Toyota showed off the 2025 Crown Signia before the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2023. Toyota’s Venza, a mid-size SUV with five seats, has been replaced by the Crown Signia. All-wheel drive is the only way to get its hybrid engine, which makes 243 horsepower. Suppose the beautiful high-riding sedan that is the Toyota Crown’s first domestic launch doesn’t interest you. A more traditional car will. And what could be more classic than a mid-size SUV that focuses on getting good gas mileage? The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia will be a nice treat if that’s more your style. Even though it’s not a surprise (Toyota showed everything in an early preview), it’s still interesting. The Venza will no longer be made after the 2024 model year. The 2025 Crown Signia will replace it. It’s also a very smart follow-up, improving some things while keeping the best parts of the Venza. A 2.5-liter four-cylinder, normally aspirated engine is located under the hood. It has three electric motors: two in the front and one in the back that can provide rear-wheel drive when needed. Together, they make 243 horsepower, which is 24 horsepower more than the Venza’s system. It comes with an all-wheel drive and an automatic transmission with a mode that lets you change gears continuously. Even though CVTs aren’t known for being good at pulling, the Crown Signia’s 2700-pound towing capacity is much better than the Venza’s zero-pound towing capacity. In many ways, the Crown Signia is just a stylish copy of the Crown Estate SUV, which will be sold in other places. The wider front bumper makes me think of the bZ4X, but the Crown car still has its narrow running lights and lower headlights. A character line runs along the side, which doesn’t have much going on, to a back end that’s standard, with narrow headlights and not much else that stands out. When the owners of the Crown see the cabin, they might tell the Signia, “Hey, that’s my cabin! You stole it! “That’s a wonderful thing, because the Crown’s residence is usually lovely. From the center console, a cocoon of trim rises to cover the front passenger. The driver looks down at two standard 12.3-inch displays, one for pleasure and the other as a cluster of gauges. Along with the usual Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, there are three USB ports in the front and two in the back. Toyota will offer two trim versions for the Crown Signia: XLE and Limited. Besides the technology listed above, the base Crown Signia comes with 19-inch wheels, cloth and vinyl seats, a heated leather steering wheel, a power liftgate, and a six-speaker sound system. A lot of things come with the XLE as standard. A panoramic glass roof, heated leather seats, 21-inch metal wheels, parking sensors, and an 11-speaker JBL sound system are all standard on the Limited. In terms of safety, all trims come with Toyota’s TSS 3.0 set of systems that help the driver. Some of the features are blind-spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, automatic high beams, and Proactive Driving Assist, which can help with steering and stopping on roads with lots of traffic and curves. As an optional package, the Limited can get lane-change assist, traffic jam assist, and a surround-view video, which makes it even more high-tech. It can sometimes work hands-free below 25 mph. In 2024, you’ll be able to buy the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia. There is no price information available for the Crown Signia, but the Crown car costs more than the Venza, so it should, too. Costs would range from $45,000 to $55,000, based on the trim.
