Model Review: 2027 Toyota Crown in Jacksonville

Meet the 2027 Toyota Crown at Butler Toyota Jacksonville

The 2027 Toyota Crown gives Jacksonville drivers a distinctive alternative to the traditional midsize sedan, combining standard all-wheel drive, hybrid efficiency, a five-passenger cabin, and an extensive list of comfort and driver-assistance technology. Shoppers can choose from XLE, Limited, Nightshade, and Platinum trims, with 236-net-combined-horsepower HYBRID performance on XLE, Limited, and Nightshade models or a 340-net-combined-horsepower HYBRID MAX system on the Platinum.

If you are comparing 2027 Toyota cars for commuting, family transportation, or everyday driving around Jacksonville, there is plenty to consider here. Visit us at Butler Toyota Jacksonville for a closer look at the Crown’s passenger measurements, exterior equipment, hybrid powertrains, and technology so you can determine which 2027 Toyota Crown best fits your routine.

Interior Features and Styling

The 2027 Toyota Crown is a midsize sedan with seating for five. This spacious Toyota vehicle gives commuters and families a useful trunk for groceries, luggage, work bags, and everyday gear.

Interior measurements:

• 38.2 inches of front headroom
• 42.1 inches of front legroom
• 57.1 inches of front shoulder room
• 55.2 inches of front hip room
• 37.5 inches of rear headroom
• 38.9 inches of rear legroom
• 55.1 inches of rear shoulder room
• 53.1 inches of rear hip room
• 15.2 cubic feet of cargo volume behind second row

Child-seat accommodations are built into every trim. The Crown includes LATCH lower anchors on the rear outboard seats and tether anchors at all rear seating positions. Every seating position also receives a three-point seat belt. The rear seat has adjustable headrests and a center armrest with cup holders, allowing the cabin to adapt when you need additional cargo flexibility.

Interior highlights include:

• Heated and ventilated front seats
• Heated rear seats
• Dual-zone automatic climate control with rear vents
• Heated leather-trimmed power tilt/telescopic steering wheel
• 60/40 split fold-down rear seats
• Leather-trimmed front seats

The XLE includes an eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with lumbar support and an eight-way power-adjustable front passenger seat. Limited, Nightshade, and Platinum add driver’s-seat memory. Seatback pockets are included with the leather-trimmed front seats.

Additional interior details

• Leather-trimmed shift knob
• Power windows with auto up/down and jam protection
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror with HomeLink®
• Dual extendable sun visors with illuminated vanity mirrors
• Rear-window defogger

Comfort and storage details include front and rear reading lights, a cargo-area light, two front and two rear cup holders, two front-door bottle holders, one rear bottle holder, a covered center console with armrest and storage, and an overhead console with map lights.

Exterior Design and Detailing

The Crown comes standard with heated power-folding outside mirrors with turn-signal and blind-spot warning indicators and puddle lights, an acoustic noise-reducing windshield, and front-side glass and High Solar Energy-Absorbing glass.

Exterior dimensions:

• 196.1 inches long
• 72.4 inches wide
• 60.6 inches high
• 112.2-inch wheelbase
• 5.8 inches of ground clearance
• 13.9-degree approach/ 19.3-degree departure

Wheel designs help distinguish each trim. XLE uses 19-inch multi-spoke machined-finish two-tone alloy wheels with 225/55R19 tires. Limited moves to 21-inch 10-spoke dark metallic alloy wheels with 225/45R21 tires. Nightshade receives 21-inch 10-spoke matte-black wheels with 225/45R21 tires, while Platinum has 21-inch 10-spoke machined-finish alloy wheels with black accents and 225/45R21 tires. A temporary spare tire and wheel are included.

Available exterior colors include:

• Storm Cloud
• Bronze Age
• Inked
• Oxygen White
• Finish Line Red
• Heavy Metal

Platinum additionally offers Finish Line Red with Black bi-tone, Oxygen White with Black bi-tone, Heavy Metal with Black bi-tone, and Bronze Age with Black bi-tone.

Lighting features:

• Bi-LED projector low- and high-beam headlights
• Automatic High Beams
• Automatic on/off functionality
• Quad-LED projector low- and high-beam headlights
• LED daytime running lights
• LED taillights
• LED stop lights

XLE has washer-linked variable intermittent windshield wipers, while Limited, Nightshade, and Platinum have rain-sensing variable intermittent wipers. A panoramic fixed-glass roof with a power sunshade is standard on Limited, Nightshade, and Platinum. Nightshade adds black exterior door handles and black badging in place of the color-keyed door handles fitted to the other trims. All include a front-door touch-sensor lock/unlock function. Platinum adds a power trunk with hands-free kick-sensor operation.

Performance Power and Specs

Two electrified powertrains give the 2027 Toyota Crown in Jacksonville distinctly different performance personalities.

XLE, Limited, and Nightshade use Toyota’s HYBRID system with a 2.5-liter Dynamic Force 4-cylinder engine, permanent-magnet synchronous electric motors, a nickel-metal hydride battery, an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission, and Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive.

HYBRID powertrain details:

• 236 net combined horsepower
• 163 lb-ft of torque (engine only)
• 0-60 mph in an estimated 7.6 seconds with 91-octane fuel
• Manufacturer-estimated 42 mpg city/38 mpg highway/40 mpg combined.

The 2.5-liter engine itself produces 184 horsepower at 6,000 rpm. It has 2,487 cc of displacement, an 87.5-by-103.4-mm bore and stroke, a 14.0:1 compression ratio, a 16-valve DOHC design with VVT-iE and VVT-i, Toyota Direct Ignition, and D-4S fuel delivery. Its front electric motor is rated at 88 kW and 149 lb-ft of torque, while its rear motor is rated at 40 kW and 89 lb-ft of torque.

Platinum switches to HYBRID MAX, combining a turbocharged 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder with electric motors, a Direct Shift-6AT six-speed automatic transmission, and Full-Time Electronic All-Wheel Drive.

HYBRID MAX powertrain details:

• 340 net combined horsepower
• 400.4 lb-ft of net combined torque
• 5.7-second 0-60-mph time with 91-octane fuel
• Manufacturer-estimated 29 mpg city/32 mpg highway/30 mpg combined

The turbocharged engine independently produces 264 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 332 lb-ft of torque from 2,000-3,000 rpm. It has 2,393 cc of displacement, an 87.5-by-99.5-mm bore and stroke, an 11.0:1 compression ratio, 16-valve DOHC construction with Dual VVT-i, Toyota Direct Ignition, and D-4S fuel delivery. HYBRID MAX uses a 61-kW front motor producing 215.4 lb-ft of torque and a 58.6-kW rear motor producing 124 lb-ft of torque.

Performance features:

• Independent MacPherson-strut front suspension with stabilizer bar
• Multi-link rear suspension with stabilizer bar
• 26.5-mm hollow front and 21-mm hollow rear stabilizer bars (HYBRID)
• 27.2-mm hollow front and 23-mm solid rear setup (HYBRID MAX)
• 13.8:1 electric power steering overall ratio
• 2.64 turns lock-to-lock
• 38-foot curb-to-curb turning circle (XLE, Limited, and Nightshade)
• 35.4-foot curb-to-curb turning circle (Platinum)
• 14.5-gallon fuel tank

Braking hardware consists of power-assisted 12.9-inch ventilated front discs and 12.5-inch solid rear discs, along with ABS and an electronic parking brake. Curb weight is 3,980 pounds for XLE and Limited, 4,013 pounds for Nightshade, and 4,343 pounds for Platinum. GVWR is 5,020 pounds on XLE, Limited, and Nightshade, and 5,285 pounds on Platinum.

Both systems use a 230.4-volt, 5.0-Ah nickel-metal hydride battery, and Toyota recommends 87-octane unleaded fuel or higher.

Technology Setup and Features

Every 2027 Crown has a SiriusXM® three-month trial subscription and a full-charge indicator. XLE’s multimedia system includes six speakers.

Top technology features include:

• 12.3-inch Toyota Audio Multimedia display
• Wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™
• 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster
• Qi-compatible wireless device charging
• Five USB-C charging ports
• Smart Key System with Push Button Start

Digital Key capability is standard on Limited and Platinum and allows a compatible smartphone to function in place of a physical key when the required Remote Connect subscription is active.

Connected services add another layer of functionality. Every trim includes an up to 30-day/3 GB Wi-Fi Connect trial, featuring an AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot and Integrated Streaming compatibility with Apple Music® and Amazon Music. A subscription and compatible 4G network are required after the trial.

• Five-year Service Connect trial: personalized maintenance updates and vehicle health reports
• Three-month Drive Connect trial: includes Cloud Navigation with Google Points of Interest data, Intelligent Assistant with “Hey, Toyota,” and Destination Assist
• Five-year Safety Connect® trial: includes an Emergency Assistance Button, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Automatic Collision Notification, and Stolen Vehicle Locator

Subscriptions are required after applicable trials, and services are network-dependent.

Every Crown also includes a five-year Remote Connect trial. Depending on grade, Remote Connect can support remote door locking and unlocking, vehicle start and stop, last parked location, vehicle-status checks, and guest-driver monitoring through the Toyota app or a smartwatch.

Safety Suite and Driver Assistance

Toyota Safety Sense™ 3.0 is standard on every 2027 Toyota Crown. Its core technologies include Automatic High Beams, Road Sign Assist, and Proactive Driving Assist.

Key safety features include:

• Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection
• Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
• Lane Tracing Assist
• Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
• Eight-airbag system
• Safe Exit Alert

Every trim further includes a Tire Pressure Monitor System with direct-pressure readout and individual-tire location alert, Whiplash-Injury-Lessening front seats, Hill Start Assist Control, Rear-Seat Reminder, Vehicle Proximity Notification System, collision sensors designed to deactivate the high-voltage battery, Safe Exit Alert, and an anti-theft system with alarm and engine immobilizer.

Star Safety System™

• Vehicle Stability Control
• Traction Control
• Anti-lock Brake System
• Electronic Brake-force Distribution
• Brake Assist
• Smart Stop Technology®

The eight-airbag system incorporates driver and front-passenger advanced airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags, driver and front-passenger knee airbags, and front and rear curtain shield airbags.

Front and rear energy-absorbing crumple zones, side-impact door beams, and an energy-absorbing collapsible steering column are standard. All five seating positions have three-point seat belts, including a driver’s-side Emergency Locking Retractor and Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractors for passenger positions.

Additional features:

• Lane Change Assist
• Front Cross-Traffic Alert
• Traffic Jam Assist
• Front and Rear Parking Assist with Automatic Braking
• Backup camera with dynamic gridlines
• Panoramic View Monitor with 360-degree Overhead View during low-speed driving and reversing, plus Curb View
• Advanced Park

See the 2027 Toyota Crown at Butler Toyota Jacksonville

For Jacksonville drivers comparing efficient 2027 Toyota cars, the Crown brings together standard AWD, hybrid performance, generous passenger room, useful cargo capacity, and a long list of comfort and safety technology. Visit Butler Toyota Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL, to learn more about the 2027 Toyota Crown, compare XLE, Limited, Nightshade, and Platinum models, and schedule a test drive to find the trim that fits your commute and everyday driving needs.

Disclaimer: This content was drafted with AI assistance for initial drafting, reviewed by a subject-matter expert for accuracy, and edited by our team of writers and editors.

* All fuel economy mpg listings in the content above are manufacturer estimates. Actual mileage will vary.