2008 Toyota Crown Hybrid

[RiversideS13]

i think it has a very interesting cluster....

http://www.carspyshots.net/showthread.php?t=14995

http://images2.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/img6_20080218_13532534_2_l.jpg
http://images2.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/img6_20080218_13532534_3_l.jpg
http://toyota.jp/customize/crownathlete/wald/image/main.jpg

[Dutchmalmiss]

Front looks Infinity-ish. Rear looks like an updated LS. I like it.

[Xandy Boosts]

I'm starting to think hybrid now....good too see there's alot of options out.

[ayuaddict]

oh gad thats hot.

[Helghast]

That is hot!

OH LAWD.

[muddafakka]

Nice car. Too bad it probably won't ever come to America. It would make for a nice Avalon replacement, but then again it may rob Lexus sales. Toyota deprives us from all their good cars. They must get a kick out of it.

[exitspeed]

Front looks Infinity-ish. Rear looks like an updated LS. I like it.

Yea the fronts on a lotta Toyota's look Infinity-ish. I suppose neither cares cause the cares aren't sold on the same shores.

Looks cool though. I hate Toyota's design language here in America.

[S14DB]

Yea the fronts on a lotta Toyota's look Infinity-ish. I suppose neither cares cause the cares aren't sold on the same shores.
You sure about that? :Ownedd:

[exitspeed]

^
I meant since they are both not sold on American shores...

[S14DB]

^
I meant since they are both not sold on American shores...

Change a couple badges... http://www.lexus.com/models/LS/ cause the Crown is based on the Celsior. Like the President->Cima=Q45

[exitspeed]

Change a couple badges... http://www.lexus.com/models/LS/ cause the Crown is based on the Celsior. Like the President->Cima=Q45

I was referring to the styling. The Toyota styling in Japan looks Infinity-like. We don't get that styling here because of the likeness to Infinity.

[S14DB]

I was referring to the styling. The Toyota styling in Japan looks Infinity-like. We don't get that styling here because of the likeness to Infinity.
http://lexus.jp/models/ls/variation.html
http://www.lexus.com/models/LS/

Look the same to me.

[DaPCWiz]

looks good. But the cluster is nothing new... the old Infiniti Q45 had something like that as an option.

[exitspeed]

AJ, I mean we don't get the styling of the Crown here.

We get this ugly shit:
http://images.dealer.com/jato/us/photoColor400/TOYOTA/CAMRY/2008/4SA40.JPG

Stop trying to being difficult.

[S14DB]

AJ, I mean we don't get the styling of the Crown here.

We get this ugly shit:
http://images.dealer.com/jato/us/photoColor400/TOYOTA/CAMRY/2008/4SA40.JPG

Stop trying to being difficult.
http://toyota.jp/camry/ Looks the same in JP...

[exitspeed]

All of our styling has the same design language as the Camry. It does not have the same design language as the Crown.

Correct?

Correct.

[S14DB]

All of our styling has the same design language as the Camry. It does not have the same design language as the Crown.

Correct?

Correct.
No the Crown is a legacy vehicle in it's own world. Rest of Toyota/Lexus styling is the exact same in the US and JP. Car sold there is the same as sold here. Japanese get the same shitty Camry's as we do.

[exitspeed]

Headlightsm taillights, front fenders ont he Crown have the similar bulge as the Camry, Crown is more aggressive and offered with optional aero, front fascia's are not even close, wheels are more aggressive looking, the way the c pillar shapes the back on the passenger window, and the side mirrors are mounted completely different.

I guess other then that they look like identical twins. :ugh:

AJ, you are completely missing my OG point. My OG point was that we don't get the styling you see on the Crown because it is very similar to Infinity's.

Nice Ninja edit...

[S14DB]

We will never get the Crown. We get EVERYTHING else. Infinty is just a rebrand. They still sell the same Nissan's over there and they have no problem in Japan.

Crown is it's own sub brand. You can't compare any Toyota/Lexus styling to it. We get everything else they get looking the same.

[exitspeed]

We will never get the Crown. We get EVERYTHING else. Infinty is just a rebrand. They still sell the same Nissan's over there and they have no problem in Japan.

Crown is it's own sub brand. You can't compare any Toyota/Lexus styling to it. We get everything else they get looking the same.

Understood. Crown is a name in Japan. If they tried to sell it here and it looked like that people would not know it wasn't an Infinity.

[Dutchmalmiss]

Understood. Crown is a name in Japan. If they tried to sell it here and it looked like that people would not know it wasn't an Infinity.

Yeah, I made my Infinity reference based on a USDM point of view, haha.

[S14DB]

Understood. Crown is a name in Japan. If they tried to sell it here and it looked like that people would not know it wasn't an Infinity.
You saying the Americans are dumber than the Japaneses? Through a Lexus badge on it and no one would say a thing. There are more "infinity" looking Nissan's in JP then here and you don't hear the comparison.

[exitspeed]

You saying the Americans are dumber than the Japaneses?

Yes. We are enthusiasts. We can see the differences, but most Americans are unobservant and I believe they would just think it's an M45. If they even know what an M45 is.

[S14DB]

Yes. We are enthusiasts. We can see the differences, but most Americans are unobservant and I believe they would just think it's an M45. If they even know what an M45 is.

Maybe you are. But the average consumer is not. Look at our Domestic styling.

But, going back to the OP's note on the cluster. I'm sure it will appear on the GS/LS and the Crown will use the same hybrid drive as the GS/LS.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/LexusGS450hInterior.jpg
http://www.ivantodorov.com/blog/wp-content/060815/lexusLS3.jpg
http://images2.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/img6_20080218_13532534_2_l.jpg

[exitspeed]

Maybe you are. But the average consumer is not. Look at our Domestic styling.



You're the one who said the GS looks just like the Crown...;)

This is going no where.

Crown is a cool car.

[IStop4NoMan]

At first glance, id say its an M45. interior kinda reminds me of one too.

[98s14inaz]

Vair nice. That cluster set up is sic, am I correct in assuming it is an lcd monitor?

[stev3]

the crown is such a ballin' car

[BustedS13]

i like hybrids, but they need to come in stick

[S14DB]

CVT >>> Stick

[BustedS13]

CVT >>> Stick

not for manliness. you need something to counter balance the gayness of driving a hybrid

[S14DB]

not for manliness. you need something to counter balance the gayness of driving a hybrid

Yeah cause there is nothing gay about stroking a stick in your hybrid.

I drove the Versa 6-speed and the CVT. The 6 speed was useless after 3rd. But holding redline 0-60 was awesome. I will take CVT over anything in any street car.

[powersteeringless180sx]

the new crown looks cool. too bad we'll never see em over here.