Starts at $43,590
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What's New for 2025?
The Crown Signia is an all-new midsize hybrid SUV from Toyota that's closely related to the high-riding Crown sedan.
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"Midsize SUVs come in different shapes and styles, and the Toyota Crown Signia is a case in point. If your tastes run more toward the efficiency end of the spectrum, Toyota will happily steer you away from the rough-and-ready 4Runner and toward this sleek new high-riding wagon, which pairs Toyota's tried-and-true 2.5-liter hybrid powertrain with undeniably upscale styling and appointments. Unfortunately, that powertrain is the biggest problem with the Crown Signia. Its fuel economy is undeniably excellent, but when you give it the beans to pass or merge, the vibrations you feel are more memorable than the acceleration you get. There's not much else wrong with the Crown Signia, but most other midsize SUVs deliver more oomph and refinement when you put your right foot down."—Ranked #6 out of 9 Midsize SUVs
"Is the Crown Signia a luxury car? Well, it's name sounds more like a four-star hotel than a midsize SUV, so on that basis, absolutely. But in seriousness, the Crown Signia's upscale styling and interior appointments earn it a place here on the merits, as does its superb fuel economy. Under the hood, it gives you essentially the same powertrain as the Lexus RX 350h for thousands less. Now, you'll feel where those extra thousands went if you drive them back to back — the Lexus filters out the vibrations from the four-cylinder gas engine when you're hard on the throttle, whereas the Crown Signia lets too many of them pass through to the cabin. But if you can live with that minor indignity, the Crown Hybrid is otherwise a near-Lexus hybrid SUV on the cheap, which makes it a pretty compelling package for efficiency-minded shoppers."—Ranked #3 out of 5 Midsize Luxury Hybrid SUVs
MotorDonkey's proprietary vehicle data identifies every significant version of each model so that you can compare and decide. There's only one standalone version of the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, and here it is, along with our expert analysis and recommendations.
Although it shares its wheelbase and highly efficient hybrid powertrain with the Crown sedan, the Crown Signia has a look all its own thanks to distinctive styling that's part SUV, part wagon. It's not quick, however, and at least for now, Toyota's not offering the far more powerful Hybrid Max powertrain that's available on the Crown sedan.
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