How Much Is the 2027 Toyota Crown?

What Car Shoppers Need to Know

• The 2027 Toyota Crown is a large all-wheel-drive, hybrid fastback-style hatchback.
• It’s rated as high as 40 mpg combined; the turbocharged Platinum trim returns 30 mpg.
• The 2027 Crown starts at $42,935, and the Platinum is priced from $56,485 (all prices include destination).

The Toyota Avalon was among the last full-size sedans from a mass-market brand. When Toyota replaced it in 2023, it did so with a vehicle about as different as it could be from its predecessor — and every other vehicle for sale today. The 2027 Crown is similar in size to the Avalon, but as a high-riding hybrid hatchback with standard AWD, it occupies a place all its own.

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Release Date and Pricing

The 2027 Toyota Crown will go on sale later in 2026. Prices for every trim level are up just $200 over 2026 even when they don’t appear to be. (More on that in a second.) Full pricing is as follows (including the $1,295 destination fee):

• XLE: $42,935
• Nightshade: $50,260
• Limited: $51,015
• Platinum: $56,485

What’s Changed for 2027?

Toyota says it’s upgraded the Crown from its fourth-generation hybrid drive system to the fifth, but that will matter little to drivers; we asked the automaker about the changes but did not hear back immediately. Total system output remains the same — although fuel economy actually decreases, from an EPA-estimated 42/41/41 mpg city/highway/combined to Toyota’s preliminary 42/38/40 mpg estimate — and the turbocharged Hybrid Max powertrain in the range-topping Platinum trim is unchanged. Externally, the Platinum now gets red brake calipers and black window trim, and the available two-tone paint split shifts, with the trunk now body color instead of black as it was before. Paddle shifters are now standard across the lineup.

At first glance, the Limited trim level appears to have leapt more than $3,000 in price, but that’s because it includes 2026’s Advanced Technology Package as standard equipment. Bundling front cross-traffic alert, a 360-degree camera system and traffic-jam assist with 21-inch wheels, the package previously cost $3,570, making for a net increase of just $200 for equivalent Crowns.

Powertrains and Fuel Economy

Two hybrid powertrains are available in the Crown. The XLE, Limited and Nightshade are powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder aided by a pair of electric motors. Total system output is 236 horsepower, routed through a continuously variable automatic transmission to standard AWD. The standard powertrain returns the aforementioned Toyota estimate of 42/38/40 mpg city/highway/combined.

Toyota’s Hybrid Max powertrain is standard in — and exclusive to — the Platinum trim level. It combines a turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder with more-powerful motors for a combined 340 hp and 400 pounds-feet. A six-speed automatic transmission takes the place of the CVT, but AWD is still standard. Fuel efficiency drops to 29/32/30 mpg with this setup, but it makes the Crown significantly quicker. The company says the Crown needs 7.6 seconds to accelerate from 0-60 mph, while the Platinum gets there in just 5.7 seconds.

Standard or Optional Features

Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 is standard on every 2027 Crown. This safety suite includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, lane-tracing steering assist, road-sign recognition and automatic high beams. Adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert are also standard.

Even the entry-level Crown comes well equipped, with 19-inch aluminum wheels, LED exterior lighting, and keyless entry and starting. The interior is upholstered in leather and features power-adjustable front seats with heating and ventilation, heated rear seats, a heated steering wheel and dual-zone automatic climate control. Cabin tech consists of a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless phone charging and six speakers.

Previously based on the Limited, the Nightshade is the cheaper option for 2027 since it does not get the Advanced Tech equipment that the Limited does. It rides on matte-black 21-inch wheels and gets black exterior trim, upgraded LED headlights, a fixed panoramic moonroof, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and front and rear parking sensors with automatic braking.

The Limited also upgrades to 21-inch wheels, but with a less menacing finish (metallic dark gray). It features the same luxury upgrades as the Nightshade, plus the tech package content.

That leaves little to add to the Platinum. Aside from its turbocharged powertrain and available two-tone paint, it gains a hands-free power liftgate, a head-up display and automated parking.

Versus the Competition

The Crown’s unusual size and shape leave it without any natural competitors. The most similar hybrids are also Toyotas, the mechanically identical Crown Signia and the hybrid-only Camry. The Crowns are significantly more expensive than the Camry, as well as the Honda Accord hybrid. The Honda, however, is not available with AWD, which is optional on the Camry and standard on the Crown and Crown Signia. AWD is also available for the Lexus ES 350h.

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