Toyota Crown Sedan FCEV – bigger, luxurious model of hydrogen-powered Mirai; Japan launch in November
The present Toyota Crown is break up into 4 variations, specifically the Crossover, Sport, Property and Sedan, the final of which is pictured right here on the ongoing Japan Mobility Present. This Crown Sedan is the one model that might be accessible as a FCEV (gas cell electrical automobile) and is constructed on the identical platform because the second-generation, hydrogen-powered Mirai.
Slated to be launched in November this 12 months, the Crown Sedan measures It measures 5,030 mm lengthy, 1,890 mm extensive, 1,470 mm tall and has a wheelbase that spans 3,000 mm. The plain comparability is towards the earlier iteration of the Crown that was solely supplied as a sedan, and that mannequin is smaller as it’s 4,910 mm lengthy, 1,800 mm extensive, 1,455 mm tall and with a wheelbase of two,920 mm.
For just a little extra context, the present Mirai is smaller by comparability at 4,975 mm lengthy, 1,885 mm extensive, 1,470 mm tall and its wheelbase is 2,920 mm. Full technical particulars aren’t accessible but, however given the shared Mirai underpinnings, which is the GA-L model of the Toyota New World Structure (TNGA), the Crown Sedan FCEV may additionally include three hydrogen tanks that present a spread of as much as 850 km.
The Mirai generates energy by a gas cell stack rated at 174 PS (128 kW) to cost a 1.2-kWh lithium-ion battery, which then juices an electrical motor that drives the rear wheels with 182 PS (180 hp or 134 kW) and 300 Nm of torque. A petroleum hybrid powertrain may even be accessible as an alternative choice to the FCEV.
Visually, the Crown Sedan options a big entrance consumption embellished with vertical slats, hammerhead-style LED headlamps with a lightweight bar linking the clusters, modest chrome accents, giant 20-inch wheels, full-width LED taillights and a sloping roofline.
The inside displays the Crown’s prestigious previous, with wooden panels adorning the dashboard and centre console and beneficiant quantities of leather-based upholstery. You’ll additionally discover seize handles on the again of the entrance seats and a sizeable rear armrest with an built-in show.
For the motive force, twin 12.3-inch shows act because the instrument cluster and infotainment touchscreen, whereas rear passengers seem to get fairly a little bit of legroom. The VIP/boss/tauke seated within the left rear seat will get much more with the entrance left seat introduced all the best way ahead, with buttons to allow this positioned on the precise facet of the entrance seat. Given the Century sedan is the second-most costly new Toyota on sale in Japan, the Crown Sedan is compromise for that chauffeur-driven expertise.
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