Japan-Market Toyota Crown Landscape Turns The Weird Crossover Sedan Into An Even Weirder Off-Roader

Toyota’s replacement for the long running Avalon, the Crown, might have thrown some people off. It’s a near-luxury full-size sedan with crossover-like styling that’s nearly as tall as a Mazda CX-30. None of that is turning away buyers, as just over 7,600 Crowns have been sold so far this year. While the Crown is pretty “normal” here in the U.S., Toyota is embracing the sedan’s ride height in its home market with a new off-road-focused special edition called the Crown Landscape.

The Crown nameplate has been around for years, first appearing in 1955. In Japan the current Crown is part of a family of vehicles that includes a regular sedan just called Crown, a sporty crossover called Crown Sport, the Crown Estate that we’re getting as the Crown Signia, and the Crown Crossover, which is the sedan-y model that’s already on sale here.