2025 Toyota Crown Hybrid Max - A better Daily Driver vs. the New Camry?

I take the Toyota Crown for a drive and detail all the updates for 2025. Should you spend the extra money over the Camry or Should you just buy a Lexus ES at this price?

Grade Breakdown
With the new Nightshade edition available, there are now four Toyota Crown grades to choose from and two unique hybrid powertrains – all offering a unique combination of style, comfort and performance.

The XLE grade comes equipped with the 2.5-liter Toyota Hybrid System, Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive, three selectable drive modes, 19-inch alloy wheels, illuminated entry, heated steering wheel, heated and ventilated powered leather-trimmed front seats and heated rear seats. The XLE grade also comes equipped with the latest Toyota Audio Multimedia System with a 12.3-inch touchscreen and 6 speakers.

The Limited grade comes equipped with all XLE features and adds multibeam LED headlights, a fixed panoramic roof, 11-speaker JBL® Premium Audio system, rain-sensing windshield wipers and Front and Rear Parking Assist with Automatic Braking . There is also an available Advanced Technology package that adds:

Dark metallic 21-inch, 10-spoke alloy wheels
Panoramic View Monitor
Digital Key capability*
Traffic Jam Assist**
Lane Change Assist
Front Cross-Traffic Alert
The Nightshade Edition, built off the Limited grade has all the same features but has dark badging, dark window trim, and black exterior accents including black door handles, mirror caps, and a shark fin. The Nightshade Edition also comes with 21-inch matte-black finished wheels.

The Platinum grade includes everything on Limited and further raises the bar with the Hybrid MAX powertrain, Full-Time Electronic All-Wheel Drive, Adaptive Variable Suspension, five selectable drive modes, Advanced Park, 21-inch machined 10-spoke alloy wheels with black accents, and the available bi-tone paint option. Newly added to the Platinum grade is a Head-Up Display, a powered tilt and telescopic steering wheel, Dynamic Rear Steering, and a hands-free power trunk. Traffic Jam Assist capability, Lane Change Assist, and Front Cross-Traffic Alert all come standard on the Platinum grade.

All Crown grades will come with Toyota’s Audio Multimedia system and Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 standard.

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00:00 - 2025 Crown Updates
04:07 - Hybrid Max Powertrain
05:43 - Exterior Walkaround
06:40 - Backseat
07:42 - Front seat
12:46 - Drive Impressions
14:34 - 0-60 Crown Platinum
16:10 - City Driving Crown Platinum
21:53 - Highway Driving Crown Platinum
28:58 - Can I recommend the Crown Platinum?

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