from the original Venza, just that the 4 cylinder non-hybrid and N/A V6 engines in that didn't make a return. BTW, Toyota hybrids don't use a traditional CVT, they use a planetary gear set that they call e-CVT. I wish they'd come up with a different name for it so that everyone doesn't call it a CVT and then avoid the car because they think it has a CVT with a chain or a belt when in actual fact they don't.

I got my wife a venza in 2021 for $31k so big increase for this one

It’s not a CVT, it’s an ECVT. Not the same. It’s way better and very reliable. An electric motor not a belt drives the car.

Roman and Andre, I am rolling out the welcome wagon for this..........wagon. 🙌🙌🙌🙌My one major question concerns the back seat. When you build a near perfect ski vehicle for a family of four, you need to include a 40/20/40 back seat with a proper ski pass through!! Those gimmicky extension flaps just don't cut the mustard. As a 'near luxury' vehicle, a sliding and reclining rear seat should be present as well.🤨

I love it! It is a WAGON, what is wrong with calling it what it is? I´ve owned many Volvo wagons, they offer the best in terms of driving dynamics with the space of the CUV in the back, and they are not too tall so you can carry your bikes in a roof rack. Perfect configuration for me. I´d buy one if the price is not crazy

I getting tired of reviewers denigrating the Venza. It has been a great vehicle for us. And for Roman to say it's time for the 'old' Venza to go - the Venza has only been out for 3 years! We were out walking around the auto mall yesterday and after looking at equivalent products at different competitors, I'm still impressed with how comfortable (the seats!) it is and everything that came with our Venza. I'm looking forward to trying out the Signia (after seeing it at the LA Auto show) but we'll stick with our Venza for many years to come.

I want one. This thing is perfect inside and out.

Toyota design is just killing it lately. BMW and Mercedes could learn a thing or two with them!

I'm frustrated by the lack of choice of vehicle in the United States. I'm always so envious seeing the variety available overseas, or remembering the variety we used to have here. If you want a crossover SUV or a pickup truck, there are choices galore. But if you want anything else at all, there is nearly nothing. It sucks that our roads are clogged with those tall, hulking things. I truly hate it. This seems more like a wagon to me, which is a step in the right direction. It's hilarious that they felt the need to put black trim all around it, including the wheel wells - though they made it shiny.

It's a wagon because in another market it's named Crown Estate

Toyota is perfecting the mobile appliance. Great cars if you don’t care about driving. I owned an RAV4 hybrid and thought it was one of the best cars for its value. But I sold it because it didn't do anything for me when driving. I have to feel torque and hp when driving, but I realize many do not.

That's like the ferrari purosangue shape

Everything is impressive until the price tag comes

It cost WAY to much

A spare? Checking multiple reviews, and love the vehicle but no spare is a deal breaker. The scenario, in rural Nevada and ruin a tire. Wait hours for a tow truck, and then the service facility says "WHAT, a 21" tire?"

A friend of mine had 199? Crown and it was wonderful. Even in it's advanced age the car was so comfortable. He wanted to keep it, but greater minds prevailed.🦊

Jess had some cake!

Great review guys. Love your channel.

No Platinum trim so it doesn't even have all the features of the outgoing Venza yet costs almost $10,000 more. Not sure what Toyota is thinking with this most recent pricing. The Lexus RX hybrid starts at 52k so you can get an RX for around the same price.

Subaru Outback. That was just a lifted Legacy wagon.

Beautiful design+reliable. What not to like it's really a great car

Looks good to me. But I'm partial to wagons.

Built in Japan and proven battery setup...so still one of the reliable and flawlessly built Toyotas. Good choice. And it looks nice. Would also go for the red.

Is this the same roof height and seat height as the Crown sedan or is it taller?

It's like the Japanese Ford Frex. Wagon, step-in height, easy to drive, fits in the garage. Love the color!

Looks better - by far - than the Crown. It’s a wagon, not a faux SUV sedan like the Avalon replacement. Styling is stolen from a Volvo V60.

Saw it at the LA Auto Show. Its really nice.

50k puts you at 1000 per month. + another 400-500 for insurance. 1500 payment.

Does the sunroof open?

Interesting vehicle but absurd price.

Can y’all do a Crown Signia vs Highlander video?

That red paint and gray wheels looks boss.

I've bought tall suvs partially for the reason that they are easier to enter. I provided rides to my dad, in his 90s. I also take rear cargo volume for wheelchairs too. The new Pathfinder and Highlanders are a better chouce for me.

For the price... a Highlander Hybrid in Platinum trim, would be better for the money.

Definitely do a comparison with the Subaru Outback and a regular Highlander. It would be interesting to see how the Crown Signia fits between those 2.

I just checked out the Build page for this on Toyota's website and am disappointed in the color choices. No silver or gray?

Andre answered your question correctly, you silly oaf.

I’d say it looks more like a Camry cross

Wish they would offer the same power train as in the Crown Platinum as an option in the Signia..

Is the glass roof optional?

Please, it's a station wagon. Most SUV's are station wagons. Just be honest and offer it with wood on the doors, Lol!

Toyota slowly getting the wagon category back

Gen1 Venza's were awesome! V6 AWD and tons of room.

Roman...your CVT bashing is getting a little boorish. Granted CVTs of a decade and more ago weren't the best but times have changed, at least at Toyota. They make the best feeling CVTs now as they incorporate a real "takeoff" first gear then it shifts to the CVT. I have it in my 2020 Corolla Hatchback XSE. It feels sporty off the line but still gets the stellar MPG of a hybrid and feels so smooth. I average about 38 combined. I had a 2018 Honda Civic with the CVT. That one didn't feel all that good. I also had a 2015 Subaru Forester. That CVT felt horrible. Not smooth and sluggish.

hope the rav4 redesign has some of its styling q's

I bet that rear cargo cover goes under a flip up lid in the cargo area when it's not needed.

I stopped by the Toyota dealership 2 days ago because I thought I saw a Crown SUV. It was the Crown sedan that I saw. The sedan looks like an SUV with fastback styling. The Crown shown is just a wagon version of the sedan. The sedan looks huge, it doesn't look like a midsize sedan to me because the ground clearance of the crown sedan it's crossover like and that was what got me confused. It seems from the video that the SUV version of the crown has as much as ground clearance as the sedan version. At least, it doesn't look like an Aztek.

This vehicle looks wagon like to me. It reminded me of the Volvo wagons.

It's two inches taller than a 70 Vista cruiser and a Pontiac safari. Both station wagons. It's close enough to call it a station wagon.

That thing is gonna do great

This car needs a V6 hybrid along with longer around town electric range batteries that will allow you to travel at least 20 miles. This car would be a freaking hot seller then.

How loud is it?

It's a SUW sport utility wagon!

The car was good and Roman turned finish line red when Jess showed up ;p

So, it it is a "SUV", does it have a towing capacity? Is there a spare tire? Are fog lights an option? What's the ground clearance? Looking forward to more info and specs. For me, while the fancy reds are initially eye catching and impressive, I wonder if eventually you'll get tired of seeing that. I was looking at Mazda CX-5, and initially, the red is "Wow!", but driving around for the next week, I kept seeing them. It's a lot of body, hence a lot of red. I think I like it better on the smaller cars. This Signia will be same. A lot of square feet of red.

You could call it a crossover, but it doesn't look much bigger than an outback, so maybe it's actually a wagon.

Does the Signia feel a little bit too stretched ???

Can't wait to see it off roading and on the roller test.

It looks good

9:40 As someone who lives in Florida, I think its cute that you think 64 is hot lol

I'm not a Toyota Fan Boy. But, l do like what Toyota does as a manufacturer more so than many other manufacturers.

Wow new Purosangue looks nice

8:50 - No need for interior flashy colors Roman, no one else films their cars. We want affordable, reliable cars. We keep our cars longer than 6 months and as I repeating Toyota buyer I like all black dark interiors!

Should’ve had the hybrid max powertrain. In today’s world with that much weight, this is underpowered.

hey wagons are making a come back..like this car

Andre is the man!!

Is this an Outback?! Serious question, similar size? Outback also attracts an older crowd.

This is giving me some BMW ix vibes

I've slept in my Rav4 about a million times when trying to get from "point A to point B"

It looks good. Almost all crossovers are just wagons or big cars anyway.

It's a wagon And I really like the style and I think it would be an option for me and my wife to go on vacation and visit our children.

I like the car but is anybody else getting tired of asymmetrical wheels?

Venza replacement, makes sense

Roman your not old yet my man 😁 The cvt transmission is a deal breaker though

Isn’t that the definition of a crossover or am I missing something? Possibly a little low for a crossover

Toyota will do anything but bring Corolla and Camry wagons back.

Under the rear floor mat you will find wait for it, no spare tire or room for same.😂

I should I trade in my 2024 Toyota Venza Limited for a Toyota Crown when I get all the same options and features just not the extra cargo room !!! Plus i want a SUV not a in between station wagon/Sedan??? Plus my Venza gets 41 miles per gallon that’s 3 miles per gallon more. I think my Venza is more agile because weighs less than the Crown. I think I rather get the Lexus RX 350h when I sell my Venza in the near future.!

I actually prefer the look of the Crown. Now the annoying this, which I’m sure you as Car journalists would agree, why did Toyota cram pack all these vehicles in one event? Well I’m assuming to save money so they can fly in everyone and book for everyone at the same time and then makes it easier to embargo so it makes it look like it’s a timed release instead of all if it being revealed at once.

52k ? crazy times.

Roman completely dismissing Andre is a no go for me dawg.

Station wagon

Not 3 letters, 4, eCVT. Huge difference in reliability.

Remember when Toyota made simple, affordable cars? Pepperidge Farms remembers...

SUW = Sport Utility Wagon 👍

Think of it as a todays answer to an early 1990s Buick Century wagon or Volvo 740 wagon - a practical car with a premium name that doesn’t shout, but whispers, that you’re doing well. Might have the same buyer demographics. Meanwhile actual Buick just wants to sell anonymous crossovers and Volvo has surrendered reliability & durability in the name of style & tech.

Why are the 1st and 2nd comments before me totally unrelated and have nsfw pfps *oh they’re bots, ain’t they*

Ferrari called, they want their front end design back.

I think Toyota is phasing out Lexus in some segments. This car looks better than any Lexus, and because is a Toyota should be less expensive, the word is should, but you know.

It's the coupified version of the RX 350!

So is this our version of the crown sore Japan gets?

Yes, station wagons are back! I like that it is less boxy, much lower (though I did like being up high for visibility) and this really should have car like dynamics since it is a car in wagon form). It's time to stop pretending that we're "active" people, we are not, we go shopping and haul the offspring to their games and practices. The Venza that this is replacing went up $5K in the last 3 years without any upgrades and this is another $5K or more than the Venza so Toyota can maintain their position as the most profitable car maker in the world and it's less efficient on top of that. All that said, STATION WAGONS are back baby, finally getting what we actually need rather than the pretentious "tough off roaders" that we NEVER actually used. The few that do will buy the 4 runner.

All suv's are either a lifted wagon or hatchback because if the storage compartment is part of the passenger compartment then it's a wagon of hatchback. Real wagons and hatchbacks are not lifted.

Bring back the wagons for Christ's sake! Best type of car by far. Even here in Europe (wagon lovers) the wagons have almost gone extinct. Don't get it. Can't stand this SUV fashion bullshit.

its not for retired people,its a good looking vehicle