Toyota reveals 2025 Crown Signia

Toyota has revealed the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, an addition to the Toyota Crown family, which, according to the manufacturer, brings car enthusiasts “effortless elegance so that you can embrace life’s adventures.” For those with an eye on a new Lexus RX luxury SUV, the 2025 Crown Signia is an option. This new crossover is […]

Toyota has revealed the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, an addition to the Toyota Crown family, which, according to the manufacturer, brings car enthusiasts “effortless elegance so that you can embrace life’s adventures.”

For those with an eye on a new Lexus RX luxury SUV, the 2025 Crown Signia is an option. This new crossover is related to the unusual Crown Sedan, a premium, high-riding vehicle that replaced Avalon in Toyota’s lineup and leverages the iconic, up-market, heretofore mostly Japanese-market-only Crown name.

The Crown SUV, according to motortrend, also happens to be exactly the same size as Lexus’s RX, which plays in the same compact luxury SUV sandbox as the Audi Q5, BMW X3, and Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class.

The Crown Signia is a two-row, 5-passenger, hybrid-powered model, offering 25 cubic feet of cargo space behind the second row, a number that jumps to between 66 and 69 cubic feet, with the second row folded down (the smaller number is for models with the panoramic sunroof, the larger for Crown Signia’s without it).

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Available only as a hybrid, the Crown Signia is priced thousands less than an equivalent Lexus RX350h hybrid (a cheaper gas-only RX350 bridges the gap somewhat), drives quietly and comfortably, and has a relatively premium interior compared to other mainstream Toyotas.

Standard equipment on the Crown Signia XLE includes dual-zone automatic climate control; full leather upholstery; a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a 12.3-inch central touchscreen; 19-inch wheels; heated outboard rear seats; and heated, ventilated, and power-adjustable front seats.

The hybrid setup delivers 240 hp in total from the combination of a 188-hp, 178-lb-ft 2.5-liter gas four-cylinder engine and a 180-hp electric drive motor (plus a starter/generator), driving the front axle and a 53-hp electric motor that spins the rear axle, giving the Crown Signia on-demand all-wheel drive.

The usual feature of fuel economy is not also found wanting as it delivers an EPA-estimated 39 mpg city, 37 mpg highway, and 38 mpg combined to the RX’s 37 mpg city, 34 mpg highway, and 36 mpg combined.

It is compared with the popular RAV4, but the Crown Signia is lower, longer and wider than the RAV4, but not as roomy inside as the review indicated.