Toyota's new low-cost crossover surprised an expert. Photo

The new Toyota Crown Signia crossover 2024 model year is ready to go on sale. This is an inexpensive car of its segment with a bright design and modern equipment. But this model surprised the expert with other things.

Blogger Doug DeMuro, who has been creating professional reviews on new and classic cars for many years, scrutinized the new Toyota Crown Signia model. A few questions about the car came up.

First, the positioning. The company calls the car an SUV. Although the height of the body corresponds to many station wagons.

It is also unclear what kind of buyer audience the manufacturer has defined for the new car. In terms of size and price, the Toyota Crown Signia is between the RAV4 and Highlander models. However, the company has a lot of similar models. For example, in the United States, Toyota sells already 9 crossovers.

Thirdly, the Crown Signia car replaced the Toyota Venza. The predecessor failed in sales, because it was too similar to other crossovers and was more expensive than RAV4 with similar dimensions. The price of the Toyota Crown Signia 2024 is even higher, starting at $45,000. Although rivals from BMW and Mercedes are about twice as expensive. Toyota positions the novelty as a premium model.