2025 Toyota Crown Signia

The Toyota Crown Signia is the latest hybrid SUV offering from the Japanese automaker. It's based on the Toyota Crown sedan, is hybrid-only and comes with standard all-wheel drive. Toyota says the Crown Signia will get 38 mpg combined, which is about on par with the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. You can get the Crown Signia — which will arrive at dealerships in summer of 2024 — in two trims: XLE and Limited.

We believe the Crown Signia's 12.3-inch touchscreen is the same as in other Toyota products, and if that's indeed the case, we give it a thumbs-up. In the Crown and Venza, the interface is responsive and features the latest Toyota infotainment software, which is a big improvement over what it replaced. You'll get wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard features in addition to a power liftgate that can also be opened and closed with a kick motion under the rear bumper.

The Crown Signia has up to 25.8 cubic feet of storage behind the rear seats and 68.8 cubic feet of storage with the rear bench folded down. (It can also fold in a 60/40-split configuration.) That's less than the Venza this car effectively replaces and the current RAV4, but the Signia's proportions mean it doesn't feel as much like an SUV as those two do. Thanks to being based on the Crown sedan, we also thought interior storage wasn't as good as it could have been, but again, this is far more wagon than it is SUV.

Toyota says the Crown Signia will get a combined 38 miles per gallon. Taking them at their word, that's … OK! It's not quite as good as the Venza, which earns a combined rating of 39 mpg, and the larger Highlander Hybrid is only 3 mpg in arrears.

The Crown Signia is sized similarly to the Toyota Venza, though the former has a more upscale interior (and is expected to be more expensive). There's also the Jeep Grand Cherokee, but expect to pay a pretty penny if you want its plug-in hybrid powertrain. If you're cross-shopping against true luxury vehicles, the Lexus RX 450h shouldn't cost significantly more.

The Toyota Crown Signia jumps into a crowded pool of hybrid SUVs and, frankly, it's fine. If you want a true luxury experience, we think a Lexus is the way to go. If you simply want a nice hybridized Toyota, there are half a dozen other hybrid crossovers it sells, most of which cost less.