Toyota recently handed me the keys to the 2025 Toyota Crown Nightshade Edition, a sleek and sophisticated sedan that combines bold design with hybrid efficiency. The Crown Nightshade Edition stands out with its unique blacked-out accents, delivering a sportier and more aggressive appearance, while still offering a refined driving experience. With its premium features, smooth ride, and eco-conscious hybrid powertrain, the Crown Nightshade is an intriguing option for those seeking a distinctive, high-tech sedan.
In this review, I’ll dive into the PROs and CONs of the 2025 Toyota Crown Nightshade Edition to help you decide if this stylish, performance-oriented hybrid sedan is the right choice for your next vehicle purchase.
PRO: Nightshade is the best looking Crown trim
The Nightshade comes in a bunch of trim levels like XLE, Limited, Platinum, but in my opinion, the best looking is the Nightshade Edition. The Nightshade is basically a black out trim. 21 inch matte-black wheels, black mirror caps, and darker badging sprinkled about.
PRO: Lexus Inspired Interior
The Crown comes off as the Land Cruiser of Sedans. Much like the Land Cruiser pulls across the feel of a Lexus with Toyota badging the Crown certainly takes much of its interior queues from Lexus cars and SUVs.
PRO: Hybrid Powerplant
The 2025 Toyota Crown comes available multiple hybrid options including a 2.5L Inline 4-Cylinder Hybrid or a Hybrid MAX 2.4L Inline 4-Cylinder Turbocharged Hybrid.
PRO: Large Trunk Space
There will certainly be larger trunk space on the market, but for its size the Crown features a quite large trunk.
CON: Pricey Toyota Sedan
The Nightshade Edition isn’t even the most costly Crown trim, that honor goes to the Platinum which runs starting for $54,990. The Nightshade Edition isn’t far behind starting at $48,765.
CON: Premium Doesn’t Equal Performance
The Crown features a premium driving experience, but no performance is increased with it. If you want performance options you will still need to purchase from the Crowns GR brothers Corolla, GT86, and Supra.
For more of his automotive exploits, you can follow Danny on Instagram @DKorecki and subscribe to his YouTube channel, Danny Drives.
