Toyota is juicing up its otherwise stately Crown Signia for this year’s SEMA event.
Following up last year’s Camry GT-S, Toyota is taking a similar approach at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas with…the Crown Signia GT-S? Yep, while the Crown sedan and Crown Signia fly a bit under the radar compared to the ever-popular Camry, the automaker is giving the Signia a little razzle dazzle to capture folks’ imaginations as part of this year’s showcase.
And for a car that makes its case as a more luxurious path for Toyota buyers out there, the changes are immediately obvious. It’s not completely slammed, but this Crown Signia GT-S sits on one-off MCS coilovers, dropping its ride height by not one, not two, but five inches from the stock car. That shows just how (relatively) high in the sky the stock car sits, so maybe you could actually consider this one slammed. Anyway, coupled with the specially built 21-inch HRE wheels with 295 millimeter wide tires, this build also has a 20% larger contact patch with the ground over the stock version.
Even objectively speaking, when you factor in the new front air dam, rear diffuser and other cosmetic enhancements like the rear trapezoidal exhaust tips, there is one thing you can say: This is the most badass Crown Signia we’ve seen yet. Not that the standard hybrid wagon-esque SUV’s “cool factor” is a high bar to clear, but still…the extra flair is pretty awesome. The GT-S also gets tweaked brakes from the Lexus RX 500h F Sport, as well as some widebody fenders and red accents throughout to round out the look
That trend continues to the interior, too, where the Toyota Crown Signia gets way beefier, more heavily bolstered seats, as well as a specially branded shifter.
Now, the one thing this Crown Signia GT-S does seem to be missing are any significant powertrain tweaks. Toyota jazzed up the GT-S’ engine bay cosmetically with a gloss black and red-accented engine cover, but that’s about it from what we can tell. While we’ll certainly see some 1,000-plus horsepower builds in Las Vegas next week, Toyota isn’t going that crazy with its wagon (nor did it give the Camry GT-S that sort of treatment).
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