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Old 06-20-19, 08:56 PM
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Default Toyota Crown is the Luxury Sedan We Want

Toyota Crown is the Luxury Sedan We Want
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The Crown unpretentious yet captivating JDM executive sedan.


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Given a choice (which we don't have, here in America), I'd rather have the Century. More traditional look and interior that fits my taste better.
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I don't like the interior at all on the new Crown, does not look luxurious or welcoming. Don't really care for the car altogether, I like some of the older generations though.
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No thanks.
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I'd be all over it. I love this thing.
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I really like it from certain angles, especially from the pic where it's taken almost diagonally from the side. Hard to tell what's happening in the interior as it doesn't look overly luxurious but maybe that's just the pics. Without seeing the back it's hard to say definitively "yes" but I like what I see so far on the styling for sure.
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If Lexus were to do a next generation GS, this would likely be the basis. It is smaller than the LS.
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Looks like Toyota is borrowing Acura's grille design. I thought it looked familiar with the black bars/steps. If Acura's grille was larger it would look very similar, though I *much* prefer Toyota's headlight design.

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Doesn't seem like anything too spectacular. Swanky styling, along the same plain as an Avalon.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Given a choice (which we don't have, here in America), I'd rather have the Century. More traditional look and interior that fits my taste better.
Yeah, the Century is where it's at. The first time I saw one was in Japan, and I kind of lost my mind. It would be a couple of years before I actually saw one in the States.
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Not my cup of tea.....
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I fancy Toyota Crown a lot, the older generations at least (the taxi cabs etc.). The new one looks a lot like the Camry.

like RCR (regular car reviews) said on Youtube: It is the perfect car for the successful and proud middle manager
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Originally Posted by jrmckinley
Looks like Toyota is borrowing Acura's grille design.
even has the double screen center stack..

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Seen this one recently in Japan, I think the exterior looks very good in person ...
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This still has reclining rear seats right? I'd still prefer them put fold down rear seats if they ever reskin it into the 5GS. Those cup holders look interesting but are those window switch panels the same ones they've been putting in all the new gen lexus cars?
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