23 April 2021 12:47 pm / 3 comments
Following its appearance in homologation documents for China, the 2021 Toyota Crown Kluger has officially made its debut at the 2021 Shanghai Motor Show.
The Crown Kluger features a 2.5 litre hybrid powertrain with E-Four all-wheel-drive, according to Toyota, though further specific details remain undisclosed for now. For reference, the Crown Kluger is underpinned by Toyota’s TNGA-K platform, which serves as the base for the similarly sized US-market Highlander SUV.
The previously sighted homologation documents for the Crown Kluger’s entry into the China market revealed that the three-row, Highlander-based SUV measures 5,015 mm long, 1,930 mm wide, 1,750 mm tall and with a wheelbase of 2,850 mm. Those also show that the SUV will wear 18-inch alloy wheels, though 20-inch items are also available.
Toyota’s Crown nameplate has a long and storied history, stretching as far back as 1955 and encompassing everything from sedans, to coupes, to wagons, even trucks! But now, as previously rumored, the Crown appears to be going the way of the Mustang by spawning an SUV variant, which, according to a previous report, could even replace the saloon in 2022.
The SUV was prematurely revealed in China as part of a homologation process through their Ministry of Industry and Informational Technology (MIIT), something every new car being sold in the country has to undergo. A report by Autohome compiles its details and specs, and provides a glimpse at its design in a set of photos.
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Although it has been long rumoured that Toyota is planning to replace their Crown luxury sedan with a Kluger-based SUV, the company has yet to release any official statement or pictures of the new car.
However, pictures of a Crown-badged SUV have appeared on the website of China s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
In China, any car sold in the local market needs to go through MIIT s homologation process, and whenever that happens, the ministry publishes pictures of the car online.
Along with pictures, MIIT also uploaded a few technical specifications. According to a report by Motor1, the official name of the new SUV is Crown Kluger. The car is 197.4 inches long, 76 inches wide, and 68.9 inches tall. The wheelbase 112.2 inches, identical to that of the Kluger. Power comes from a 2.5-litre hybrid engine making 189HP and the vehicle has a total curb weight of just under 2,000 kilograms.