• 8 months ago
The lifted sedan has all-terrain tires and thick hand-painted veneer.

Just when you thought Toyota's upgraded Crown couldn't get any weirder, here comes the Landscape. It is the name of a new special edition for the Japanese market, where the model is sold as the Crown Crossover. Aimed at outdoorsy people, the off-road version has increased ground clearance by an inch to better cope with tougher terrain.

Toyota equips the Crown Crossover Landscape with 18-inch two-tone wheels wrapped in 245/60 R18 off-road tires, and there are even contrasting red fenders behind them. The extra trim around the wheel arches has a matte finish, and we're told the fenders are hand-painted. Another upgrade is in the rear, where a tow hitch is available for hauling up to 1,653 pounds.

The limited edition version comes in Urban Khaki with black accents and features a rear fog lamp mounted near the license plate. For added practicality, a roof rack is optional and can be fitted at your dealer. Inside, Toyota gives the Crown Crossover Landscape a gloss black finish and laser engraving of the model's name on the passenger side of the dashboard.

Available only with all-wheel drive and a 2.4-liter hybrid powertrain, the upgraded sedan costs the equivalent of $45,300 in the Land of the Rising Sun. The Crown Crossover is one of four Crown-badged models launched domestically, along with the smaller Crown Sport crossover, a larger Crown Estate (essentially an SUV that came to the US as the Crown Signia), and the conventional Crown sedan.

Source: https://www.motor1.com/news/715036/toyota-crown-off-road-edition/

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