These are the very first pictures of the facelifted Toyota Crown, it will be launched on the Chinese auto market later this month. The facelift included a new grill, new head lights, new bumpers, new tail lights and an updated interior.

Current Crown.

The Toyota Crown is made in China by the FAW-Toyota joint venture, its platform also underpins the FAW-Hongqi H7. The facelifted Crown will be available with a 2.6 V6 and a 3.0 V6, the big old-school 4.3 V8 will sadly not return. Price will start around 325.000 yuan. Toyota is also working on a more sporty version of the Crown to attract younger buyers, it will look slightly different but engines will be the same. The ‘SportsCrown’ will arrive next year.

New Crown.

Current Crown.

New Crown’s interior. Design basically the same, materials upgrades, screen slightly bigger.

Chrome!

Via: Sohu.com.